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Studies and Analyses

MIT model helps researchers 'see' brain development — Work could facilitate early detection of autism

Now a team led by MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers has developed a tool that could aid such studies by helping…

Earth Sciences

Earth’s Ancient Magnetic Field: New Findings Uncovered

The findings, which are contrary to previous studies, suggest that even in its earliest stages the Earth was already well protected from the solar wind, which…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Slow but sure — Burned forest lands regenerate naturally

The research, to be published Wednesday in the Journal of Forestry by scientists from Oregon State University, examined the recovery of conifers on 35 plots…

Studies and Analyses

Why Dieting Fails: Insights from UCLA’s Traci Mann

“You can initially lose 5 to 10 percent of your weight on any number of diets, but then the weight comes back,” said Traci Mann, UCLA associate professor of…

Environmental Conservation

The global carbon budget — proper accounting means paying attention to inland waters

On Earth, carbon is continually cycling through terrestrial systems, inland waters, the ocean, and the atmosphere. Until little over a decade ago, when…

Studies and Analyses

Evaluating Financial Risks of Investing in Nuclear Power

Enticed by the gleam of government subsidies, many companies are rushing to invest in nuclear power, expecting that new technology and safer reactors will make…

Health & Medicine

Drugs for Parkinson's disease may ease stroke-related disability

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis showed that stroke damage in a brain region known as the putamen is strongly linked to…

Studies and Analyses

Researchers at Children's Discover Connection between Allergic Diseases and Autoimmune Diseases

Approximately 75 percent of autoimmune diseases occur in women, most frequently during the childbearing years. These diseases also comprise a significant…

Health & Medicine

Rabies-Based Vaccine Shows Promise Against HIV in New Study

Reporting April 1, 2007 in the Journal of Infectious Diseases, the scientists showed that two years after the initial vaccination, four vaccinated non-human…

Life & Chemistry

New Approach to Immune Cell Response by Sandia Researchers

A Sandia National Laboratories research team led by Anup Singh is taking a new approach to studying how immune cells respond to pathogens in the first few…

Physics & Astronomy

Explore Venus: Unraveling Atmospheric Turbulences with Data

Venus’ atmosphere represents a true puzzle for scientists. Winds are so powerful and fast that they circumnavigate the planet in only four Earth days – the…

Studies and Analyses

New Insights on Pancreas Cell Regeneration from Penn Study

Replacing faulty or missing cells with new insulin-making cells has been the object of diabetes research for the last decade. Past studies in tissue culture…

Health & Medicine

Cancer Cure Progress: Queensland’s First Tissue Bank Launch

The Tissue Bank is the first of its kind in Queensland to provide a widely available and diversified collection of ethically consented and clinically annotated…

Life & Chemistry

Gregariousness in Young Mice Linked to Genetic Factors

That may well be true for many adult animals, but in a groundbreaking study researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found evidence that…

Life & Chemistry

Stop signs: Study identifies 'braking' mechanism in the brain

Researchers led by cognitive neuroscientist Adam Aron, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of California, San Diego, have found white matter…

Health & Medicine

Hormone Therapy and Heart Disease: Age Matters for Women

WHAT: Secondary analyses of findings from the Women¡¦s Health Initiative (WHI) suggest that women who begin hormone therapy within 10 years of menopause may…

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