Researchers have identified a circuit between two brain regions that controls alcohol binge drinking, offering…
Month: April 2016
Strengths and weaknesses of global health networks
Tuberculosis, childhood pneumonia, maternal death in childbirth, tobacco-related illnesses: how do global health networks select…
Seeing atoms and molecules in action with an electron ‘eye’
A unique rapid-fire electron source — originally built as a prototype for driving next-generation X-ray…
Technique measures ‘postural sway’ to diagnose neuromuscular disorders
A new technique might be used to diagnose neuromuscular disorders such as multiple sclerosis or…
Hubble discovers moon orbiting the dwarf planet Makemake
Peering to the outskirts of our solar system, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a…
One oil field a key culprit in global ethane gas increase
A single US shale oil field is responsible for much of the past decade’s increase…
Study shows vivid language used to assure whistleblowers of protection instead evokes fear
A new study is the first study to demonstrate that promoting explicit whistleblower protections can…
Retroviral DNA needs time to find its home, but insertion happens in a blink
Retroviruses such as HIV must insert their viral DNA into host-cell DNA. A new study…
Teenage e-cigarette use ‘clustered’ in certain schools, study finds
Since 2011, the prevalence of adolescent electronic cigarette use has drastically increased in the U.S….
Nearby massive star explosion 30 million years ago equaled detonation of 100 million suns
A giant star that exploded 30 million years ago in a galaxy near Earth had…