Scientists have been able to see, for the first time, the dramatic changes that occur…
Month: November 2015
Marriage has morphed into a means of supporting intensive investments in children
Marriage as an institution is not what it used to be. Since the 1950s, the…
Genetic risk information for coronary heart disease leads to lower bad cholesterol
Medical researchers have discovered that disclosing genetic risk for coronary heart disease, also known as…
Fossil wasp galls indicate little change in Southern California habitats since Ice Age
New research on fossil galls — abnormal plant growths caused, in this case, by tiny…
A new way to look at metal organic frameworks
Scientists have developed a technique called ‘gas adsorption crystallography’ that provides a new way to…
Langauge: Automated tool for dialect analysis
Scientists have created an automatic speech analysis tool that pushes the technological envelope for what…
Scientific research is conservative but could be accelerated, analysis finds
Institutional and cultural pressures lead scientists to avoid risk-taking and choose inefficient research strategies, two…
How low to go for blood pressure? Lower target could affect millions of Americans
At least 16.8 million Americans could benefit from lowering their systolic blood pressure to 120…
Computers used to tackle one of chemistry’s greatest challenges
Researchers have successfully predicted the crystal structures of small organic molecules by computational methods without…
Leading cause of blindness could be prevented or delayed
In a major scientific breakthrough, a drug used to treat Parkinson’s and related diseases may…