Coffee helps to protect against breast cancer, a number of research studies have shown. A…
Month: April 2015
Zip me up! Zooming into wound healing
Scientists explain skin fusion at a molecular level, and pinpoint the specific molecules that do…
Astronomers find new details about star formation in ancient galaxy protoclusters
Ongoing studies of distant galaxy protoclusters using the Multi-Object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph (MOIRCS) instrument…
Bubbles dilemma solved after more than twenty years
It was a question that has kept physicists and chemists busy for more than twenty…
Mindfulness-based therapy could offer an alternative to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse
The results come from the first ever large study to compare mindfulness-based therapy – structured…
Listen to your heart: Why your brain may give away how well you know yourself
“Listen to your heart,” sang Swedish pop group Roxette in the late Eighties. But not…
Where humans and nature collide: Roadkill hot spots identified in California
A map shows how California’s state highway system is strewn with roadkill “hot spots,” which…
A bad buzz: Men with HIV need fewer drinks to feel effects
Researchers compared the number of drinks that men with HIV infection, versus those without it,…
New technology may improve management of leading causes of blindness
New technology can improve the clinical management of the leading causes of blindness, researchers say….
Soil nutrients may limit ability of plants to slow climate change
Many scientists assume that the growing level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will accelerate…