If you have ever said or done the wrong thing at the wrong time, you…
Month: December 2013
Newly discovered gene interaction could lead to novel cancer therapies
Scientists have revealed how two genes interact to kill a wide range of cancer cells….
Disease, not climate change, fueling frog declines in the Andes
Climate change is widely believed to be behind the rapid decline of frog populations in…
True story: Not everyone lies frequently
Does everybody lie? We are taught that this is common sense and that most people…
Wrist fracture significantly raises risk of hip fracture
A new study showed that patients with Colles’ fracture are at higher risk than patients…
Snail fever expected to decline in Africa due to climate change
The dangerous parasite Schistosoma mansoni that causes snail fever in humans could become significantly less…
Scientists, practitioners don’t see eye to eye on repressed memory
Skepticism about repressed traumatic memories has increased over time, but new research shows that psychology…
Study breaks blood-brain barriers to understanding Alzheimer’s
A study in mice shows how a breakdown of the brain’s blood vessels may amplify…
POPUP: Novel organic solar cells
Future solar cells will be light and mechanically flexible. They will be produced at low…
A stop sign for cancer
A particularly aggressive form of leukemia is the acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is especially…