The species Amphilagus tomidai was recently discovered – an ancestor of the rabbit which lived…
Month: January 2016
Alzheimer-type brain pathology after transplantation of dura mater
Up to now Alzheimer’s disease has not been recognized as transmissible. Now researchers have demonstrated…
New policies, educational programs help, but don’t solve, problems with opioid abuse
Medical provider training, new clinic policies and efforts to ‘taper’ opioid use for pain treatment…
DNA imprinting defects associated with childhood osteosarcoma development, progression
Children diagnosed with osteosarcoma may be impacted by a DNA imprinting defect also found in…
Solving hard quantum problems: Everything is connected
Quantum objects cannot just be understood as the sum of their parts. This is what…
Model explains huge recurring rainstorms in tropical Indian and Pacific oceans
A new model explains three fundamental features of the Madden-Julian Oscillation: Its huge size, its…
Pension benchmarks give consumers false impression of fund performance
Benchmarks that measure the performance of pension funds, and fees charged to consumers by investment…
Incidence of psychiatric disorders has increased in a shrinking population of smokers
While cigarette smoking rates have declined among younger people in the United States, those who…
Social media use in young adults linked to sleep disturbance
Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or…
Mosquitoes capable of carrying Zika virus found in Washington, D. C.
Researchers have reported the discovery of a major population of the mosquito species Aedes aegypti,…