Deletion of a protein in white blood cells improves their ability to fight the bacteria…
Month: August 2013
Why shopaholics overspend? Poor credit management, buying to boost mood, study says
Why do shopping addicts keep spending even in the face of harmful financial, emotional and…
Advance in regenerative medicine could make reprogrammed cells safer while improving their function
The enormous promise of regenerative medicine is matched by equally enormous challenges. But a new…
More accurate model of climate change’s effect on soil
Scientists have developed a new computer model to measure global warming’s effect on soil worldwide…
Arctic sea-ice loss has widespread effects on wildlife
How the Arctic wildlife and humans will be affected by the continued melting of Arctic…
Two dimensions of value: Dopamine neurons represent reward but not aversiveness
The experiments reported here show that dopamine neurons are sensitive to the value of reward…
Common genetic ancestors lived during roughly same time period
Mitochondrial Eve and Y-chromosomal Adam — two individuals who passed down a portion of their…
‘Soft’ approach leads to revolutionary energy storage: Graphene-based supercapacitors
Researchers have brought next generation energy storage closer with an engineering first — a graphene-based…
Temperature alters population dynamics of common plant pests
Temperature-driven changes alter outbreak patterns of tea tortrix — an insect pest — and may…
As climate, disease links become clearer, study highlights need to forecast future shifts
Climate change is affecting the spread of infectious diseases worldwide, according to an international team…