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Creative Genius Driven by Distraction
Mar. 3, 2015 — The literary great Marcel Proust wore ear-stoppers because he was unable to filter out irrelevant noise -- and lined his bedroom with cork to attenuate sound. Now new research suggests why the ... full story -
Nice to Sniff You: Handshakes May Engage Our Sense of Smell
Mar. 3, 2015 — Why do people shake hands? A new study suggests one of the reasons for this ancient custom may be to check out each other's odors. Even if we are not consciously aware of this, handshaking may ... full storyMore: -
Is 'the Dress' White and Gold or Blue and Black? Visual Perception Expert Weighs in
Mar. 2, 2015 — On Feb. 26, a picture of a cocktail dress originally uploaded to the blog Tumblr swept the Internet and managed to divide the population over a simple question: What color is the dress? Some viewers ... full story -
Colon + Septic Tank = Unique, at Times Stinky, Study
Mar. 2, 2015 — What do a human colon, septic tank, copper nanoparticles and zebrafish have in common? They were the key components used by researchers to study the impact copper nanoparticles, which are found in ... full story -
Scientists Crack Piece of Neural Code for Learning, Memory
Mar. 2, 2015 — Researchers describe how postmortem brain slices can be 'read' to determine how a rat was trained to behave in response to specific sounds, a new article suggests. The work provides one of ... full storyMore: -
Zombie Outbreak? Statistical Mechanics Reveals the Ideal Hideout; And Informs Real Disease Modeling
Feb. 27, 2015 — A team researchers focusing on a fictional zombie outbreak as an approach to disease modeling suggests heading for the hills, in the Rockies, to save your brains from the ... full story -
Neurons Controlling Appetite Made from Skin Cells
Feb. 27, 2015 — Researchers have for the first time successfully converted adult human skin cells into neurons of the type that regulate appetite, providing a patient-specific model for studying the neurophysiology ... full story -
Living in Genetic Comfort Zone: How to Avoid Influence of Genetic Variation
Feb. 26, 2015 — The phenotype of organisms is shaped by the interaction between environmental factors and their genetic constitution. A recent study by a team of population geneticists shows that fruit flies live in ... full story -
Neurons That Help Predict What Another Individual Will Do Identified
Feb. 26, 2015 — Investigators have discovered two groups of neurons that play key roles in social interactions between primates -- one that is activated when deciding whether to cooperate with another individual and ... full story -
Bumblebees Make False Memories, Too
Feb. 26, 2015 — It's well known that our human memory can fail us. People can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also 'remember' things incorrectly, with devastating consequences in the classroom, ... full story -
Could Squirmy Livestock Dent Africa's Protein Deficit?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Two graduate students are working to introduce highly productive kits for farming mealworms to regions such as sub-Saharan Africa where eating insects is already culturally palatable. They are just ... full story -
Beliefs Can Regulate Effects of Nicotine on the Human Brain
Feb. 26, 2015 — Scientists have discovered that beliefs can regulate the effects of nicotine on the human brain. Two identical cigarettes led to a new discovery. Study participants inhaled nicotine, yet they showed ... full story -
Sewage Provides Insight Into Human Microbiome
Feb. 25, 2015 — Sewage is an effective means to sample the fecal bacteria from millions of people, a new study has indicated. Researchers say the information gleaned from the work provides a unique opportunity to ... full story -
Consideration of Costs Can Reduce Moral Objections to Human Organ Sales and Other 'Repugnant' Transactions, Says Researcher
Feb. 25, 2015 — People might abandon their moral objections to organ selling – and to other transactions in repugnant markets -- when presented with information about the potential advantages of such sales, ... full story -
Blockbusters: Can EEGs Predict a Movie's Success Better Than Surveys?
Feb. 25, 2015 — Seventy-five percent of movies earn a net loss during their run in theaters. A new study finds that brain activity visible through EEG measures may be a much cheaper and more accurate way to predict ... full story -
Easy on the Eyes: Optimum Length of Eyelashes Is One Third Width of Eye
Feb. 24, 2015 — A new study finds that the optimal eyelash length is one-third the width of the eye for humans and 21 other mammals. Anything shorter or longer increases airflow around the eye and leads to more dust ... full story -
Bionic Reconstruction Lets Patients Use a Robotic Prosthetic Hand Controlled by the Mind
Feb. 24, 2015 — Three Austrian men have become the first in the world to undergo a new technique called "bionic reconstruction", enabling them to use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by their mind, ... full story -
Tissue Engineering: Scientists Grow Leg Muscle from Cells in a Dish
Feb. 24, 2015 — Scientists have generated mature, functional skeletal muscles in mice using a new approach for tissue engineering. The scientists grew a leg muscle starting from engineered cells cultured in a dish ... full story -
Sensor-Packed Smartphones Can Read Your Mood, Guard Your Data, and Wreak Havoc in the Wrong Hands
Feb. 24, 2015 — Smartphones have replaced nearly every conceivable gadget, but computer scientists are teaching them some new tricks. The researchers are adapting accelerometers, GPS chips, gyroscopes and other ... full story -
Mapping Lizard Venom Makes It Possible to Develop New Drugs
Feb. 24, 2015 — Lizards and other reptiles are not normally considered venomous, but a number of lizard species actually do produce and use venom. The most classic venomous lizard is no doubt the gila monster -- a ... full story
- Is 'the dress' white and gold or blue and black? Visual perception expert weighs in
- Colon + septic tank = unique, at times stinky, study
- Scientists crack piece of neural code for learning, memory
- Zombie outbreak? Statistical mechanics reveals the ideal hideout; and informs real disease modeling
- Neurons controlling appetite made from skin cells
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Neurons that help predict what another individual will do identified
- Bumblebees make false memories, too
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Consideration of costs can reduce moral objections to human organ sales and other 'repugnant' transactions, says researcher
- Blockbusters: Can EEGs predict a movie's success better than surveys?
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Bionic reconstruction lets patients use a robotic prosthetic hand controlled by the mind
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- Sensor-packed smartphones can read your mood, guard your data, and wreak havoc in the wrong hands
- Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
- Preventing diabetic heart condition in mice by amplifying effect of exercise: Potential for benefits of exercise in a pill?
- Neuroscientists literally change the way we think: Advantages of a wandering mind
- Sobering effect of the love hormone
- Sauna use associated with reduced risk of cardiac, all-cause mortality
- Wisdom teeth stem cells can transform into cells that could treat corneal scarring
- New assistive equipment to maximize human sensorimotor function
- New nanogel for drug delivery: Self-healing gel can be injected into the body and act as a long-term drug depot
- Mouse embryo with big brain: Evolving a bigger brain with human DNA
- Keeping atherosclerosis in-check with novel targeted inflammation-resolving nanomedicines
- Can you judge a man by his fingers? Link between relative lengths of index and ring fingers in men and behavior towards women
- Brain's iconic seat of speech goes silent when we actually talk
- Scientists turn the tables on drug-resistant bacteria by infecting them with bacteriophages (bacterial viruses)
- Mulling the marijuana munchies: How the brain flips the hunger switch
- Women seek greater variety in men and consumer products near ovulation
- Even animals compose: What it means to be a musical species
- Complex nerve-cell signaling traced back to common ancestor of humans and sea anemones
- Mothers can pass traits to offspring through bacteria's DNA, mouse study shows
- Curious monkeys share our thirst for knowledge
- Making teeth tough: Beavers show way to improve our enamel
- New fluorescent protein permanently marks neurons that fire
- People value resources more consistently when they are scarce
- Neural basis of 'being in the mood': Researchers discover neurons that combine social information with hormonal state in female mice
- Dogs know that smile on your face
- Reality is distorted in brain's maps
- Apes prefer the glass half full: Nearest primate relatives also susceptible to marketing spin
- First-in human: Tumor suctioned from vein of cancer patient to allow minimally invasive kidney surgery
- Making a better wound dressing, with fish skin
- Extreme mechano-sensitive neurons of tactile-foraging ducks fit the bill for touch research
- Bringing texture to your flat touchscreen with virtual bumps
- F-bombs notwithstanding, all languages skew toward happiness: Universal human bias for positive words
- Molecular Gastronomy: Understanding physical and chemical processes of cooking and eating
- Amber fossil links earliest grasses, dinosaurs and fungus used to produce LSD
- Controlling genes with light: Light-activated genes might be precisely controlled and targeted
- Pick a card, any card: How magicians sway decision-making
- 3-D vaccine spontaneously assembles to pack a powerful punch against cancer, infectious diseases
- Drug-resistant bacteria lurk in subway stations, high school students discover
- Carnivorous mushroom reveals human immune trick: How we punch our way into cancer cells
- Prototype of a robotic system with emotion and memory
- Learning with all the senses: Movement, images facilitate vocabulary learning
- Spontaneous cure of rare immune disease
- Medical marijuana for children with developmental and behavioral disorders?
- Pigeon power: Study suggests similarity between how pigeons learn the equivalent of words and the way children do
- Possible use of medical marijuana for depression
- The brain's social network: Nerve cells interact like friends on Facebook
- Rapid and unexpected weight gain after fecal transplant
- Tiny robotic 'hand' could improve cancer diagnostics, drug delivery
- Add nature, art and religion to life's best anti-inflammatories
- Power psychs people up about... themselves
- Artificial blood vessels: Tri-layered artificial blood vessels for first time
- Primed memories tempt people into gambling more
- Magnetic sense for humans? Electronic skin with magneto-sensory system enables 'sixth sense'
- How 'spontaneous' social norms emerge
- RNA: The unknotted strand of life
- You can be a coward or a fighter -- just pick one and stick with it, says study
- Engineers devise genetic 'on' switch made exclusively of RNA
- Scientists view effect of whisker tickling on mouse brains
- Craigslist personals, HIV trends: Entry of site in a community tied to 16 percent increase in HIV
- DNA clock helps to get measure of people's lifespans
- Skip the dip! Super Bowl team cities see spike in flu deaths
- Complex environments push 'brain' evolution
- Privacy challenges: Just four vague pieces of info can identify you, and your credit card
- Walking on ice takes more than brains: 'Mini-brain' in spinal cord aids in balance
- Infants create new knowledge while sleeping
- Ancient 'genomic parasites' spurred evolution of pregnancy in mammals
- Who's going to win? The answer could depend on biological clocks of the athletes
- Functioning brain tissue grown in 3-D structure
- Feelings of loneliness, depression linked to binge-watching television
- Can synesthesia be taught? Colored letters, tasty sounds?
- Beer compound could help fend off Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases
- Game theory explains social interactions of cancer cells
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Learning from scorpions to control impulses
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