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Do Antidepressants Impair the Ability to Extinguish Fear?
June 10, 2013 Common antidepressant medications may impair a form of learning that is important clinically. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, commonly called SSRIs, are a class of antidepressant widely used ... > full story -
Nanotechnology and the Secret Life of Knots
June 10, 2013 Nanotechnologies require a detailed knowledge of the molecular state. For instance, it is useful to know when and how a generic polymer, a long chain of polymers (chain of beads), knots. The ... > full story -
Suicide Risk Factors Described
June 10, 2013 The rate of suicide among men is almost three times that of women, according to new research. Being young, single and having a low level of education were stronger risk factors for suicide among men, ... > full story -
Substances from African Medicinal Plants Could Help Stop Tumor Growth
June 10, 2013 African medicinal plants contain chemicals that may be able to stop the spread of cancer cells. The plant materials will now undergo further analysis in order to evaluate their therapeutic ... > full story -
Dance of the Atoms: Clustering of Atoms Observed
June 10, 2013 Lone people standing in a ballroom don’t tend to move a lot. It’s only when they find a suitable dance partner that rapid motion sets in. Atoms on iron-oxide surfaces behave in a similar ... > full story -
Ötzi the Iceman's Dark Secrets: Protein Investigation Supports Brain Injury Theory
June 10, 2013 After decoding the Iceman's genetic make-up, a research team has now made another major breakthrough in mummy research: Using just a pinhead-sized sample of brain tissue from the world-famous glacier ... > full story -
Women Can Be Screened Years Later Than Men With 'Virtual Colonoscopy'
June 10, 2013 A new study has found that women can be screened for colorectal cancer at least five to 10 years later than men when undergoing an initial “virtual colonoscopy.” The findings may help ... > full story -
Designated Drivers Don't Always Abstain: One in Three Are Impaired, Study Suggests
June 10, 2013 Maybe better call that cab, after all: A new study found that 35 percent of designated drivers had quaffed alcohol and most had blood-alcohol levels high enough to impair their ... > full story -
Neurostimulation Lowers Need for Opioids in Chronic Pain
June 10, 2013 Scientists have created the first consensus guidelines for the use of neurostimulation, an established and growing therapy for chronic pain and other ... > full story -
World's First Large(wafer)-Scale Production of III-V Semiconductor Nanowire
June 10, 2013 Researchers have developed large-scale heteroepitaxial growth III-V nanowires on a Si ... > full story
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