Anxiety and alcohol use significantly predict emotional connectedness to Facebook, a new study suggests. According…
Month: April 2013
One in five seniors on risky meds; more in US South
A study of more than six million seniors in Medicare Advantage plans in 2009 found…
World’s oldest dinosaur embryo bonebed yields organic remains
A 190-million-year-old dinosaur bonebed near the city of Lufeng, in Yunnan, China has revealed for…
Neurodegenerative disease advance: Study details how brain enzyme interacts with drug-like lead compound for Huntington’s
A significant breakthrough has been made towards developing an effective treatment for neurodegenerative diseases such…
Transparent brain using hydrogel process
Combining neuroscience and chemical engineering, researchers have developed a process that renders a mouse brain…
Surprising ability of blood stem cells to respond to emergencies
Scientists have revealed an unexpected role for hematopoietic stem cells: They do not merely ensure…
X-rays reveal coexisting structures in glass
Despite the long and rich history and widespread use of glass, surprisingly little is known…
Team unravels central mystery of Alzheimer’s
Scientists have shed light on one of the major toxic mechanisms of Alzheimer’s disease. The…
Liquid on liquid goes solid
Not all liquids are mixable. Researchers have investigated chemical processes with atomic resolution at the…
Pottery reveals Ice Age hunter-gatherers’ taste for fish
Hunter-gatherers living in glacial conditions produced pots for cooking fish, according to the findings of…