Five genes have been found to determine human facial shapes, researchers report.
Month: September 2012
How deadly Marburg virus silences immune system: Breakthrough findings point to targets for drugs and vaccines
Scientists have determined the structure of a critical protein from the Marburg virus, a close…
Should I marry him? If you’re having doubts, don’t ignore them, psychology study suggests
In the first scientific study to test whether doubts about getting married are more likely…
Kidney Society describes ways to eliminate wasteful tests and procedures
Earlier this year, the American Society of Nephrology joined other groups in a campaign to…
Stress breaks loops that hold short-term memory together
Stress has long been pegged as the enemy of attention, disrupting focus and doing substantial…
Keeping mom and baby together after delivery beneficial
“Rooming in,” keeping mother and her newborn in the same room 24/7 to encourage breastfeeding,…
Surviving without ice: Arctic crustaceans use currents, deep-water migration to survive sea ice melts
With sea ice in the Arctic melting to record lows in summer months, marine animals…
No evidence that black cohosh relieves menopause symptoms
Although many women coping with hot flashes and other distressing symptoms of menopause have turned…
Up and running: Just hours after launch, Radiation Belt Storm Probes takes first science steps
While the RBSP teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station…
Sounds of space: New ‘chorus’ recording by Radiation Belt Storm Probes’ EMFISIS instrument
Researchers from the Electric and Magnetic Field Instrument Suite and Integrated Science (EMFISIS) team at…