For hundreds of millions of years, ticks have survived on Earth by sucking blood from…
Month: February 2017
Do children inherit drug protection from parents exposed to nicotine or drugs?
A father’s nicotine use may have a significant impact on children’s risk of some diseases….
To please your friends, tell them what they already know
We love to tell friends and family about experiences we’ve had and they haven’t —…
Tiny magnetic implant offers new drug delivery method
Researchers have developed a magnetic drug implant — the first of its kind in Canada…
How the brain maintains useful memories
Researchers have discovered a reason why we often struggle to remember the smaller details of…
Avoiding medications that promote weight gain when managing obesity
While diet, exercise and behavior modification are essential components of obesity management, a successful long-term…
Measuring entropy: Scanning-tunneling microscope gives glimpse of the mysterious property
The scanning-tunneling microscope (STM), which is used to study changes in the shape of a…
Population density pushes the ‘slow life’
One psychological effect of population density is for those people living in urban areas to…
Seeing the world through fresh eyes
New research provides insight into the development of zebrafish eyes using imaging and bioengineering techniques…
Tracking the Decline of Top Exploit Kits
The latter half of 2016 saw a major shift in the exploit kit landscape, with…