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Study says we’re over the hill at 24

SFU’s Joe Thompson, a psychology doctoral student, associate professor Mark Blair, Thompson’s thesis supervisor, and Andrew Henrey, a statistics and actuarial…

Medical Engineering

MRI Identifies Brain Injury Areas in Concussion Patients

The findings suggest that information provided by MRI can speed the onset of effective treatments for concussion patients. The results of this research are…

Life & Chemistry

German Research Foundation Launches New Life Sciences Program

In recent years, it has become clear that the genetic code is far more complex than previously assumed. In addition to the well-known building blocks adenine,…

Materials Sciences

KorroPad: Fast Testing for Stainless Steel Surface Quality

The pleasure of many designs or components made of stainless steel sometimes declines after a short time. Instead of a beautiful metallic shininess,…

Life & Chemistry

Moth Study Reveals Hidden Impacts of Climate Change

The study analyzed populations of 80 moth species and found that 90 percent of them were either stable or increasing throughout the study period, from 1978 to…

Studies and Analyses

Outgoing Behavior Boosts Happiness for People Worldwide

Happy is as happy does, apparently—for human beings all over the world. Not only does acting extroverted lead to more positive feelings across several…

Social Sciences

Gender Equality Research: Limited Impact on Swiss Legislation

Gender equality is affected by policies in many areas, one of which is fiscal policy. Switzerland's federal system makes it difficult to fully understand the…

Life & Chemistry

Exploring Ancient Symbiosis: Microbes and Animal Survival

Like humans, many animals depend on beneficial microbes for survival. Although such symbioses can persist for millions of years, the factors maintaining their…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Warming Climate Has Consequences for Michigan's Forests

In the last 100 years, Michigan has become warmer, with more rain coming through heavy downpours. Climate models suggest that the state will continue to warm…

Power and Electrical Engineering

New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells

Now, researchers have discovered a way to use existing semiconductors to detect a far wider range of light than is now possible, well into the infrared range….

Interdisciplinary Research

Sustainable Innovations Shaping the Future of Aviation

The global aviation industry continues to expand, with over 3 billion people expected to fly commercially in 2014, along with 38 million metric tons of cargo….

Health & Medicine

New Mechanism Uncovered for Immune Suppression in Liver Disease

Liver disease, or cirrhosis, is currently the fifth leading cause of death in the UK. Cirrhosis patients are more than five times more likely to pick up…

Physics & Astronomy

Gamma-Ray Astronomy: Negotiations for Cherenkov Telescope Array

Chile and Namibia as well as Argentina as a third option have been selected from the candidates on the southern hemisphere for concrete negotiations. This has…

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Materials Sciences

"Spacetex" project takes functional textiles into outer space

Experiments in zero gravity help with the development of innovative textiles for extreme conditions on Earth

Life & Chemistry

Silly Putty Ingredient Boosts Stem Cell Therapy Potential

The researchers coaxed human embryonic stem cells to turn into working spinal cord cells more efficiently by growing the cells on a soft, utrafine carpet made…

Environmental Conservation

Fish in Acidic Waters Struggle to Smell Predators

Fish living on coral reefs where carbon dioxide seeps from the ocean floor were less able to detect predator odor than fish from normal coral reefs, according…

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