During fetal development of the mammalian brain, the cerebral cortex undergoes a marked expansion in…
Month: April 2013
Using mobile phone apps in weight-loss programs
Mobile phones using text messaging and monitoring have been shown to be useful additions to…
Flu and bacteria: Better prognosis for this potentially fatal combination
Scientists have provided insights into how much harm bacteria can cause to the lung of…
Movement of pyrrole molecules defy ‘classical’ physics
Quantum laws loom ever larger in physical world as new research finds quantum phenomena in…
Protein shaped like a spider: Immune protein C4BP is potentially suitable as a transporter for drugs
The protein C4BP is similar to a spider in its spatial form with eight “arms.”…
Fish win fights on strength of personality
When predicting the outcome of a fight, the big guy doesn’t always win suggests new…
Intermittent fasting may help those with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, study suggests
Intermittent fasting is all the rage, but scientific evidence showing how such regimes affect human…
New excavations in Sweden indicate use of fertilizers 5,000 years ago
Researchers have spent many years studying the remains of a Stone Age community in Karleby…
Scientists investigate release of bromine in polar regions
Researchers have employed a novel measurement device for new studies in Alaska.
Astronomer studies far-off worlds through ‘characterization by proxy’
An astronomer is using Earth’s interstellar neighbors to learn the nature of certain stars too…