An online survey has found that although taking and posting selfies is hugely popular, 82%…
Month: February 2017
Making strides in schizophrenia diagnosis research
Researchers have developed a blood test that could help doctors more quickly diagnose schizophrenia and…
Ancient Earth as a model for studying hazy exoplanets
For astronomers trying to understand which distant planets might have habitable conditions, the role of…
Bacteria links Crohn’s disease to arthritis
Patients with Crohn’s disease, a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes abdominal pain…
Antibiotic use for travelers’ diarrhea favors particularly resistant super bacteria
Every year, millions of travelers visit countries with poor hygiene, and approximately one third of…
The Internet and your brain are more alike than you think
A similar rule governs traffic flow in engineered and biological systems, reports a researcher. An…
New cause of brain defects in tuberous sclerosis complex
A new molecular pathway that inhibits the myelination of neurons in the brains of patients…
Behavioral biology: The firefly among fish
The flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron, which inhabits the coral reefs of the Pacific, uses flashing…
Malaria mosquitoes sensitive to horseradish
Researchers have taken an important step on the road to understanding the underlying mechanism of…
IFT20 protein’s role in helping cancer cells to invade
An international research team has discovered that the IFT20 protein helps some cancer cells to…