Scientists found that male sea lampreys have a secondary sex characteristic that creates heat when…
Month: June 2013
Pneumonia revealed in a cough: Coughs give vital clues to the presence or absence of pneumonia in children
A new method, which analyzes the sounds in a child’s cough, could soon be used…
A telescope for your eye: New contact lens design may improve sight of patients with macular degeneration
Contact lenses correct eyesight but do nothing to improve blurry vision of those suffering from…
Social networks shape monkey ‘culture’ too
Of course Twitter and Facebook are all the rage, but the power of social networks…
Scientists discern signatures of old versus young stem cells
A chemical code scrawled on histones — the protein husks that coat DNA in every…
Imagination can change what we hear and see
Our imagination may affect how we experience the world more than we perhaps think. What…
Gene deletion affects early language and brain white matter
A chromosomal deletion is associated with changes in the brain’s white matter and delayed language…
Research in fruit flies provides new insight into Barrett’s esophagus
Research focused on the regulation of the adult stem cells that line the gastrointestinal tract…
Researchers Discover Species-Recognition System in Fruit Flies
A team of researchers has discovered a sensory system in the foreleg of the fruit…
What makes a video go viral? More than just good content
If you want your homegrown video to go viral, you’d better have more than just…