For the first time, CTE has been confirmed as a unique disease that can be…
Month: December 2015
Distractibility trait predisposes some to attentional lapses
People vary according to different personality traits, such as extraversion or conscientiousness, and new research…
Motivations behind adult learners’ engineering degree pursuit
Recent study has focused on the motivations of adult learners who decide to transfer from…
Tie between estrogen, memory explored by researchers
A new study narrows down where and how estrogens affect the brain may help in…
Preventing food fraud
An American research team has not only defined the term ‘food fraud,’ but they have…
Scientist unravels the mysteries of a beetle that lived nearly 100 million years ago
By studying a remarkable fossil, a scientist and his German counterparts are unraveling the secrets…
Gamma rays detected from galaxy halfway across the visible universe
In April 2015, after traveling for about half the age of the universe, a flood…
Pill that targets gut receptor treats fatty liver disease, obesity in mice
A bile acid that can turn off a receptor in the gut has prevented and…
Warmer air and sea, declining ice continue to trigger Arctic change
A new report shows that air temperature in 2015 across the Arctic was well above…
In pursuit of HIV vaccine, scientists shed light on antibody origins
Scientists have tracked how a family of HIV-fighting antibodies develops over time. The research shows…