Hiring managers show no preference for hiring people with for-profit college credentials compared to those…
Month: November 2015
‘Inner GPS’ study may aid diagnosis of brain diseases
A new study sheds light on brain cells in our ‘inner GPS,’ which may improve…
Structure of tuberculosis enzyme revealed, could offer drug target
A team of scientists has determined the structures of several important tuberculosis enzymes, which could…
How new hydrogel can facilitate microsurgery
Skillful surgeons can do amazing things in extremely small places, but finding better ways to…
Cancer cells use secret tunnels to communicate, smuggle cancer signals their neighbors
Cancer cells use previously unknown channels to communicate with one another and with adjacent non-cancerous…
Even a little is too much: One junk food snack triggers signals of metabolic disease
We hate to ruin Thanksgiving, but a new report suggests that for some people, overindulgence…
New study uncovers attitudes of African-American children toward overweight peers
African-American girls show more empathy and are more accepting of overweight peers who can be…
Children’s self-esteem already established by age five
By age 5 children have a sense of self-esteem comparable in strength to that of…
What the [beep]? Infants link new communicative signals to meaning
Researchers have long known that adults can flexibly find new ways to communicate, for example,…
Juvenile cowbirds sneak out at night
A new study explores how a young cowbird, left as an egg in the nest…