 16 December 2008
Saltwater irrigation trial a success
New research offers the possibility of using saltwater to irrigate soil in the world's arid regions, turning previously unusable land into a sustainable and productive agricultural resource...
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15 December 2008
Study reveals profound effects of anesthetics on infants
Numbing drugs and anesthetics used on infants or pregnant women have profound and long-term negative effects - even after minimal exposure... |
11 December 2008
Brainier men have better sperm, suggests new study
UK researchers have found an unexpectedly close relationship between intelligence and sperm quality...
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10 December 2008
CO2 detected on distant extrasolar planet
The Hubble telescope has detected carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of a planet orbiting a distant star, a possible indicator of extraterrestrial life...
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9 December 2008
Credit card maxed out? Blame your sex drive
Foreclosures, credit card debt, bank bailouts - all symptoms of compulsive overspending, which a University of Michigan researcher believes can be explained by evolution and men's need to procreate...
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8 December 2008
The happiness equation
A fascinating new study has established that happiness is not just an individual experience or choice, but is dependent on the happiness of others in an individual's social network. Researchers report that close physical proximity is essential for happiness to spread; such that a person is 42 percent more likely to be happy if a friend who lives less than half a mile away becomes happy but only 22 percent more likely to be happy if the friend is two miles away...
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4 December 2008
Striking differences between brains of rich and poor
Measuring the brain activity of kids from a variety of backgrounds using an electroencephalograph revealed that the prefrontal cortex activity in the children from poor families resembled that of a stroke victim...
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3 December 2008
The "perfect" body not always perfect
The hormones that make women physically stronger, more competitive and better able to deal with stress also tend to redistribute fat from the hips to the waist, which means that having an imperfect body may come with substantial benefits for some women...
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2 December 2008
Psychiatric disorders common among young adults
In a study of 18-24 year-olds conducted over a 12 month period, an astonishing 47 percent of the individuals assessed met the criteria for substance abuse, personality disorders or another mental health condition, yet only one-quarter of those affected sought treatment...
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1 December 2008
New epigenetic mechanism identified
Scientists have uncovered an entirely new way in which heredity can be transmitted, effectively doubling the number of mechanisms by which epigenetic information is known to be inherited...
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27 November 2008
Researchers mull possible autism triggers
The rain in Maine can make an autistic brain. Cornell University researchers have found evidence for rainfall-related environmental triggers for autism among genetically vulnerable children...
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