This discovery may be a first step in understanding a disease family that includes tuberculosis for which there are currently no good vaccines or cures. Nicola…
Inorganic chalcogenide (WS2) nanotubes have shown revolutionary chemical and physical properties that offer a broad range of applications. They are…
A new study shows the impact of alcohol intoxication on reasoning and problem-solving abilities and may explain why some people feel they have recovered enough…
The subjects (average age 58 and free of stroke) were followed over 7 years during which they were tested with a range of cognitive function tests. Among…
»Pardon me? Would you mind speaking louder, please? I can‘t understand you.«“About 13 million Germans cannot hear well. And it is not necessarily an issue of…
“There's a famous Einstein quote: 'God does not play dice.' Unfortunately, we all have to do so every day,” said Hong, assistant professor in IU's School of…
“We’re building on nature,” said Jonathan S. Dordick, the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, and director of Rensselaer’s…
Is the science of diagnosing pain causing a number of pain sufferers to defend their honor? Research out of the University of Cincinnati is examining the…
Solitary snails in search of a mate put off parenthood as long as possible in the hopes that a partner will appear. But when Physa acuta snails smell…
The study, reported in “Cell Stem Cell” (Aug. 6, 2010) and reviewed in Cell Stem Cell and Cell, opens a new frontier for studying the molecular underpinnings…
The Ethianum in Heidelberg is one of the first clinics in Germany to align itself consistently according to sustainability criteria, thus making it a hospital…
A new study by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) shows that ozone can react with the nicotine in secondhand smoke to…
The Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite captured an infrared look at TD5's clouds on August 15 at 18:53 UTC (2:53 p.m. EDT)…
But looks can be deceiving.In reality, you've unknowingly jumped into an invisible mosh pit of electromagnetic mayhem — the place in space where a supersonic…
An antidepressant can alleviate symptoms of major depression in women experiencing or about to experience menopause, according to a study released today led by…
The first study to compare the effectiveness of the birth control pill in women with marked weight differences has found that the pill works equally well in…
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