Polar bears, increasingly forced on shore due to sea ice loss, may be eating terrestrial…
Month: April 2015
How long do firms live? Finding patterns of company mortality in market data
New research reveals a surprising insight: publicly-traded firms die off at the same rate regardless…
Alcohol-related cues, stress strongly impact females and increase ‘craving’-like behavior
A study conducted in rats measuring risk factors that contribute to alcohol abuse suggests females…
Antioxidant therapy may have promising potential in concussion treatment
Antioxidants may play a key role in reducing the long-term effects of concussions and could…
Phone counseling reduces pain, disability after back surgery
Having a short series of phone conversations with trained counselors can substantially boost recovery and…
Premature aging of stem cell telomeres, not inflammation, linked to emphysema
Lung diseases like emphysema and pulmonary fibrosis are common among people with malfunctioning telomeres, the…
Exercise for older mouse mothers lowers risk of heart defects in babies
In people, a baby’s risk of congenital heart defects is associated with the age of…
Springing ahead of nature: Device increases walking efficiency
It’s taken millions of years for humans to perfect the art of walking. But research…
Students drop their stereotypes of science when they ‘meet the scientist’
Young people who may have thought that scientists were ‘boring’ and ‘nerdy’ changed their minds…
Hong Kong’s first identified dinosaur-era vertebrate
A ~147 million-year-old Jurassic-aged osteoglossoid osteoglossomorph fish Paralycoptera from outcrops at Lai Chi Chong has…