This is part of a series of blog posts discussing the Chinese underground; the introductory…
Month: August 2012
Tracking fruit flies to understand the function of the nervous system
Researchers at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany and the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in…
Copper facilitates prion disease, scientists show
Many of us are familiar with prion disease from its most startling and unusual incarnations…
Evidence further suggests extra-terrestrial origin of quasicrystals
Results from an expedition to far eastern Russia that set out to find the origin…
Brain hubs boil when hoarders face pitching their own stuff
In patients with hoarding disorder, parts of a decision-making brain circuit under-activated when dealing with…
Blood test for Alzheimer’s gaining ground
The possibility of an inexpensive, convenient test for Alzheimer’s disease has been on the horizon…
Psychotherapy is effective but underutilized, review shows
Psychotherapy is effective, helps reduce the overall need for health services and produces long-term health…
NASA’s Curiosity beams back a color 360 of Mars’ Gale Crater
The first images from Curiosity’s color Mast Camera, or Mastcam, have been received by scientists…
Gecko feet hold clues to creating bandages that stick when wet
A better understanding of geckos’ gripping power in wet conditions may lead to improvements in…
Computer scientists reveal how aquatic Olympic gold is captured — above and below the surface
Computer scientists have isolated the movements of Olympic swimmers and divers through a cutting-edge technique…