This year marks the 150th anniversary of Gregor Mendel’s publication that–after sitting ignored for a…
Month: March 2016
First code of conduct for the use of virtual reality established
Researchers summarize problems and offer recommendations for the future of virtual reality. The technological capacity…
Dysfunction of cellular powerplant shakes B-vitamin metabolism, causes genetic damage
A mechanism underlying a severe progressive children’s brain disease and adult’s muscle disease has been…
Big and small numbers are processed in different sides of the brain
Small numbers are processed in the right side of the brain, while large numbers are…
Female heart reacts more sensitively to stress
While the number of men dying from a heart attack has been constantly decreasing during…
Women need more of the HIV drug Truvada than men to prevent infection
Women need daily doses of the antiviral medication Truvada to prevent HIV infection while men…
Clean energy could stress global water resources
Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the energy sector could lead to greater pressure…
What influences 11-year-olds to drink?
Around one in seven 11-year-olds in the UK have had at least one drink of…
Dietary glycemic index linked to lung cancer risk in select populations
Consuming a diet with a high glycemic index, a classification of how rapidly carbohydrates elevate…
Study offers clearest picture yet of how HIV defeats a cellular defender
The first atomic-scale view of an interaction between the HIV capsid — the protein coat…