Broadband internet causes sleep deprivation, a new study finds
Credit: Paolo Tonato About 200,000 working days are lost in Germany every year due to insufficient sleep, with an economic loss of $60bln, or about...
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Scientists present concept for the elimination of traffic jams
In the current issue of Nature, the economists Peter Cramton, Axel Ockenfels (both University of Cologne) and R. Richard Geddes (Cornell University) outline a concept...
Scientists develop novel drug that could potentially treat liver cancer more effectively
Credit: National University of Singapore A research team led by scientists from the Cancer Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore...
LSU health research discovers new link between hypoxia and blood clot risk
Credit: LSU Health New Orleans New Orleans, LA - Research led by Rinku Majumder, PhD, Associate Professor of Biochemistry at LSU Health New Orleans School...
UMN Medical School researchers study how cues drive our behavior
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- August 02, 2018 - Do dopamine neurons have a role in causing cues in our environment to acquire value? And, if so, do...
Fish reproduction: Two times a lady
Credit: Photo taken by Takafumi Fujimoto A DNA probing technique clarifies the mechanism behind clonal reproduction of female dojo loach fish, also providing insight into...
Obesity extends duration of influenza a virus shedding
Credit: NIAID WHAT: Obesity, which increases influenza disease severity, also extends by about 1.5 days how long influenza A virus is shed from infected adults...
Maternal dengue immunity protects against fetal damage in mice following Zika infection
Credit: CC LA JOLLA, CA--Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related and carried by mosquitos. In infested subtropical and tropical areas, dengue transmission often precedes...
Muscle ‘switch’ may control the benefits of exercise
Credit: Joslin Diabetes Center Communications Office BOSTON - (August 2, 2018) - Some people respond well to both aerobic exercise and strength training, while others...
Study suggests obesity may also impact flu transmission, not just severity of illness
Obesity increases a person's risk for severe complications from influenza, including hospitalization and even death. It may also play a role in how flu spreads,...
Newly discovered crossbill species numbers few
Credit: C.W. Benkman As might be expected for a recently discovered bird species in the continental United States - only the second in nearly 80...
DIY robots help marine biologists discover new deep-sea dwellers
Credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute While the cold and airless deep sea is inhabitable for humans, it is filled with delicate organisms that thrive in its...
Harmful dyes in lakes, rivers can become colorless with new, sponge-like material
Credit: Kiyomi Taguchi/University of Washington Dyes are widely used in industries such as textiles, cosmetics, food processing, papermaking and plastics. Globally, we produce about 700,000...
Chirality switching in biomineral structures
Researchers at McGill University have discovered a mechanism by which helical biomineral structures can be synthesized to spiral clockwise or counterclockwise using only either the...
Computer simulations predict the spread of HIV
Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory LOS ALAMOS, N.M., August 1, 2018 -- In a recently published study in the journal Nature Microbiology, researchers at Los...
