New study gives weight to Darwin’s theory of ‘living…
Credit: Tom Stubbs/ University of Bristol A team of researchers from the University of Bristol studying the 'living fossil' Sphenodon – or tuatara – have...
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How parents divide their duties
Credit: Martin Bulla Parents need to synchronize the care for their offspring. This leads to extreme and unexpected diversity in how parents attend their nest...
The reasons for our left or right-handedness
Credit: RUB, Marquard A preference for the left or the right hand might be traced back to that asymmetry. "These results fundamentally change our understanding...
Urologists voice concerns about Opioid dependence in postoperative patients
Credit: Gopal N. Gupta, Loyola University Medical Center New York, NY, Oct. 25, 2017 – Drug overdose was the leading cause of accidental death in...
Altitude training for cancer-fighting cells
Credit: Weizmann Institute of Science Mountain climbers and endurance athletes are not the only ones to benefit from altitude training – that is, learning to...
Multi-institutional collaboration uncovers how molecular machines…
Credit: Salk Institute LA JOLLA–(December 1, 2016) Ribosomes–macromolecular machines consisting of RNA and proteins that twist, fold and turn–are responsible for making all of the...
McGill research team studies how calcium compounds accumulate in the arteries
Credit: The Canadian Light Source (CLS) A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries, a...
Dream team selected to tackle one of cancer’s deadliest forms:…
BOSTON — The Stand Up To Cancer-Cancer Research UK-Lustgarten Foundation Dream Team of top cancer researchers from the United States and the United Kingdom was...
The new yellow sea snake assumes an unusual ambush posture
Credit: Brooke L. Bessesen Carrying its petite frame and all-yellow skin, the recently scrutinized sea snake populations from Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica, already seem different...
Synthetic heart valves could help surgeons improve surgical skills
Credit: UBC A UBC invention has made it possible for doctors to vastly improve their bypass surgery techniques without relying on animals. The invention–synthetic heart...
On the path to controlled gene therapy
The ability to switch disease-causing genes on and off remains a dream for many physicians, research scientists and patients. Research teams from across the world...
Humans can empathize with robots
Empathy is a basic human ability. We often feel empathy toward and console others in distress. Is it possible for us to emphasize with humanoid...
Helping EU cities and regions cut carbon emissions
Credit: Graphic: NTNU Industrial Ecology Programme/ Environmental Research Letters In 1915, a Scottish town planner and social activist named Patrick Geddes encouraged the readers of...
Brain scientists at TU Dresden examine brain networks during short-term task learning
Credit: Holger Mohr et al. This works especially efficient when we are guided by explicit instructions. A team of researchers at TU Dresden has now...
Study reveals the brain regulates social behavior differently in males…
Credit: Georgia State University ATLANTA-The brain regulates social behavior differently in males and females, according to a new study published today in the Proceedings of...
