Malaria does not have to be eradicated globally for individual countries to succeed at maintaining…
Month: February 2013
Heavy backpacks may damage nerves, muscles and skeleton, study suggests
Damage to muscles and the skeleton is the frequent consequence of carrying heavy backpacks and…
Journey to the limits of space-time: Black hole simulations on supercomputers present new view of jets and accretion disks
Black holes shape the growth and death of the stars around them through their powerful…
How human language could have evolved from birdsong: Researchers propose new theory on deep roots of human speech
The sounds uttered by birds offer in several respects the nearest analogy to language,” Charles…
Modeling Alzheimer’s disease using iPSCs
Researchers have successfully modeled Alzheimer’s disease (AD) using both familial and sporadic patient-derived induced pluripotent…
Aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids work together to fight inflammation
Experts tout the health benefits of low-dose aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids but the detailed…
Life’s tiniest architects pinpointed: Molecular regulators of epigenetics
If a genome is the blueprint for life, then the chief architects are tiny slices…
Coldness triggers northward flight in monarch butterflies: Migration cycle may be vulnerable to global climate change
Each fall millions of monarch butterflies migrate south in order to escape frigid temperatures, traveling…
How to kill an asteroid? Get out a paint spray gun
There is research that is off the wall, some off the charts and some off…
Businesses not prepared for pandemics and other disasters
In light of the recent influenza outbreak, a new study finds that majority of businesses…