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Many Entrepreneurs Claim to Care About Sustainability, Yet Make Decisions That Are Harmful to Environment
May 13, 2013 Many entrepreneurs claim that they care about sustainability, yet they make decisions that are harmful to the environment. Economic researchers have discovered that many bosses do indeed have firm ... > full story -
Serotonin Mediates Exercise-Induced Generation of New Neurons
May 13, 2013 Mice that exercise in running wheels exhibit increased neurogenesis in the brain. Crucial to this process is serotonin signaling. Surprisingly, mice lacking brain serotonin due to a genetic mutation ... > full story -
Breakthrough in the Understanding of How Pancreatic Cancer Cells Ingest Nutrients Points to New Drug Target
May 13, 2013 In a landmark cancer study, researchers have unraveled a longstanding mystery about how pancreatic tumor cells feed themselves, opening up new therapeutic possibilities for a notoriously lethal ... > full story -
Mutation Causing Wrong-Way Plumbing Explains One Type of Blue-Baby Syndrome
May 12, 2013 Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection, one type of “blue baby” syndrome, is a potentially deadly congenital disorder that occurs when pulmonary veins don’t connect normally to ... > full story -
Better Dyes for Imaging Technology
May 12, 2013 From microscopes to MRI scanners, imaging technology is growing ever more vital in the world's hospitals, whether for the diagnosis of illness or for research into new cures. Imaging technology ... > full story -
Do Markets Erode Moral Values? People Ignore Their Own Moral Standards When Acting as Market Participants, Researchers Say
May 10, 2013 Many people express objections against child labor, exploitation of the workforce or meat production involving cruelty against animals. At the same time, however, people ignore their own moral ... > full story -
Link Between Tumor Suppressors and Starvation Survival Suggested
May 10, 2013 A particular tumor suppressor gene that fights cancer cells does more than clamp down on unabated cell division -- the hallmark of the disease -- it also can help make cells more fit by allowing them ... > full story -
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Cancer Drug Prevents Build-Up of Toxic Brain Protein
May 10, 2013 Researchers have used tiny doses of a leukemia drug to halt accumulation of toxic proteins in the brains of mice. They say their study offers a unique and exciting strategy to treat neurodegenerative ... > full story -
Individual Efficacy of Chemotherapies
May 10, 2013 The function of the mitochondria – also defined as “power plants” within the cells – is essential as to whether, and how, some chemotherapeutic agents take effect in tissue. ... > full story -
Justinianic Plague Was Caused by Bacterium Yersinia Pestis, DNA of Skeletal Remains Shows
May 10, 2013 Ancient DNA analyses of skeletal remains of plague victims from the 6th century AD provide information about the phylogeny and the place of origin of this ... > full story
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