Sticking to a general rule of pouring just a half glass of wine limits the…
Month: August 2014
In our digital world, are young people losing the ability to read emotions?
Are young people losing the ability to read emotions in our digital world? Scientists report…
Citizen scientists saving lives around deadly ‘Throat of Fire’ volcano
Citizen scientists are saving the lives of people living in the shadow of deadly volcanoes…
Proteins: New class of materials discovered
Scientists have characterized a new class of materials called protein crystalline frameworks. Thanks to certain…
Creating pomegranate drug to stem Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s
Research will look to produce compound derivatives of punicalagin for a drug that would treat…
Epigenetic changes in children with Crohn’s disease seen in study
A wide range of epigenetic changes -— alterations in DNA across the genome that may…
Study Identifies Challenges Faced by NYU Langone Nurses in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy
The post-Sandy deployment of nurses to help address patient surge in eight local hospitals and…
Voyager map details Neptune’s strange moon Triton
NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft gave humanity its first close-up look at Neptune and its moon…
Playing hunger games: Are gamified health apps putting odds in your favor?
For many people, finding motivation to exercise is a challenge. Thankfully, there are Zombies chasing…
Canola genome sequence reveals evolutionary ‘love triangle’
Scientists recently published the genome of Brassica napus — commonly known as canola — in…