Photosynthesis provides fixed carbon and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet many aspects…
Month: April 2014
Brain anatomy differences between deaf, hearing depend on first language learned
In the first known study of its kind, researchers have shown that the language we…
Mouse model would have predicted toxicity of drug that killed 5 in 1993 clinical trial
Over 20 years after the fatal fialuridine trial, a new study demonstrates that mice with…
Neuroscientists disprove important idea about brain-eye coordination
By predicting our eye movements, our brain creates a stable world for us. Researchers used…
Chrono, the last piece of the circadian clock puzzle?
All organisms, from mammals to fungi, have daily cycles controlled by a tightly regulated internal…
Brain changes associated with casual marijuana use in young adults: More ‘joints’ equal more damage
The size and shape of two brain regions involved in emotion and motivation may differ…
Blacks with financial worries have lower health scores
Black adults who reported feeling more financial strain also rated their health more poorly than…
Long-term predictions for Miami sea level rise could be available relatively soon
Miami could know as early as 2020 how high sea levels will rise into the…
Potent, puzzling and (now less) toxic: Team discovers how antifungal drug works
Scientists have solved a decades-old medical mystery — and in the process have found a…
Changes in processing, handling could reduce commercial fishing injuries
Handling frozen fish caused nearly half of all injuries aboard commercial freezer-trawlers and about a…