Individuals make more conservative choices when the decisions they make affect other people, according to…
Month: September 2015
4-D technology allows self-folding of complex objects
Using components made from smart shape-memory materials with slightly different responses to heat, researchers have…
Childhood kidney stones associated with atherosclerosis, study shows
A recent study is the first to examine and identify a link between kidney stones…
Malaria: Multi-drug resistance more alarming than ever
The efforts of the international community for the past ten years in the fight against…
Greening the electric grid with gas turbines
Much of the nation’s energy policy is premised on the assumption that clean renewable sources…
Unemployment takes its toll on young people’s mental health
Young people who are not in education, employment or training are committed to working but…
Violence among young black men associated with sense of powerlessness, study finds
New research finds that young black men and teens who are most likely to be…
Predicting X-ray diffuse scattering from translation-libration-screw structural ensembles
Protein flexibility is essential for enzymatic turnover, signalling regulation and protein-protein interactions. Multiple crystal structures…
Targeting exercise is not the best way to reduce prolonged sitting, study finds
Targeting sitting time, rather than physical activity, is the most effective way to reduce prolonged…
Benefits of word repetition to infants
New research suggests that young infants benefit from hearing words repeated by their parents. With…