A new article offers guidance for both healthcare providers and other travelers about how to…
Month: September 2015
New forests cannot take in as much carbon as predicted
As carbon emissions continue to rise, scientists project forests will grow faster and larger, due…
Scientists build wrench 1.7 nanometers wide
Chemists have invented a nanoscale wrench that allows them to precisely control nanoscale shapes. Their…
How celebrity suicides change support-seeking practices on social media
Activity on a Reddit help forum changes dramatically in the aftermath of celebrity suicides, new…
Researchers uncover genetic basis for kin recognition in mice
It is well established that animals, including people, bias cooperation towards close relatives because it…
Of brains and bones: How hunger neurons control bone mass
In an advance that helps clarify the role of a cluster of neurons in the…
100 years to find a cure: Can the process be accelerated?
Scientists have provided a detailed map of how basic research translates into new treatments for…
Weight loss, exercise improve fertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Weight loss and exercise improve ovulation in women who have polycystic ovary syndrome, a common…
From brain, to fat, to weight loss
A breakthrough study shows that fat tissue is innervated and that direct stimulation of neurons…
In the dark polar winter, the animals aren’t sleeping
You might expect that little happens in the Arctic Ocean during the cold and dark…