An extensive study involving partners from five continents has resulted in a model describing the…
Month: December 2016
Protective barrier inside chromosomes helps to keep cells healthy
Fresh insights into the structures that contain our genetic material could explain how the body’s…
Can creativity beat death? New study suggests creatives worry less about dying
Creative people, such as newly-announced Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan, are often thought…
Multiple sclerosis: Newly discovered signal mechanism causes T cells to turn pathogenic
Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system attacks the patient’s…
Use your words: Written prisoner interactions predict whether they’ll clean up their acts
The evolution of how prisoners in substance-abuse programs communicate is a good indicator of whether…
Pathogen’s motility triggers immune response
Until now, a pathogen’s ability to move through the body has been overlooked as a…
Star of Bethlehem may not be a star after all
Studying historical, astronomical and biblical records, Grant Mathews, University of Notre Dame professor, believes the…
Vitamin D status in newborns and risk of MS in later life
Babies born with low levels of vitamin D may be more likely to develop multiple…
Black phosphorus doesn’t mind water (if it is de-aerated)
Researchers have disproved the idea that water degrades black phosphorus and find the material is…
Can research methods from different disciplines work together?
A new article exploring how to make research methods from different disciplines work together has…