In 2013, James E. Rothman, Randy W. Schekman, and Thomas C. Südhof won the Nobel…
Month: March 2015
Metals used in high-tech products face future supply risks
Researchers have assessed the ‘criticality’ of all 62 metals on the Periodic Table of Elements,…
A peek at the secret life of pandas
The world is fascinated by the reclusive giant pandas, yet precious little is known about…
We don’t notice much of what we see: 85 college students tried to draw the Apple logo from memory; 84 failed
Of 85 UCLA undergraduate students, only one correctly recalled the Apple logo when asked to…
Spring plankton bloom hitches ride to sea’s depths on ocean eddies
Just as crocus and daffodil blossoms signal the start of a warmer season on land,…
More than one-third of Division I college athletes may have low vitamin D levels
A new study found that more than one-third of elite, Division I college athletes may…
C. difficile doubles hospital readmission rates, lengths of stay
Patients with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) are twice as likely to be readmitted to the…
Color of lettuce determines the speed of its antioxidant effect
Lettuce, one of the indispensable vegetables in the Mediterranean diet, is a food that greatly…
How body’s good fat tissue communicates with brain
Brown fat tissue, the body’s “good fat,” communicates with the brain through sensory nerves, possibly…
Computer programming: Internet of things should be developable for all
Within the next five to ten years, around 100 billion different devices will be online….