Bloggers
The Leap Second
Time is reality – A reality that we have broken down And subjugated by splitting it into fractions That match the constructs Of our lives and actions.
Dec 30, 2016
Brain & Behavior
Viral infection during pregnancy causes autism-like behaviors in mice by triggering key immune reaction
A study published in the journal Science found that activation in pregnant mice of a particular immune response, similar to what may occur with certain viral…
Dec 27, 2016
Technology
Engineers create programmable silk-based materials with embedded, pre-designed functions
Tufts University engineers have created a new format of solids made from silk protein that can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions…
Dec 26, 2016
Bloggers
Sprouting Success
Some people find sprouts most delicious, Whilst others think they taste quite vicious.
Dec 22, 2016
Health
Medication pritelivir may provide greater virus suppression, reduction in lesions for patients with genital herpes
In a study appearing in the December 20 issue of JAMA, Anna Wald, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington & Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center…
Dec 20, 2016
Health
Nutrition data review shows red meat has neutral effect on cardiovascular disease risk factors
Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood cholesterol, according to a new review of clinical trials from Purdue University.
Dec 19, 2016
Health
New stem cell delivery approach regenerates dental pulp-like tissue in a rodent model
When a tooth is damaged, either by severe decay or trauma, the living tissues that comprise the sensitive inner dental pulp become exposed and vulnerable to harmful bacteria.
Dec 19, 2016
Bloggers
A Musical Cavity
I sit down in the waiting room, The radio barks out some tune; My surgery will soon begin, I wish that they’d turn off that din.
Dec 15, 2016
Earth & Environment
Warming global temperatures may not affect carbon stored deep in northern peatlands
Deep stores of carbon in northern peatlands may be safe from rising temperatures, according to a team of researchers from several U.S.-based institutions.
Dec 13, 2016
Health
‘Turbocharged artificial intelligence’ could personalize combination therapy in pediatric leukemia
A team of UCLA bioengineers has demonstrated that its technology may go a long way toward overcoming the challenges of treatment for acute lymphoblastic…
Dec 12, 2016
Bloggers
We Are All Made of Stars
13.8 billion years ago the universe EXPLODED into life Cutting through space time like a celestial knife Through butter and Bringing with it every permutation…
Dec 9, 2016
Health
Secrets of the Paleo diet: Archeological discovery reveals plant-based menu of prehistoric man
A tiny grape pip (scale 1mm), left on the ground some 780,000 years ago, is one of more than 9,000 remains of edible plants discovered in an old Stone Age site…
Dec 8, 2016
Bloggers
Novel label-free microscopy enables dynamic, high-resolution imaging of cell interactions
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have invented a novel live-cell imaging method that could someday help biologists better understand how stem cells transform into specialized cells and how diseases like cancer spread.
Dec 7, 2016
Brain & Behavior
Brain blocks new memory formation on waking to safeguard consolidation of existing memories
A new study by Prof. Abraham Susswein of the Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Sciences and The Leslie and Susan Gonda (Goldschmied) Multidisciplinary Brain Research Center at Bar-Ilan University, has now answered this question.
Dec 6, 2016