Scientists have revealed the inner workings of the ozone hole that forms annually over Antarctica…
Month: December 2013
Nonconcussion head impacts in contact sports linked to brain changes and lower test scores
Repeated blows to the head during a season of contact sports may cause changes in…
Differences in educational achievement owe more to genetics than environment, finds study of UK students
The degree to which students’ exam scores differ owes more to their genes than to…
Dietary amino acids improve sleep problems in mice with traumatic brain injury
Scientists have discovered how to fix sleep disturbances in mice with traumatic brain injuries —…
Liquid to gel to bone: Temperature-sensitive gelling scaffolds made to regenerate craniofacial bone
Bioengineers have developed a hydrogel scaffold for craniofacial bone tissue regeneration that starts as a…
Study finds that pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services
A pilot program offering telehealth technology to pediatric obesity patients found that a great majority…
Researchers show optimal framework for heartbeats
There is an optimal amount of strain that a beating heart can generate and still…
Arctic cyclones more common than previously thought
From 2000 to 2010, about 1,900 cyclones churned across the top of the world each…
Chameleons use colorful language to communicate: Chameleons’ body regions are ‘billboards’ for different types of information
To protect themselves, some animals rapidly change color when their environments change, but chameleons change…
The mystery of lizard breath: One-way air flow may be 270 million years old
Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards — a…