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Autism: Sensory-Motor or Environmental Enrichment May Be Promising Approach
May 18, 2013 In the first successful experiment with humans using a treatment known as sensory-motor or environmental enrichment, researchers documented marked improvement in young autistic boys when compared to ... > full story -
Reading Rock to Understand How Climate Change Unfolds
May 18, 2013 Geologists reads rock, looking for the natural rules that govern the Earth’s climate in the absence of human activity. New work is challenging many assumptions about the ways drastic climate ... > full story -
For Combat Veterans Suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 'Fear Circuitry' in the Brain Never Rests
May 18, 2013 Chronic trauma can inflict lasting damage to brain regions associated with fear and anxiety. Previous imaging studies of people with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, have shown that these ... > full story -
Consuming Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of an Autoimmune Liver Disease
May 18, 2013 Regular consumption of coffee is associated with a reduced risk of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), an autoimmune liver ... > full story -
Ketamine Shows Significant Therapeutic Benefit in People With Treatment-Resistant Depression
May 18, 2013 Drug associated with rapid antidepressant effect in largest clinical trial ... > full story -
Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock
May 18, 2013 NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by ... > full story -
New Approach to Improving Treatment for MS and Other Conditions
May 17, 2013 Working with lab mice models of multiple sclerosis (MS), scientists have detected a novel molecular target for the design of drugs that could be safer and more effective than current FDA-approved ... > full story -
Women's Reproductive Ability May Be Related to Immune System Status
May 17, 2013 Anthropologists have showed that a woman's reproductive function may be tied to her immune system's ... > full story -
Invasive Species: 'Away-Field Advantage' Weaker Than Ecologists Thought
May 17, 2013 For decades, ecologists have assumed the worst invasive species—such as brown tree snakes and kudzu—have an “away-field advantage.” They succeed because they do better in ... > full story -
Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record
May 17, 2013 While Apollo 17 astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt visited Earth's moon for three days in December 1972, they drove their mission's Lunar Roving Vehicle 19.3 nautical miles (22.210 statute ... > full story
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