A large majority of Americans—including gun owners—continue to support stronger policies to prevent gun violence…
Month: June 2015
Scientists produce strongest evidence yet of schizophrenia’s causes
The strongest evidence yet of what causes schizophrenia – a condition that affects around 1%…
Long-term memory formation
A team of neuroscientists has determined how a pair of growth factor molecules contributes to…
Gone fishing? Box jellyfish catch fish deliberately
The first feeding study of tropical Australia’s Irukandji box jellyfish has found that they actively…
Triple treatment keeps cancer from coming back
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, responsible for some 1.59 million…
New knowledge about parental break-up, conflicts
Do maternal couple relationships change throughout the child-rearing years and can the likelihood of parental…
World’s smallest spirals could guard against identity theft
Researchers have made the world’s smallest spirals and found they have unique optical properties that…
Scientists use new ‘tool sled’ to collect sea sponges that have potential to combat various diseases
Sea sponges appeared more than 600 million years ago, and many of the genes they…
Cyberbullying less emotionally harmful to kids than traditional in-person harassment, study finds
Contrary to popular belief, cyberbullying that starts and stays online is no more emotionally harmful…
‘Highly effective’ new biomarker for lung cancer discovered
Scientists have found a protein that circulates in the blood that appears to be more…