Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death among people under age 45, but if…
Month: May 2015
Sexual intrigue in nematodes: In battle of the sexes, a single night with a New York male is enough to kill
Men and women often enter relationships with different long-term goals. In the animal world, differences…
Donuts, math, and superdense teleportation of quantum information
Quantum teleportation has been achieved by a number of research teams around the globe since…
New technique for isolating sunlight scattering could help illuminate Universe’s birth
Astrophysicists have developed a new method for calculating the effect of Rayleigh scattering on photons,…
Ancient DNA sheds light on how past environments affected ancient populations
For the first time, a study shows that epigenetic marks on DNA can be detected…
Protecting women from multiple sclerosis
An innocent mistake made by a graduate student in a lab who accidentally used male…
Walnut twig beetle’s origin, spread revealed in genetic studies
Even though the walnut twig beetle is likely native to Arizona, California, and New Mexico,…
Metformin use associated with reduced risk of developing open-angle glaucoma
Taking the medication metformin hydrochloride was associated with reduced risk of developing the sight-threatening disease…
Estimating the global burden of cancer in 2013; 14.9 million new cases worldwide
Researchers from around the world have worked together to try to measure the global burden…
Brain circuit that controls decisions that induce high anxiety identified
Some decisions arouse far more anxiety than others. Among the most anxiety-provoking are those that…