Kids who are taught to reason about the mental states of others are more likely…
Month: October 2015
Repeating aloud to another person boosts recall
Repeating aloud boosts verbal memory, especially when you do it while addressing another person.
Tiny ancient fossil from Spain shows birds flew over the heads of dinosaurs
A new discovery documents the intricate arrangement of the muscles and ligaments that controlled the…
American placebo: New analysis of chronic pain drug trials shows increasing placebo responses over time, in the US only
Rising placebo responses may play a part in the increasingly high failure rate for clinical…
Virus-drug combination shows improved effectiveness against brain tumor cells
A rabbit virus currently being developed for cancer therapy can be paired with one of…
Treatment for heparin-induced blood disorder revealed in structure of antibody complex
A potential treatment for a serious clotting condition that can strike patients who receive heparin…
How, mathematically, to make something go viral on Facebook
Researchers have proposed a strategic approach for information spreading via Facebook using cancer screenings as…
From trees to power: Engineers build better energy storage device
New work demonstrates an improved three-dimensional energy storage device constructed by trapping functional nanoparticles within…
How dominant parents affect kids’ self-worth
Children’s self-esteem is linked to the behavior of who is considered the most powerful parent…
Vaginal microbes influence whether mucus can trap HIV
HIV particles are effectively trapped by the cervicovaginal mucus from women who harbor a particular…