Scientific Minds Want To Know
Celery, artichokes, and herbs, especially Mexican oregano, all
contain apigenin and luteolin, flavonoids that kill human pancreatic
cancer cells in the lab by inhibiting an important enzyme, according to
two new University of Illinois studies. […]
Americans buy more soft drinks per capita than people in any
other country. These drinks are consumed by individuals of all ages,
including very young children. Although soft drink consumption is
associated with aggression, depression, […]
Decision-making by a surrogate for a family member who is unable
to make medical decisions is more complicated than decision-making by
patients themselves, according to a study from the Regenstrief
Institute, Indiana University Center for […]
Five beer brands – Budweiser, Steel Reserve, Colt 45, Bud Ice
and Bud Light – were consumed in the highest quantities by emergency
room patients, according to a new pilot study from researchers at The
[…]
By means of the quantum-mechanical entanglement of spatially
separated light fields, researchers in Tokyo and Mainz have managed to
teleport photonic qubits with extreme reliability. This means that a
decisive breakthrough has been achieved some […]
Facebook helps people feel connected, but it doesn’t necessarily
make them happier, a new study shows.
Facebook use actually predicts
declines in a user’s well-being, according to a University of Michigan
study that is the […]
While we’re not necessarily aware of our heartbeat, this inner
rhythm actually contributes to how we experience the body, and what
belongs to it, according to research recently conducted at EPFL. A study
to be […]
A scientific breakthrough by researchers at the University of
Kent has revealed how vitamin B12/antipernicious anaemia factor is made –
a challenge often referred to as ‘the Mount Everest of biosynthetic
problems’. Vitamin B12 is […]
Children who came into the world by Caesarean section are more
often affected by allergies than those born in the natural way. The
reason for this may be that they have a less diverse gut […]
A study by forensic scientists at the University of Kent has
established a new way of identifying which brand of lipstick someone was
wearing at a crime scene without removing the evidence from its bag,
[…]
A new UCLA analysis of words used in more than 1.5 million
American and British books published between 1800 and 2000 shows how our
cultural values have changed. The increase or decrease in the use […]
The small intestine employs more cells and mechanisms than
scientists previously thought to absorb relatively large particles, such
as those that could encapsulate protein-based therapeutics like
insulin, according to a new study. The findings, published […]
Early in 2012, MIT scientists reported on the development of a
postage stamp-sized microchip capable of sorting cells through a
technique, known as cell rolling, that mimics a natural mechanism in the
body. The device […]
Although librarians adopted Internet technology quickly, they
initially dismissed search engines, which duplicated tasks they
considered integral to their field. Their eventual embrace of the
technology required a reinvention of their occupational identity,
according to […]
If you forget where you put your car keys and you can’t seem to
remember things as well as you used to, the problem may well be with the
GluN2B subunits in your NMDA receptors. […]
Surgery to relieve the damaging pressure caused by hemorrhaging
in the brain is a perfect job for a robot. That is the basic premise of a
new image-guided surgical system under development at Vanderbilt
University. […]
Tolerance toward gays and lesbians is growing within the
evangelical community — long a stronghold against homosexuality — with
many expressing ambivalent views about the issue, according to a Baylor
University study. The emerging voice […]
A team of scientists from the National Cancer Centre Singapore,
Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, and Taiwan’s Chang Gung
Memorial Hospital, LinKou, have made a breakthrough in understanding the
cancer-promoting action of Aristolochic Acid (AA), […]
Chapman University’s David Frederick will present new research
at the 108th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association
that examines men’s and women’s beliefs about who should pay for dates
during courtship, and how couples […]
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