New results for an economic experiment on charitable gift restrictions and donor behaviour demonstrates that…
Month: September 2013
Who was eating salmon 45,000 years ago in the Caucasus? Neandertals probably not as rigid in their diet as thought
Why did anatomically modern humans replace Neandertals in Europe around 40,000 years ago? One hypothesis…
New catalyzer to avoid environmental pollution from chlorinated volatile organic compounds
Researchers have developed and patented a new catalyst that efficiently removes volatile organic compounds (VOCs),…
Video games improve your motion perception, but only when walking backwards
Psychologists examined whether action video game players had superior motion perception. They discovered that playing…
Why do young adults start smoking?
The risk of becoming a smoker among young adults who have never smoked is high:…
New marker identified for early diagnosis of lung cancer
A protein called isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH1) is present at high levels in lung cancers and…
Financial incentives motivate sedentary adults to exercise
A review study finds that financial incentives – as modest as $5 per week –…
Arginine therapy shows promise for sickle cell pain
Arginine therapy may be a safe and inexpensive treatment for acute pain episodes in patients…
On the road to fault-tolerant quantum computing: High temperature superconductivity induced in toplogical insulator
Scientists have induced high temperature superconductivity in a toplogical insulator, an important step on the…
MicroRNA molecule found to be potent tumor-suppressor in lung cancer
New research shows that microRNA-486 is a potent tumor-suppressor molecule in lung cancer, and that…