Deep inside the brains of people with dementia and Lou Gehrig’s disease, globs of abnormal…
Month: July 2014
New insights on conditions for new blood vessel formation
With lifesaving applications possible in both inhibiting and accelerating the creation of new blood vessels,…
How you cope with stress may increase your risk for insomnia
A new study is the first to identify specific coping behaviors through which stress exposure…
Tool helps guide brain cancer surgery
A tool to help brain surgeons test and more precisely remove cancerous tissue was successfully…
Whales as ecosystem engineers: Recovery from overhunting helping to buffer marine ecosystems from destabilizing stresses
A review of research on whales shows that they have more a powerful influence on…
More left-handed men are born during the winter: Indirect evidence of a hormonal mechanism
Men born in November, December or January are more likely of being left-handed than during…
Groovy giraffes: Distinct bone structures keep these animals upright
Researchers have identified a highly specialized ligament structure that is thought to prevent giraffes’ legs…
NASA radio delivered for Europe’s 2016 Mars orbiter
The first of two NASA Electra radios that will fly aboard the European Space Agency’s…
‘Grass-in-the-ear’ technique sets new trend in chimp etiquette: Chimpanzees spontaneously copy arbitrary behavior
Chimpanzees are copycats and, in the process, they form new traditions that are often particular…
Behavioral economics: Rich boys more competitive
Why do we make the choices that we do? Are we born this way or…