A team of scientists from the U.S., Russia, and Canada has compared fish from two…
Month: December 2013
Why it snows so much in the frozen north
Scientists have long puzzled over the seemingly ceaseless drizzle of snow drifting down from arctic…
Researchers grow liquid crystal ‘flowers’ that can be used as lenses
A team of material scientists, chemical engineers and physicists has made another advance in their…
Religion is good for business, shows study
Those looking for honest companies to invest in might want to check out businesses based…
Starless cloud cores reveal why some stars are bigger than others
Massive stars — those at least 8 times the mass of our Sun — present…
Researchers find potential new treatment approach for pancreatic cancer
Scientists believe they have discovered a new way to make chemotherapy treatment more effective for…
Wrong molecular turn leads down path to Type 2 diabetes
Computing resources have helped researchers better grasp how proteins misfold to create the tissue-damaging structures…
Possible link between cognitive depressive symptoms, antiretroviral therapy uptake
Researchers found that among HIV-infected Russian drinkers, depressive symptom severity alone was not significantly associated…
Concussion tests’ marketing outpaces scientific evidence, new review says
Computerized neurocognitive testing for concussions is widely used in amateur and professional sports, but little…
Key drug receptor: Atom-level simulation of a G protein-coupled receptor could lead to improved drug design
The successful atom-level simulation of a G protein-coupled receptor could lead to improved drug design,…