In a new study, investigators have explored the relationship between social media, eating disorders, and…
Category: Science
Journalism changed forever by user-generated content
The rise of User-Generated Content (UGC) — information submitted by members of the public or…
The protein that mysteriously assesses distances
A protein of the ISWI family (Imitation Switch, or nucleosome remodelling motors) is endowed with…
Ocean pollution: Focusing on fragmentation of plastic waste
First discovered by sailors, the masses of plastic debris floating at the center of vast…
World record in terrestrial radio transmission: Multi-Gigabit wireless communication
Transmitting the contents of a conventional DVD in under ten seconds by radio transmission is…
Dietary experiments in mice point the way to early detection of cancer in humans
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths in the Western world,…
Knowledge of positive cologuard test improves colonoscopy performance
An endoscopist’s knowledge of a positive Cologuard test improves colonoscopy performance, according to a recent…
Hacking memory to follow through with intentions
Whether it’s paying the electric bill or taking the clothes out of the dryer, there…
Pathogen: Temperature influences gene expression, life cycle in vibrio cholerae
Vibrio cholerae infects roughly four million people annually, worldwide, causing severe diarrheal disease, and killing…
Neutrons probe structure of enzyme critical to development of next-generation HIV drugs
Medical researchers used neutron analysis to better understand a protein implicated in the replication of…