Researchers believe they have solved a puzzle that has long vexed science. The researchers provide…
Month: April 2013
Cholesterol increases risk of Alzheimer’s and heart disease
Using insights gained from studying two much rarer disorders, Down Syndrome and Niemann Pick-C disease,…
Seasonal patterns of tropical rainfall changes from global warming revealed
Projections of rainfall changes from global warming have been very uncertain because scientists could not…
Surprising findings on hydrogen production in green algae
New research fuels hope of efficient hydrogen production with green algae may be possible in…
New training package could help doctors cut rates of sudden cardiac death in athletes
New training modules guide doctors on how to recognize ECG changes that indicate problems rather…
Sharing individual health information could improve care and reduce costs for all
Information collected from individual patients at doctor’s office and hospital visits could be used to…
Drug could improve working memory of people with autism, study finds
Investigators found that propranolol, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure, anxiety and…
Training the brain to improve on new tasks
A brain-training task that increases the number of items an individual can remember over a…
Shifts in physiological mechanisms let male bats balance the need to feed and the urge to breed
New research reveals shifts in the mechanisms bats use to regulate metabolism throughout their seasonal…
Bad decisions arise from faulty information, not faulty brain circuits
Researchers have found that it might be the information rather than the brain’s decision-making process…