• Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2014
Autism Starts Developing in the Womb

Autism Starts Developing in the Womb

New study looks at changes in the brain of fetuses

How to Curb the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

How to Curb the Childhood Obesity Epidemic

New research proposes interesting solution to this problem

Nanoparticles and Red Blood Cells Mix for Excellent Vaccines

Nanoparticles and Red Blood Cells Mix for Excellent Vaccines

Scientists say that such vaccines may be used to treat MRSA

  • History
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 17th, 2013
Binary Numbers First Used in Polynesia 600 Years Ago

Binary Numbers First Used in Polynesia 600 Years Ago

European mathematicians only discovered this system centuries later

Electrical Impulses Can Improve Self-Control

Electrical Impulses Can Improve Self-Control

Neural braking was made more efficient in a new study

Institutionalized Children More Likely to Abuse Drugs

Institutionalized Children More Likely to Abuse Drugs

Parental involvement was found to play a major role in this trend

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 26th, 2012
Seafloor Methane Seep Discovered near San Diego

Seafloor Methane Seep Discovered near San Diego

This is the first structure of this type identified at this location

Circadian Rhythms Tied to the Development of Diabetes

Circadian Rhythms Tied to the Development of Diabetes

Experts find the first-ever evidences that this link exists in humans

Scanning for Specific Biomarkers Could Reveal Schizophrenia

Scanning for Specific Biomarkers Could Reveal Schizophrenia

Experts say the condition may have a traceable chemical signature

Giant Matter Wave Created in California

Giant Matter Wave Created in California

The structure is made up of trapped, cooled and condensed excitons

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 11th, 2012
Chocolate Helps You Keep Your Figure

Chocolate Helps You Keep Your Figure

It also helps raise the average resting metabolic rate

  • Health
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 14th, 2012
Trans-Fatty Acids Can Make You More Aggressive

Trans-Fatty Acids Can Make You More Aggressive

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

The Love Hormone May Overcome Depression

The Love Hormone May Overcome Depression

Oxytocin shows great promise in treating the mood disorder

Nanoscale Rockets to “Fly” Within the Body

Nanoscale Rockets to “Fly” Within the Body

The devices may carry antibodies to attack various diseases

Older Women Are More Satisfied

Older Women Are More Satisfied

Study looks at correlations between satisfaction and age

Living Neon Sign Created

Living Neon Sign Created

The device is powered by millions of adjacent biopixels

  • Sci Pry
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 15th, 2011
Using Your Kinect to Study Glaciers

Using Your Kinect to Study Glaciers

A PhD student loves re-purposing cheap devices for advanced applications

 
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