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Are Teenagers Wired Differently Than Adults?

With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, we have begun to appreciate how the brain continues to develop structurally through adolescence and on…

Physics & Astronomy

First Time-Lapse Movie of Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Unveiled

Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope and its ability to obtain images as sharp as if taken from space, astronomers have made the first time-lapse movie of a rather…

Life & Chemistry

New Cells Found That Regulate Inflammation in Chronic Disease

The authors of the study, from Imperial College London, the Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata in Rome and the Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM) in…

Physics & Astronomy

EIT Waves: New Insights into Coronal Magnetic Fields

The study, which was led by Dr. Chen, is reported in Issue 52 of Science in China (G) because of its significant research value.Many explosive phenomena on the…

Earth Sciences

Human Emissions Rise 2% Amid Global Financial Crisis

The paper – by scientists from the internationally respected climate research group, the Global Carbon Project (GCP) – says rising emissions from fossil fuels…

Life & Chemistry

Herbal Medicine May Protect Against Acetaminophen Liver Damage

“I didn't know anything about the substance that was necessary for the pathway's function, so I had to look it up,” said Gary Peltz, MD, PhD, professor of…

Studies and Analyses

Alternative Animal Feed: A Solution for Fisheries Crisis

“Thirty million tons – or 36 per cent – of the world's total fisheries catch each year is currently ground up into fishmeal and oil to feed farmed fish,…

Studies and Analyses

Coed College Housing Linked to Increased Binge Drinking Rates

More than 500 students from five college campuses around the country participated in the study:- 42 percent of students in coed housing reported binge drinking…

Environmental Conservation

CO2 Emissions Surge 29% Since 2000: Global Carbon Insights

An international team of researchers under the umbrella of the Global Carbon Project reports that over the last 50 years the average fraction of global CO2…

Environmental Conservation

Common Skate: First Fish Species Facing Extinction Risk

A species of common skate is to become the first marine fish species to be driven to extinction by commercial fishing, due to an error of species…

Awards Funding

Submit Your Story: 2010 Neuro Film Festival Video Entries

People who have compelling stories to share regarding how they or a loved one has been affected by a brain disorder are invited to submit a short video to the…

Health & Medicine

Good News on Multiple Sclerosis and Pregnancy

Plus, the women with MS were no more likely to have other pregnancy problems, such as preeclampsia and other high blood pressure problems and premature rupture…

Health & Medicine

Researchers Take Protection of Organic Products to Next Level

One key difference is that the traditionally cured pork products contain nitrate and nitrite. Nitrite is a chemical preservative that’s effective in inhibiting…

Physics & Astronomy

Small Optical Force Can Budge Nanoscale Objects

The technology could have applications in the design of micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) – nanoscale devices with moving parts – and micro-optomechanical…

Life & Chemistry

Extinct Moa Rewrites New Zealand's History

A team of scientists led by the University of Adelaide has reconstructed a history of marine barriers, mountain building and glacial cycles in New Zealand over…

Earth Sciences

Global Temperature Report — October 2009

The only October in the past 31 that was warmer in the tropics than last month was October 1987, when the average temperature in the tropics was 0.53 C (about…

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