Researchers have successfully identified how certain genes can contribute towards a person’s susceptibility to stress…
Month: February 2016
Wound-healing intestinal bacteria: Like shrubs after a forest fire
In injured mouse intestines, specific types of bacteria step forward to promote healing, scientists have…
Robotically driven system could reduce cost of discovering drug, target interactions
The first robotically driven experimentation system to determine the effects of a large number of…
The universe’s primordial soup flowing at CERN
Researchers have recreated the universe’s primordial soup in miniature format by colliding lead atoms with…
Study compares outcomes at VA hospitals vs. non-VA hospitals
Among older men with heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia, hospitalization at Veterans Affairs (VA)…
Cutting prison sentences could reduce spread of HIV
Reducing the number of men who go to prison could help curb the spread of…
Ten fingers not needed for fast typing
The number of fingers does not determine typing speed, new study shows. People using self-taught…
Study accurately dates coral loss at Great Barrier Reef
The timing of significant Great Barrier Reef coral loss captured by a series of historical…
Stereotypes about Native Americans and alcohol debunked
In contrast to enduring stories about extraordinarily high rates of alcohol misuse among Native Americans,…
Researchers illuminate ‘dark side’ of the transcriptome
A new way of mapping the collection of RNA read-outs that are expressed by a…