Exposure to school-age children raises the odds that a person with lung disease who catches…
Month: September 2012
Women twice as likely to suffer infection with kidney stones and other urinary blockages
While more men than women develop kidney stones and other obstructions in the urinary tract,…
Tracking koala disease: New findings from old DNA
DNA extracted from the skins of koalas displayed in European and North American museums shows…
New strategy for battling HIV
New research shows how the HIV virus targets “veterans” or memory T-cells could change how…
As population, interest in outdoor recreation grow, more pressure likely for northern forests
Despite just modest gains in population and participation in outdoor recreation compared to the rest…
Skip the cake? Neural processes at work during self-regulation identified
When making healthy choices, we often have to engage in an internal struggle. Now, scientists…
Artificially intelligent game bots pass the Turing test on Turing’s centenary
An artificially intelligent virtual gamer has won the BotPrize by convincing a panel of judges…
Researchers determine how inflammatory cells function, setting stage for future remedies
A research team has determined how cells that cause inflammatory ailments, such as Crohn’s disease,…
Researchers discover what vampire squids eat: It’s not what you think
Over the last 100 years, perhaps a dozen scientific papers have been published on the…
Study reveals complex rupture process in surprising 2012 Sumatra quake
The massive earthquake that struck under the Indian Ocean southwest of Sumatra on April 11,…