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Plasma Screens Enhanced as Disorder Strikes: Study Looks at Ways to Improve the Quality of Matter Akin to That Found in Plasma Screens
October 11, 2012 — A new study improves our understanding of plasma sources, a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionised and which are used for example in plasma display ... > full story -
Techniques Used to Infer Pathways of Protein Evolution Found Unreliable
October 11, 2012 — Biologists have published thousands of papers that used statistical techniques to infer the likely evolutionary paths that led to the present-day forms of proteins. But careful experimental studies ... > full story -
Checklists Can Effectively Assess Work-Related Risk of Musculoskeletal Injuries
October 11, 2012 — A new paper confirms that observational assessment tools, often called checklists, used to assess risk factors such as wrist extension and motion repetition, can be valid tools in identifying ... > full story -
New Methods Might Drastically Reduce the Costs of Investigating Polluted Sites
October 9, 2012 — New methods might allow polluted sites to be investigated and monitored long term at significantly reduced costs. Authorities and those who have to remediate polluted sites in Europe might therefore ... > full story -
Poorer Lung Health Leads to Age-Related Changes in Brain Function
October 8, 2012 — Keeping the lungs healthy could be an important way to retain thinking functions that relate to problem-solving and processing speed in one’s later years, new research ... > full story -
Genetic Variants' Role in Increasing Parkinson's Disease Risk Investigated
October 6, 2012 — Scientists have completed the first genome-wide evaluation of genetic variants associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). The study points to the involvement of specific genes and alterations in their ... > full story -
What Number Is Halfway Between 1 and 9? Is It 5 -- Or 3?
October 5, 2012 — A new information-theoretical model of human sensory perception and memory sheds light on some peculiarities of the nervous ... > full story -
Discrimination from One's Manager Really Hurts
October 3, 2012 — Mental health workers are more likely to be depressed or anxious when they experience discrimination from their managers than when it comes from patients, a study has ... > full story -
State-Mandated Planning, Higher Resident Wealth Linked to More Sustainable City Transportation
October 2, 2012 — Transportation practices tend to be more environmentally friendly in wealthier metropolitan areas located within states that mandate comprehensive planning, new research ... > full story -
Evolutionary Analysis Improves Ability to Predict the Spread of Flu
October 1, 2012 — New research may lead to more protective flu vaccines by helping developers more accurately predict strains most likely to strike the population in the coming ... > full story
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