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Scientists Build New 'Off Switch' to Shut Down Neural Activity
Apr. 24, 2014 — Nearly a decade ago, the era of optogenetics was ushered in with the development of channelrhodopsins, light-activated ion channels that can, with the flick of a switch, instantaneously turn on ... full storyMore: -
Skin Layer Grown from Human Stem Cells Could Replace Animals in Drug, Cosmetics Testing
Apr. 24, 2014 — The first lab-grown epidermis -- the outermost skin layer -- with a functional permeability barrier akin to real skin has been developed by scientists. The new epidermis, grown from human pluripotent ... full story -
Take Notes by Hand for Better Long-Term Comprehension
Apr. 24, 2014 — Dust off those Bic ballpoints and college-ruled notebooks: research shows that taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for remembering conceptual information over the long term. ... full story -
Bake Your Own Droplet Lens: Cheap, High-Quality Lenses Made from Droplets of Transparent Silicone
Apr. 24, 2014 — Researchers have created a new type of lens that costs less than a penny to make, and can be used in a 3-D printed attachment that turns a Smartphone into a dermascope, a tool to diagnose skin ... full story -
Microbes Provide Insights Into Evolution of Human Language
Apr. 23, 2014 — Research into Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a type of bacteria common in water and soil, shows that they can communicate in a way that was previously thought to be unique to humans and perhaps some other ... full story -
Luck Affects How We Judge Reckless Actions
Apr. 23, 2014 — A person, who acts immorally or recklessly but is “lucky” by escaping dire consequences, is judged less harshly than an “unlucky” person, even when both have committed the same act. ... full story -
Rural Microbes Could Boost City Dwellers' Health, Study Finds
Apr. 23, 2014 — The greater prevalence of asthma, allergies and other chronic inflammatory disorders among people of lower socioeconomic status might be due in part to their reduced exposure to the microbes that ... full story -
Cyber Buddy Is Better Than 'No Buddy'
Apr. 23, 2014 — A researcher is looking to give exercise enthusiasts the extra nudge they need during a workout, and her latest research shows that a cyber buddy can help. The study is the first to indicate that ... full story -
Hundreds of Genetic Mutations Found in Healthy Blood of a Supercentenarian
Apr. 23, 2014 — Genetic mutations are commonly studied because of links to diseases such as cancer; however, little is known about mutations occurring in healthy individuals. Researchers have now detected over 400 ... full story -
Surface Area of the Digestive Tract Much Smaller Than Previously Thought
Apr. 23, 2014 — The internal surface area of the gastro-intestinal tract has long been considered to be between 180 and 300 square meters. Scientists have used refined microscopic techniques that indicate a much ... full story -
Fiction Prepares Us for a World Changed by Global Warming
Apr. 23, 2014 — Climate fiction, or simply cli-fi, is a newly coined term for novels and films which focus on the consequences of global warming. New research shows how these fictions serve as a mental laboratory ... full story -
Male-Biased Tweeting: Gender Differences in the Use of Twitter
Apr. 23, 2014 — Today women take an active part in public life. Without a doubt, they also converse with other women. In fact, they even talk to each other about other things besides men. As banal as it sounds, this ... full story -
Researchers Compare Hip Width and Sexual Behavior
Apr. 23, 2014 — Hip width and risk of birth-related trauma may play a role in a woman's decision to have sex. Women who were more inclined to have one-night stands had wider hips, reveals a study into how a ... full story -
Biting Vs. Chewing: Cutting Their Food Helps Kids Behave Better
Apr. 22, 2014 — There's a new secret to get your child to behave at the dinner table -- cut up their food! This new study found that when 6- to 10-year-old children ate food that they had to bite with their ... full story -
Pain Curbs Sex Drive in Female Mice, but Not in Males
Apr. 22, 2014 — Pain from inflammation greatly reduced sexual motivation in female mice in heat -- but had no such effect on male mice, a study concludes. "We know from other studies that women's sexual ... full story -
Impact of Facebook Unfriending Analyzed by Researchers
Apr. 22, 2014 — Two studies are shedding new light on the most common type of 'friend' to be unfriended on Facebook and their emotional responses to it. The studies show that the most likely person to be ... full story -
Neurotics Don't Just Avoid Action: They Dislike It, Study Finds
Apr. 22, 2014 — Neurotics don't just avoid taking action. By their very nature they dislike it. A study of nearly 4,000 college students in 19 countries has uncovered new details about why neurotic people may ... full story -
Brain Size Matters When It Comes to Animal Self-Control
Apr. 22, 2014 — Chimpanzees may throw tantrums like toddlers, but their total brain size suggests they have more self-control than, say, a gerbil or fox squirrel, according to a new study of 36 species of mammals ... full story -
Stink, Stank, Stunk: When Excessive Sweating Is a Problem
Apr. 22, 2014 — Sweating is a natural function of the body to cool it down during physical exertion or from a warm environment or to even help cope with emotional situations. However, some people have overactive ... full story -
Cloaked DNA Nanodevices Survive Pilot Mission
Apr. 22, 2014 — By mimicking a viral strategy, scientists have created the first cloaked DNA nanodevice that survives the body's immune defenses. Their success opens the door to smart DNA nanorobots that use ... full story
- Scientists build new 'off switch' to shut down neural activity
- Skin layer grown from human stem cells could replace animals in drug, cosmetics testing
- Take notes by hand for better long-term comprehension
- Bake your own droplet lens: Cheap, high-quality lenses made from droplets of transparent silicone
- Microbes provide insights into evolution of human language
- Luck affects how we judge reckless actions
- Rural microbes could boost city dwellers' health, study finds
- Cyber buddy is better than 'no buddy'
- Hundreds of genetic mutations found in healthy blood of a supercentenarian
- Surface area of the digestive tract much smaller than previously thought
- Fiction prepares us for a world changed by global warming
- Male-biased tweeting: Gender differences in the use of Twitter
- Researchers compare hip width and sexual behavior
- Biting vs. chewing: Cutting their food helps kids behave better
- Pain curbs sex drive in female mice, but not in males
- Impact of Facebook unfriending analyzed by researchers
- Neurotics don't just avoid action: They dislike it, study finds
- Brain size matters when it comes to animal self-control
- Stink, stank, stunk: When excessive sweating is a problem
- Cloaked DNA nanodevices survive pilot mission
- How are we different and what gave us the advantage over extinct types of humans like the Neanderthals?
- 'Blood lab' inside a mobile phone could detect cancer
- Changing where a baby is held immediately after birth could lead to improved uptake of procedure that reduces infant iron deficiency
- Infectious diseases: High disease load at conception reduces mortality of children during epidemics
- Residing in high altitude military facilities protects service members from obesity
- Eavesdropping on brain cell chatter
- How smells stick to your memories: Your nose can be a pathfinder
- Using video surveillance to measure peoples' hand washing habits
- Computer software analyzing facial expressions accurately predicts student test performance
- Fish exposed to antidepressants exhibit altered behavioral changes
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Masculine boys, feminine girls more likely to engage in cancer risk behaviors, study finds
- Research reveals what your sleeping position says about your relationship
- Computerized counseling reduces HIV-1 viral load, sexual transmission risk
- Chew on this: How does food texture impact its perceived calorie content?
- Hair from infants gives clues about life in womb
- Exams in cold auditoriums? Better memory at ideal temperature
- Everest trek shows how some people get type II diabetes
- Surgeons develop personalized 3-D printed kidney to simulate surgery prior to cancer operation
- What happens when we try to manipulate our voice to attract a mate? Her voice is hot, his is not
- How nerve cells flexibly adapt to acoustic signals
- Scientists grow cartilage to reconstruct nose
- Laboratory-grown vaginas implanted in patients
- Uncovering a new angle on mental distance: Feeling closer leads to poor judgement of space
- Breastfeeding and infant sleep: Are babies who wake to breastfeed at night trying to delay the birth of a sibling?
- Older people with faster decline in memory and thinking skills may have lower risk of cancer death
- See what a child will look like using automated age-progression software
- Processing new information during sleep compromises memory
- Surprising truth about obsessive-compulsive thinking
- Logo color affects consumer emotion toward brands, study finds
- How coughs and sneezes float much farther than you think
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Why auditory pitch and spatial elevation get high together: Shape of human ear may have evolved to mirror acoustics in natural world
- Are Southern death-row inmates more polite?
- Antimicrobial from soaps promotes bacteria buildup in human noses
- Faster eye responses in Chinese people not down to culture, study suggests
- Targeting sperm protection in mosquitoes could help combat malaria
- Social circuits that track how we like people, ideas
- Rage-quitting: Feelings of failure, not violent content, foster aggression in video gamers
- Procrastination and impulsivity genetically linked: Exploring the genetics of 'I'll do it tomorrow'
- Twitter use linked to infidelity and divorce
- Movies synchronize brains: Brain activity patterns show remarkable similarities across different people
- The long and the short of telomeres: Loneliness impacts DNA repair, parrot study shows
- Mountain climbing without the headaches
- Moonwalker flies backing up
- Cave-dwelling fish examination finds possible genetic link to human disorders
- 'Unbreakable' security codes inspired by nature
- New 'tweetment': Twitter users describe real-time migraine agony
- Tiny power generator runs on spit
- Fighting cancer with lasers, nanoballoons that pop
- Morning rays keep off pounds
- Body odor changes following vaccination
- Rainy day can ruin online restaurant review
- Will this sentence be understood? What would be the best slogan?
- Pigeons share our ability to place everyday things in categories
- Eyes in the cereal aisle: How Cap'n Crunch's gaze is influencing your purchasing
- Well-rested flies: Therapeutic agent reduces age-related sleep problems in fruit flies
- Night owls, unlike early birds, tend to be unmarried risk-takers
- Oxytocin, 'love hormone,' promotes group lying, according to researchers
- 'Sewing machine' idea gives insight into origins of Alzheimer's
- Lose the paunch, halt the hair loss?
- Knowledge transfer between computers: Computers teach each other Pac-Man
- Beer lovers tweet what they drink: Twitter maps show Americans' beer preferences
- Attention changes in the course of a dog's life mirror those of humans
- Could depression be treated with Botox?
- U.S. states' personalities linked to their politics
- Vibration may help heal chronic wounds
- Self-healing engineered muscle grown in the laboratory
- Using your loaf to fight brain disease: Baker's yeast to combat neurological conditions like Parkinson's and even cancer?
- Computer maps 21 distinct emotional expressions -- even 'happily disgusted'
- Can gratitude reduce costly impatience?
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