A study to examine driver behavior in permitted left turns has identified what researchers call…
Month: April 2013
Telerobotic system designed to treat bladder cancer better
Engineers and doctors have designed a robotic surgery system specifically designed to treat bladder cancer,…
HIV self-testing: The key to controlling the global epidemic
A new international study has confirmed that self-testing for HIV is effective and could be…
Speaking a tonal language (such as Cantonese) primes the brain for musical training
Non-musicians who speak tonal languages may have a better ear for learning musical notes, according…
How a neurotransmitter acts to coordinate a compound movement through two different receptors in C. elegans
New research show at the single cell level how an external stimulus sets off a…
An inside look at carnivorous plants
A pitcher plant’s work seems simple: Their tube-shaped leaves catch and hold rainwater, which drowns…
Can synthetic biology save wildlife? From re-creating extinct species to the risk of genetically modified super-species
What effects will the rapidly growing field of synthetic biology have on the conservation of…
New genetic evidence suggests a continuum among neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders
A broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to…
Feeling hungry may protect the brain against Alzheimer’s disease
A study in mice with genetic mutations seen in human Alzheimer’s disease found that the…
Interactive textbook offers new resource for chemists
A trio of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute has created the first-ever fully interactive…