Too much sugar can set people down a pathway to heart failure, according to a…
Month: June 2013
E-commerce’s future is in creating ‘swift guanxi,’ or personal and social rapport
Despite the reputation of online marketplaces being distant and impersonal, through social technologies such as…
Unauthorized immigrants account for only 1. 4 percent of U. S. medical spending
A new study finds that immigrants have lower health care expenditures than legal residents.
New poll finds few Massachusetts residents worried about future terror attacks
Approaching the two-month anniversary of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, a new poll shows…
Memory-boosting chemical identified in mice: Cell biologists find molecule targets a key biological pathway
Memory improved in mice injected with a small, drug-like molecule discovered by researchers studying how…
Mystery of X-ray light from black holes solved
Astrophysicists using high-powered computer simulartions demonstrate that gas spiraling toward a black hole inevitably results…
Automated ‘coach’ could help with social interactions
A new software system could help people improve their conversational and interview skills.
New findings regarding DNA damage checkpoint mechanism in oxidative stress
Researchers have uncovered a previously unknown surveillance mechanism, known as a DNA damage checkpoint, used…
Secrets of biological soil crusts uncovered
Biologists have performed a molecular level analysis of desert biological soil crusts — living ground…
Scientists identify neurons that control feeding behavior in Drosophila
Scientists have developed a novel transgenic system which allows them to remotely activate individual brain…