Common wisdom and prior economic research suggest that an inventor filing a patent would want…
Month: January 2015
New planetary dashboard shows ‘great acceleration’ in human activity since 1950
Human activity, predominantly the global economic system, is now the prime driver of change in…
Physicists detect ‘charge instability’ across all flavors of copper-based superconductors
Physicists have detected ‘charge ordering’ in electron-doped cuprate superconductors for the first time. Charge ordering…
Obesity experts recommend weight loss drugs, surgery as supplement to lifestyle interventions
A Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) has been released by experts on strategies for prescribing drugs…
In the Mood to Trade? Weather May Influence Institutional Investors’ Stock Decisions
Weather changes may affect how institutional investors decide on stock plays, according to a new…
Liquids and glasses relax, too — but not like you thought
A new insight into the fundamental mechanics of the movement of molecules offers a surprising…
Eczema woes not just skin deep
Adults who have eczema — a chronic itchy skin disease that often starts in childhood…
Folic acid saves 1,300 babies each year from serious birth defects of brain, spine
Fortifying grain foods with the B vitamin folic acid has saved about 1,300 babies every…
Environment, not genes, dictates human immune variation, study finds
A study of twins shows that our environment, more than our heredity, plays the starring…
For sea turtles, there’s no place like magnetic home
Adult sea turtles find their way back to the beaches where they hatched by seeking…