Researchers have grown human skeletal muscle in the laboratory that, for the first time, contracts…
Month: January 2015
Study shows expression just as important as words in presidential debates
New research through visual analysis and social media gives a good indication that voters pick…
Study sheds light on chemicals that insects use to communicate and survive
Most insects are covered with a thin layer of hydrocarbon molecules as a waterproofing barrier….
Feeling cold is contagious, scientists find
Just looking at somebody shivering is enough to make us feel cold, new research has…
Bilingualism changes children’s beliefs
Most young children are essentialists: They believe that human and animal characteristics are innate. That…
Dinosaurs wiped out rapidly in Europe 66 million years ago
The well-known theory that an asteroid suddenly killed the dinosaurs is based almost entirely on…
100 million Americans live with chronic pain, but treatment research is insufficient
An estimated 100 million Americans live with chronic pain. A new report has found a…
Women who are told that men desire larger-body women are happier with their weight
Telling women that men desire larger women who aren’t model-thin made women feel better about…
Nothing to squirm about: Space station worms help battle muscle, bone loss
Two investigations on the space station help researchers seek clues to physiological problems found in…
New target identified for potential brain cancer therapies
A new protein-protein interaction that could serve as a target for future therapies for the…