Energy drinks have grown in popularity for many Americans, but there is growing concern about…
Month: November 2015
Insulin sensitivity: One night of poor sleep could equal six months on a high-fat diet, study in dogs suggests
New research finds that one night of sleep deprivation and six months on a high-fat…
Female birds can’t shake their colorful fathers, and other lessons from studying 6,000 species
The evolution of male songbirds as the colorful consorts of drab female partners is more…
CK5 marks cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer
Protein cytokeratin 5 (CK5), known to be a marker of poor prognosis in breast cancer,…
Antimatter not so different after all
Researchers share the first measurements of the attractive force between antiprotons. The discovery gives physicists…
Researchers discover size gene for salmon
The size of returning Atlantic salmon is largely dependent on the number of years that…
‘Odometer neurons’ encode distance traveled, elapsed time
Animals navigate by calculating their current position based on how long and how far they…
Can scientists agree on a definition of curiosity?
Philosopher Thomas Hobbes called it ‘the lust of the mind.’ Former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt…
No one should die alone: The gift of being there for patients
The Not Alone Transition Companion program has been launched in an American hospital to provide…
Preventing dental implant infections
Millions of dental implants are inserted every year, and often they need to be replaced…