New clues to early detection and personalized treatment of ovarian cancer have been made by…
Month: August 2014
Violent solar system history uncovered by WA meteorite
Planetary scientists have shed some light on the bombardment history of our solar system by…
How we form habits, change existing ones
About 40 percent of people’s daily activities are performed each day in almost the same…
Northern Pacific’s tropical anoxic zone might shrink from climate change
A commonly held belief that global warming will diminish oxygen concentrations in the ocean looks…
Mystery of brain cell growth unraveled by scientists
Scientists have discovered how a single protein can exert both a push and a pull…
Wiggly microRNA binding implies a more complex genome regulation
Non-standard microRNA silencing interactions appear more prevalent in human biology than previously believed, suggesting more…
Down syndrome: Behind the scenes of genetics, leukemia
A group of geneticists have focused for many years on the genetic characteristics of Down…
Study measures steep coastal costs of China’s GDP growth
Economic reforms declared in 1978 led to a surge of growth in China, but resulting…
What does ‘diversity’ mean to you? The answer may depend on your race
Researchers have studied how whites, Asian-Americans, and African-Americans evaluate diversity. The research included three studies,…
Lipids boost the brain, study finds
Consuming oils with high polyunsaturated fatty acid content, in particular those containing omega-3s, is beneficial…