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Scientists Improve Human Self-Control Through Electrical Brain Stimulation
If you have ever said or done the wrong thing at the wrong time, you should read this. Neuroscientists have successfully demonstrated a technique to enhance a form of self-control through a ...full story -
Sniffing out Danger: Fearful Memories Can Trigger Heightened Sense of Smell
Neuroscientists studying the olfactory -- sense of smell -- system in mice have discovered that fear reaction can occur at the sensory level, even before the brain has the opportunity to ...full story -
Noble Gas Molecule Discovered in Space
A molecule containing a noble gas has been discovered in space. The molecule, argon hydride, was seen in the Crab Nebula, the remains of a star that exploded 1,000 years ...full story -
Rapid Evolution of Novel Forms: Environmental Change Triggers Inborn Capacity for Adaptation
In the classical view of evolution, species experience spontaneous genetic mutations that produce various novel traits—some helpful, some detrimental. Nature then selects for those ...full story -
Fast Radio Bursts Might Come from Nearby Stars
First discovered in 2007, "fast radio bursts" continue to defy explanation. These cosmic chirps last for only a thousandth of a second. The characteristics of the radio pulses suggested ...full story -
Surprise: Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Had Fleshy Comb, Similar to Roosters' Crest
A rare, mummified specimen of the duck-billed dinosaur Edmontosauraus regalis shows for the first time that those dinosaurs' heads were adorned with a fleshy comb, most similar to the ...full story -
Hubble Space Telescope Sees Evidence of Water Vapor Venting Off Jupiter Moon
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed water vapor above the frigid south polar region of Jupiter's moon Europa, providing the first strong evidence of water plumes erupting off the ...full story -
The Mystery of Lizard Breath: One-Way Air Flow May Be 270 Million Years Old
Air flows mostly in a one-way loop through the lungs of monitor lizards -- a breathing method shared by birds, alligators and presumably dinosaurs, according to a new study that may push ...full story -
New Strain of Bird Flu Packs a Punch Even After Becoming Drug-Resistant
Researchers have reported that a virulent new strain of influenza -- the virus that causes the flu -- appears to retain its ability to cause serious disease in humans even after it develops ...full story -
Landsat 8 Helps Unveil the Coldest Place on Earth
Scientists recently recorded the lowest temperatures on Earth at a desolate and remote ice plateau in East Antarctica, trumping a record set in 1983 and uncovering a new puzzle about the ...full story
- Better Self-Control Through Brain Stimulation
- Fearful Memories Increase Sense of Smell
- Noble Gas Molecule Discovered in Space
- Alternative Mechanism of Evolutionary Change
- Fast Radio Bursts Might Come from Nearby Stars
- Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Had Rooster-Like Comb
- Evidence of Water Vapor Venting Off Jupiter Moon
- Lizards: One-Way Air Flow 270 Million Years Old
- New Bird Flu Virulent Even When Drug-Resistant
- Coldest Place On Earth in East Antarctica
Engineers Make Strides Toward Artificial Cartilage
A research team has developed a
better recipe for synthetic
replacement cartilage in joints,
calling for a newly designed
durable hydrogel to be poured over
a three-dimensional fabric
"scaffold." ... > full story
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Chimpanzees Are Rational, Not Conformists, Researchers Find
Chimpanzees are sensitive to
social influences but they
maintain their own strategy to
solve a problem rather than
conform to what the majority of
group members are doing. However,
chimpanzees do change their
... > full story
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Simple Mathematical Formula Describes Human Struggles
The world seems to be getting more
complex every day -- some might
say too complex. But what if every
interaction, every potential
conflict we have is really very
simple and easy to understand?
Mathematicians have found a
mathematical formula demonstrating
... > full story
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Can We Turn Unwanted Carbon Dioxide Into Electricity?
Researchers are developing a new
kind of geothermal power plant
that will lock away unwanted
carbon dioxide underground -- and
use it as a tool to boost electric
power generation by at least 10
times compared to existing
geothermal energy approaches. ... > full story
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From Friend to Foe: How Benign Bacteria Evolve Into Virulent Pathogens
Bacteria can evolve rapidly to
adapt to environmental change.
When the "environment" is the
immune response of an infected
host, this evolution can turn
harmless bacteria into
life-threatening pathogens. A new
... > full story
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Aquatic Comb Jelly Floats Into New Evolutionary Position
In a study that compares the
genomes of aquatic life forms,
researchers have found evidence to
shuffle the branches of the tree
of life. The cornerstone of the
study is the researchers'
sequencing, assembly, annotation
... > full story
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Scientists Discover Double Meaning in Genetic Code
Scientists have discovered a
second code hiding within DNA. The
second code contains information
that changes how scientists read
the instructions contained in DNA
and interpret mutations to make
sense of health and disease.
Genomes use the genetic code to
... > full story
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Revolutionizing Solar Energy: Quantum Waves Found at the Heart of Organic Solar Cells
Researchers have been able to tune
‘coherence’ in organic
nanostructures due to the surprise
discovery of wavelike electrons in
organic materials, revealing the
key to generating “long-l ... > full story
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Combining Mutants Results in 5-Fold Lifespan Extension in C. Elegans
What are the limits to longevity?
Scientists combined mutations in
two pathways well-known for
lifespan extension and report a
synergistic five-fold lifespan
extension in the nematode C.
elegans. The worms lived to the
... > full story
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First Step of Metastasis Halted in Mice With Breast Cancer
Cell biologists have identified a
unique class of breast cancer
cells that lead the process of
invasion into surrounding tissues.
Because invasion is the first step
in the deadly process of cancer
metastasis, the researchers say
... > full story
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Collapse of the Universe Is Closer Than Ever Before
Maybe it happens tomorrow. Maybe
in a billion years. Physicists
have long predicted that the
universe may one day collapse, and
that everything in it will be
compressed to a small hard ball.
New calculations now confirm this
prediction -- and they also
... > full story
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Revolutionary Method for Gluing Gels and Biological Tissues
Researchers have discovered an
efficient and easy-to-use method
for bonding together gels and
biological tissues. Medical
researchers have succeeded in
obtaining very strong adhesion
between two gels by spreading on
... > full story
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- Better Recipe for Artificial Cartilage in Joints
- Chimpanzees Are Rational, Not Conformists
- Simple Math Describes Human Struggles
- Turning Unwanted Carbon Dioxide Into Electricity
- How Benign Bacteria Evolve Into Pathogens
- Aquatic Comb Jelly In New Evolutionary Position
- Double Meaning Found in Genetic Code
- Quantum Waves at Heart of Organic Solar Cells
- Combining Mutants Results in Lifespan Extension
- Metastasis Halted in Mice With Breast Cancer
- Collapse of the Universe Is Closer Than Ever
- Gluing Biological Tissues With Revolutionary Gel
- more top science stories
Top Medical News
Misunderstanding of Palliative Care Leads to Preventable Suffering
A new review says palliative care's association with end of life has created an "identity problem" that means the majority of patients facing a serious illness do not benefit from treatment of the physical and psychological symptoms that occur ... > full story
Top Technology News
Clot-Busters, Caught on Tape
Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles have been showing promise in recent years as a non-invasive way to break up dangerous blood clots. But though many researchers have studied the effectiveness of this technique, not much was understood about why it ... > full story
- Low-Power Tunneling Transistor for High-Performance Devices at Low Voltage
- Using Air Transportation Data to Predict Pandemics
- Helping Cancer Researchers Make Sense of Deluge of Genetic Data
- Programming Smart Molecules: Machine-Learning Algorithms Could Make Chemical Reactions Intelligent
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Top Environment News
Newly Discovered Gene Interaction Could Lead to Novel Cancer Therapies
Scientists have revealed how two genes interact to kill a wide range of cancer cells. The genes known as mda-7/IL-24 and SARI could potentially be harnessed to treat both primary and metastatic forms of brain, breast, colon, lung, ovary, prostate, ... > full story
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Hypertension; Heart Disease; Racial Disparity; Diseases and Conditions; Children's Health; Mental Health Research;
Family Structure Linked to High Blood Pressure in African-American Men
December 12, 2013 — In a study of African-American men, researchers found that boys who grew up in two-parent homes were less likely to have high blood pressure as adults compared to those raised by a single parent. This is the first study of an African-American ... > full story -
Smoking; Lung Cancer; Public Health Education; Teen Health; Health Policy; Pregnancy and Childbirth;
Study Documents Secondhand Exposure to Nicotine from Electronic Cigarettes
December 12, 2013 — Study compared emissions from electronic and conventional cigarettes, and found that secondhand exposure to nicotine from e-cigarettes is on average 10 times less than from tobacco ... > full story -
Autism; Child Development; Children's Health; Learning Disorders; Child Psychology; Infant's Health;
Children With Autism Benefit from Peer Solicitation
December 12, 2013 — Peer solicitation – a child inviting another to play – can improve reciprocal social interaction among children with autism, according to a ... > full story -
New Way to Predict Prognosis for Heart Failure Patients
December 11, 2013 — Researchers have identified a new way to predict which heart failure patients are likely to see their condition get worse and which ones have a better prognosis. Their study is one of the first to show that energy metabolism within the heart, ... > full story -
In Search of Treatment for Rare Bone Cancer
December 11, 2013 — Researchers say that a drug approved to treat lung cancer substantially shrank tumors in mice that were caused by a rare form of bone cancer called ... > full story
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First in-Human Trial of Endoxifen Shows Promise as Breast Cancer Treatment
December 12, 2013 — A Phase I trial of endoxifen, an active metabolite of the cancer drug tamoxifen, indicates that the experimental drug is safe, with early evidence for anti-tumor activity, a study has found. The findings indicate that Z-endoxifen may provide a new ... > full story -
Diseases and Conditions; Personalized Medicine; Today's Healthcare; Birth Defects; Alzheimer's Research; Brain-Computer Interfaces;
Medical Mystery Solved
December 12, 2013 — An international team has identified a new disease related to NKH, a finding that resolves previously baffling cases, including the death of a Colorado ... > full story -
Bonefish Spawning Behavior in Bahamas Surprising, May Aid Conservation
December 12, 2013 — Bonefish, sometimes called the gray ghost, are among the most elusive and highly prized quarry of recreational anglers in the Florida Keys, the Bahamas and similar tropical habitats around the world. Now a research team has documented rarely seen ... > full story -
Genetics; Biology; Biotechnology; Developmental Biology; Biochemistry Research; Biotechnology and Bioengineering;
Speeding Up Gene Discovery
December 12, 2013 — Researchers develop a new gene-editing system that enables large-scale studies of gene ... > full story -
Graphene-Based Nano-Antennas May Enable Networks of Tiny Machines
December 12, 2013 — By taking advantage of the unique electronic properties of the material known as graphene, researchers now believe they're on track to connect networks of nanomachines powered by small amounts of scavenged ... > full story
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Smashing Science: Scientists Discover How Explosives Respond to Shockwaves
December 12, 2013 — Researchers have combined ultrafast time-resolved experimental measurements with theory to reveal how an explosive responds to a high-impact ... > full story -
Tooth Structure and Wear Provide Clues to Ecology and Evolution of Ancient Marine Creatures
December 12, 2013 — New studies shed light on ancient creatures' dental structure and wear -- and how these unique characteristics helped them live and adapt to their ... > full story -
Physicists Provide Answers for Predicted Behavior in Relaxors: Thin Films Studied Used in Electronic Devices
December 12, 2013 — New research shows that behavior can be predicted and understood in thin films made of materials called relaxors, which can be used in electronic ... > full story -
Light and Sound Fire Scientists' Imaginations
December 12, 2013 — The state of the art in photonics, phononics and phoXonics is discussed in a new open-access ... > full story -
Wild Animals; Extreme Survival; Perception; Zoology; Evolutionary Biology; Insects (including Butterflies);
How Bats Took Over the Night
December 12, 2013 — Blessed with the power of echolocation -- reflected sound -- bats rule the night skies. And while it seems that echolocation works together with normal vision to give bats an evolutionary edge, nobody knows exactly how. Now research suggests that ... > full story
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Diabetes Drugs Affect Hearts of Men, Women Differently
December 12, 2013 — Widely used treatments for type 2 diabetes have different effects on the hearts of men and women, even as the drugs control blood sugar equally well in both sexes, according to researchers. The investigators used PET scans to measure heart and ... > full story -
Partially Blocking Blood Vessels' Energy Source May Stop Cancer Growth, Blindness, Other Conditions
December 12, 2013 — Inhibiting the formation of new blood vessels is a common strategy for treating a range of conditions such as cancer, inflammatory diseases, and age-related macular degeneration. Unfortunately, drug inefficiency, resistance, and relapse have limited ... > full story -
Neuroscience Method of Optogenetics as Good as Electrical Stimulation
December 12, 2013 — Researchers have shown that optogenetics -- a technique that uses pulses of visible light to alter the behavior of brain cells -- can be as good as or possibly better than the older technique of using small bursts of electrical current. Optogenetics ... > full story -
Salmonella Jams Signals from Bacteria-Fighting Mast Cells
December 12, 2013 — A protein in Salmonella inactivates mast cells -- critical players in the body’s fight against bacteria and other pathogens -- rendering them unable to protect against bacterial spread in the body, according to ... > full story -
Study of Rodent Family Tree Puts Brakes on Commonly Held Understanding of Evolution
December 12, 2013 — Rodents can tell us a lot about the way species evolve after they move into new areas, according to a new and exceptionally broad ... > full story
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Stealth Maneuver Allows Nectar Bats to Target Insect Prey
December 12, 2013 — A nectar-feeding bat that was thought to eat insects in passing has been discovered to target its moving prey with stealth precision, according to new ... > full story -
Bone and Spine; Osteoporosis; Health Policy; Chronic Illness; Women's Health; Diseases and Conditions;
Asia Pacific Must Prepare for Catastrophic Increase in Fragility Fractures
December 12, 2013 — A new report shows that osteoporosis is a serious problem throughout the Asia Pacific, with the number of fracture sufferers to rise dramatically in the coming decades. The report provides new and updated information and data about the status and ... > full story -
Dogs; Evolutionary Biology; Veterinary Medicine; Developmental Biology; Genetics; Endangered Plants;
Variety of Genetic Risk Behind Bone Cancer in Dogs
December 12, 2013 — Bone cancer in dogs is affected by a variety of genetic risk factors. Researchers have discussed these variabilities in a new study ... > full story -
Food Additives; Gastrointestinal Problems; Crohn's Disease; Diseases and Conditions; Workplace Health; Pharmacology;
Open Access Article on Biological Effects of the Popular Artificial Sweetener Sucralose
December 12, 2013 — The artificial sweetener sucralose is a biologically active compound according to an extensive ... > full story -
Blood Can Transmit Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
December 12, 2013 — Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare but fatal disease in humans. For the first time, the presence of infectivity in the blood of patients affected by sporadic and the new variant of CJD has been established by scientists. Complementary ... > full story
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Diabetes; Hormone Disorders; Personalized Medicine; Construction; Organic Chemistry; Engineering and Construction;
New Study Shows Link Between Perfluorinated Compounds, Diabetes
December 12, 2013 — Perfluorinated compounds are environmental toxins that are found in fire extinguishing foam and water-repellent textiles, among other items. In a new study, a research team has seen links between high levels of perfluorinated compounds in the ... > full story -
Better Protection for Mangroves With Models for Successful Seedling Establishment
December 12, 2013 — Seedlings of mangroves do not have an easy time to get established. Many forces of nature work against their anchorage in the soil. Human intervention in coastal areas and climate change also make life difficult for mangrove ... > full story -
Numeracy; Infant and Preschool Learning; Intelligence; Neuroscience; Brain Injury; Brain-Computer Interfaces;
Brain Structure Shows Affinity With Numbers
December 12, 2013 — The structure of the brain shows the way in which we process numbers. People either do this spatially or non-spatially. A study shows for the first time that these individual differences have a structural basis in the ... > full story -
Mobile Computing; Technology; Telecommunications; Robotics Research; Consumer Electronics; Educational Technology;
Controlling PCs and Tablets With Hand Movements
December 12, 2013 — Scientists are working to develop interaction between themselves and mobiles/ iPads -- which does not require touching the display. They have been able to scroll through pages for some time. Now they are working on selecting and moving objects, or ... > full story -
What the Past Tells Us About Modern Sea-Level Rise
December 12, 2013 — Researchers report that sea-level rise since the industrial revolution has been fast by natural standards and -- at current rates -- may reach 80 centimeters above the modern level by 2100 and 2.5 meters by 2200. The team used geological evidence of ... > full story
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Health Policy; Transportation Issues; Today's Healthcare; Transportation Science; Workplace Health; Public Health;
Report Urges New Innovation to Address Global Traffic Deaths
December 11, 2013 — New report has been developed to address global traffic deaths, and urges new innovation to address the ... > full story -
Insomnia Research; Sleep Disorder Research; Healthy Aging; Diabetes; Staying Healthy; Diseases and Conditions;
Sleep-Deprived Mice Show Connection With Diabetes, Age
December 11, 2013 — For the first time, researchers describe the effect of sleep deprivation on the unfolded protein response in peripheral tissue. Stress in pancreatic cells due to sleep deprivation may contribute to the loss or dysfunction of cells important to ... > full story -
One Protein, Two Personalities: Team Identifies New Mechanism of Cancer Spread
December 11, 2013 — A new finding has identified key steps that trigger the disintegration of cellular regulation that leads to cancer. The discovery -- that a protein called Exo70 has a split personality, with one form keeping cells under tight control and another ... > full story -
Picturing Pain Could Help Unlock Its Mysteries, Improve Treatments
December 11, 2013 — Understanding the science behind pain, from a simple "ouch" to the chronic and excruciating, has been an elusive goal for centuries. But now, researchers are reporting a promising step toward studying pain in action. In a study published, scientists ... > full story -
Toxic Substances in Banana Plants Kill Root Pests
December 11, 2013 — An international team of researchers has discovered that some banana varieties accumulate specific plant toxins in the immediate vicinity of root tissue that has been attacked by the parasitic nematode Radopholus similis. The toxin is stored in ... > full story
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Groundbreaking Discovery in Deadly Childhood Cancer
December 11, 2013 — A new study by Canadian researchers may pave the way for more effective treatment of an aggressive and deadly type of brain tumor, known as ETMR/ETANTR. The tumor, which is seen only in children under four, is almost always fatal, despite aggressive ... > full story -
Bacteria; Foodborne Illness; Infectious Diseases; Extreme Survival; Microbes and More; Biotechnology and Bioengineering;
Choreographed Stages of Salmonella Infection Revealed by Scientists
December 11, 2013 — Scientists have used a new method to map the response of every salmonella gene to conditions in the human body, providing new insight into how the bacteria triggers ... > full story -
Diseases and Conditions; Microbes and More; Cosmetic Surgery; Bacteria; Cosmetics; Today's Healthcare;
Staph Can Lurk Deep Within Nose, Study Finds
December 11, 2013 — Scientists have revealed that formerly overlooked sites deep inside the nose may be reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus, a major bacterial cause of ... > full story -
Dementia Risk Greatest for Older Native-Americans, African-Americans With Diabetes
December 11, 2013 — In the first study to look at racial and ethnic differences in dementia risk among older adults with Type 2 diabetes, researchers found that dementia was much higher among Native-Americans and African-Americans and lowest among ... > full story -
Pregnancy and Childbirth; Infant's Health; Breastfeeding; Diseases and Conditions; Vitamin D; Women's Health;
Personal Care Products Possible Sources of Potentially Harmful Parabens for Babies
December 11, 2013 — Through lotions, shampoos and other personal care products, infants and toddlers are likely becoming exposed to potentially harmful substances, called parabens, at an even higher level than adult women in the US, researchers have reported. Their ... > full story
Health & Biomedical Sciences
Health & Medicine
Evidence of Savings in Accountable Care Organizations, Cancer Care
Approximately 10 percent of Medicare spending is for cancer care, and Medicare spending is nearly four times higher for beneficiaries with cancer than in those without the ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Mitt Romney's Face Looks Different to Republicans and Democrats
A new study suggests that political bias can influence how people perceive the facial characteristics of a presidential candidate -- even after seeing his face on TV thousands of ... > full story
Living Well
Jailhouse Wine Not as Delicious as It Sounds, Could Be Deadly
In a case series seemingly tailor-made for cinematic tragedy or farce, emergency physicians report severe botulism poisoning from a batch of potato-based "wine" (also known as pruno) cooked up in a Utah ... > full story
Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Deep Sequencing of Breast Cancer Tumors Predict Outcomes After Single Dose of Therapy
New research examined how changes in the genetic composition of breast cancer tumors after brief exposure to either biologic therapy or chemotherapy can predict future clinical outcomes in ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Environmental History Key to Future of England's Wildlife
Protecting and enhancing England's wildlife for future generations will need radical new policies informed by history as much as science, according to an ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
Nutrients in Food Vital to Location of Early Human Settlements
Research has found that early humans were driven by a need for nutrient-rich food to select 'special places' in northern Europe as their main habitat. Evidence of their activity at these sites comes in the form of hundreds of stone tools, including ... > full story
- Alpine Glacier, Unchanged for Thousands of Years, Now Melting: New Ice Cores Suggest Alps Have Been Strongly Warming Since 1980s
- Rising Mountains Dried out Central Asia
- Supervolcanoes Discovered in Utah: Evidence of Some of the Largest Eruptions in Earth's History
- Fossil Primate Shakes Up History of Tooth-Combed Primates
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Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Fire Vs. Ice: The Science of ISON at Perihelion
After a year of observations, scientists waited with bated breath on Nov. 28, 2013, as Comet ISON made its closest approach to the sun, known as perihelion. Would the comet disintegrate in the fierce heat and gravity of the sun? Or survive intact to ... > full story
- Announcing Project AGORA: Ambitious Comparison of Computer Simulations of Galaxy Evolution
- We're Not Likely to Get Fried Bygamma Ray Burst
- NASA's Juno Spacecraft Hears Amateur Radio Operators Say 'Hi': Message Was First-of-Its-Kind for an Interplanetary Spacecraft
- Astronomers Solve Temperature Mystery of Planetary Atmospheres
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Matter & Energy
Suicidality Test Being Brought to Market
A new test should help doctors to decrease the risk of suicidality in patients treated with antidepressants who show certain gene markers. Researchers plan to launch the test immediately as a laboratory developed test. In addition, clinical studies ... > full story
Computers & Math
Evolution of 'Third Party Punishment'
The stronger a community's social ties and the longer most people stay within the community, the more likely it is that bystanders will step forward to punish a neighbor for perceived wrongdoing. A psychologist teamed with campus computer ... > full story
- Novel Bio-Inspired Method to Grow High-Quality Graphene for High-End Electronic Devices
- Study Finds That Pediatric Obesity Patients Like Telehealth Services
- New System Allows for High-Accuracy, Through-Wall, 3-D Motion Tracking; Technology Could Revolutionize Gaming, Fall Detection
- Mug Shot Misuse on Internet: How to End Exploitation
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