Chronic trauma can inflict lasting damage to brain regions associated with fear and anxiety. Previous…
Month: May 2013
Reading rock to understand how climate change unfolds
Geologists reads rock, looking for the natural rules that govern the Earth’s climate in the…
Mars rover Opportunity examines clay clues in rock
NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic…
New approach to improving treatment for MS and other conditions
Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have detected a novel molecular…
Nine-year-old Mars rover passes 40-year-old record
While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth’s moon for three days…
New malaria test kit gives a boost to elimination efforts worldwide
A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria…
Genome sequence of Tibetan antelope sheds new light on high-altitude adaptation
How can the Tibetan antelope live at elevations of 4,000-5,000m on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau? Investigators…
New era of fisheries policy needed to secure nutrition for millions
A new study argues that for fisheries policies to be effective they must take in…
Electric and magnetic characteristics of a material which could be used in spintronics: Promising doped zirconia
Materials belonging to the family of dilute magnetic oxides (DMOs) – an oxide-based variant of…
New study recommends using active videogaming (‘exergaming’) to improve children’s health
Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50…