New research indicates that ultraviolet photons emitted by the sun likely cause water molecules on…
Month: June 2014
Soft-drink tax worth its weight in lost kilos
A tax on sweetened soft drinks could be an effective weapon in the war against…
Gene ‘switch’ reverses cancer in common childhood leukemia
A type of leukaemia can be successfully ‘reversed’ by coaxing the cancer cells back into…
Nanoshell shields foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells from immune system
A nanoshell to protect foreign enzymes used to starve cancer cells as part of chemotherapy…
Does the moon affect our sleep? Research says no
No correlation between moon phases and human sleep has been found by researchers studying the…
Could ‘fragile Y hypothesis’ explain chromosome loss?
A new study suggests a ‘fragile Y hypothesis’ to explain why some species lose their…
Minimizing belief in free will may lessen support for criminal punishment
Exposure to information that diminishes free will, including brain-based accounts of behavior, seems to decrease…
New compound to treat depression identified
A compound, hydroxynorketamine (HNK), has been identified by researchers that may treat symptoms of depression…
References resources find their place among open access and Google, study finds
How do open access sources, tightened budgets, and competition from popular technologies affect how librarians…
Fecal transplants restore healthy bacteria and gut functions
Fecal microbiota transplantation — the process of delivering stool bacteria from a healthy donor to…