Medical cannabis is often used by sufferers of chronic ailments, including cancer and post-traumatic stress…
Month: May 2013
Nerve stimulation helps with overactive bladder
New research finds that symptoms of overactive bladder, or OAB, were reduced in those who…
Android antiviral products easily evaded
Think your antivirus product is keeping your Android safe? Think again. Ten of the top…
Water-rock reaction may provide enough hydrogen ‘food’ to sustain life in ocean’s crust or on Mars
A chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen “food” to sustain…
Brain makes its own version of Valium
Researchers have found that a naturally occurring protein secreted only in discrete areas of the…
How turtles got their shells: Fossil of extinct South African reptile provides clues
Through careful study of an ancient ancestor of modern turtles, researchers now have a clearer…
Scientists discover that turtles began living in shells much earlier than once thought
Unique among Earth’s creatures, turtles are the only animals to form a shell on the…
Rainforests take the heat, paleontologists show
Rainforests thrived during previous global warming events, say paleontologists.
When friends create enemies: Facebook’s mutual-friends feature may create security risks, privacy concerns
Often revered for bringing people together, the mutual-friends feature on Facebook actually creates myriad security…
Cost of resiliency in kids uncovered
Children living in poverty who appear to succeed socially may be failing biologically. Students able…