Animals that literally have holes in their brains can go on to behave as normal…
Month: August 2012
30 minutes of daily exercise does the trick: Same effect in half the time
Same effect in half the time: Researchers have shown that 30 minutes of daily training…
Income, ‘screen time’ affect soda, junk food consumption
Researchers survey dietary habits of 1,800 Edmonton-area preschoolers.
Nutrient behind fresh water algae blooms pinpointed
Ecologists have reviewed data from studies of controlling human-caused algae blooms in lakes and says…
Long-standing chemistry mystery cracked
Chemists have answered a key question concerning the widely-used Fenton reaction – important in wastewater…
Benefits to early intervention in addressing brain abnormalities
Preemptive cognitive training —- an early intervention to address neuropsychiatric deficiencies —- can help the…
More sophisticated wiring, not just bigger brain, helped humans evolve beyond chimps, geneticists find
Human and chimp brains look anatomically similar because both evolved from the same ancestor millions…
Researchers study the structure of drug resistance in tuberculosis
A research group is studying disease resistance in tuberculosis. The group has described the structure…
Why muscles go wrong in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Skeletal muscle degeneration in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is worsened by stiffening of the microtubule…
First evidence from humans on how alcohol may boost risk of cancer
Almost 30 years after discovery of a link between alcohol consumption and certain forms of…