Messages that describe obesity as a disease may undermine healthy behaviors and beliefs among obese…
Month: January 2014
New studies needed to predict how marine organisms may adapt to the future’s acidic oceans
The world’s oceans are becoming more acidic, changing in a way that hasn’t happened for…
Flexible, transparent conductor created: Discovery brings bendable cell phone, foldable flat-screen TV closer to reality
Researchers have developed a new stretchable and transparent electrical conductor, bringing the potential for a…
Computing with silicon neurons: Scientists use artificial nerve cells to classify different types of data
Scientists in Germany are using artificial nerve cells to classify different types of data. These…
Microwires as mobile phone sensors
A new study is making progress in furthering understanding of the surface magnetic behavior of…
Impact of deep-sea fishery for Greenland halibut
Since the late 1980s, a deep-sea fishery for Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides has been developing…
New operating principle of potassium channels discovered
Neurons transmit information with the help of special channels that allow the passage of potassium…
Active supermassive black holes revealed in merging galaxies
Astronomers have conducted infrared observations of luminous, gas-rich, merging galaxies to study active, mass-accreting supermassive…
Availability of transcatheter repair of aortic stenosis benefits patients
The introduction of minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for treatment of aortic stenos…
Long-term survival possible for pediatric heart transplant patients
Infants and children who undergo heart transplantation are experiencing good outcomes after surgery and may…