Fish do not feel pain the way humans do, according to a team of neurobiologists,…
Month: August 2013
World-first research to explain why actions speak louder than words
An innovative series of experiments could help to unlock the mysteries of how the brain…
Capturing live tumor cells in the blood
Tumor cells circulating within a patient’s bloodstream can carry cancer from a primary tumor site…
Key piece of RNA-splicing machinery revealed: Little elongation complex
A little-studied factor known as the Little Elongation Complex (LEC) plays a critical and previously…
Hubble finds source of Magellanic Stream: Astronomers explore origin of gas ribbon wrapped around our galaxy
Astronomers have solved a 40-year mystery on the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long…
Visualization tool helps researchers see their data like never before
Making sense of the ever-increasing mounds of data is one of the great challenges facing…
Kids born small should get moving
Female mice who were growth restricted in the womb were born at a lower birth…
Natural swimming pools also get contaminated
The use of natural pools – those that do not use chlorine or other chemical…
More than 90% of newspaper reading still in print, research shows
A new study shows that an average of at least 96% of the time spent…
Neurocognitive testing more accurate than self-reporting when assessing concussion recovery in cheerleaders
Concussions have become a major public health issue, with both short- and long-term side effects. …