Attention men: The day may be coming soon when you can take your own birth…
Month: September 2012
LEDs winning light race to save energy, the environment
Light-emitting diode light bulbs, also known as LEDs, are more environmentally friendly than compact fluorescent…
Exceptional upward mobility in the US is a myth, international studies show
The rhetoric is relentless: America is a place of unparalleled opportunity, where hard work and…
Mouse study suggests sleep problems may be early Alzheimer’s sign
Sleep disruptions may be among the earliest indicators of Alzheimer’s disease, scientists report.
Genome-wide scan maps mutations in deadly lung cancers; reveals embryonic gene link
Scientists have completed a comprehensive map of genetic mutations linked to an aggressive and lethal…
Carbon sequestration on U. S. rangelands offers promise, but not profit
Nearly 239 million hectares of land in the United States are devoted to pastures and…
First holistic view of how human genome actually works: ENCODE study produces massive data set
The Human Genome Project produced an almost complete order of the 3 billion pairs of…
How a high-fat diet and estrogen loss leads women to store more abdominal fat than men
A high-fat diet triggers chemical reactions in female mice that could explain why women are…
New PTSD diagnosis criteria examined
Proposed changes to the diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder will not substantially affect the number…
Millions of DNA switches that power human genome’s operating system are discovered
Genes make up only 2 percent of the human genome and are easy to spot,…