The next time someone accuses you of making an irrational decision, just explain that you’re…
Month: September 2015
World’s longest continental volcano chain in Australia
Scientists have discovered the world’s longest known chain of continental volcanoes, running 2,000 kilometers across…
Increased memory with a flash of light
The burgeoning field of optogenetics has seen another breakthrough with the creation of a new…
Real X-ray vision: See-through brains ready for study
A new technique for creating transparent tissue has been developed that can be used to…
10K genomes project explores contribution of rare variants to human disease, risk factors
Rare genetic variants are changes in DNA that are carried only by relatively few people…
Sierra Nevada snowpack lowest in five centuries
Snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada in 2015 was at the lowest level in the past…
Racial disparities in pain of children with appendicitis in EDs
Black children were less likely to receive any pain medication for moderate pain and less…
Rating hospital readmissions
The clinical and social characteristics of a hospital’s patient population explain 50 percent of the…
Low vitamin D among elderly associated with decline in cognition, dementia
Vitamin D insufficiency among the elderly is highly correlated with accelerated cognitive decline and impaired…
First realization of an electric circuit with a magnetic insulator using spin waves
Researchers have found that it is possible to make an electric circuit with a magnetic…