New aging study finds a link between a mutated protein and cell death
In a new study that can be found in the Journal of Clinical Investigation researchers in the field of molecular genetics have found yet another link between telomeres, those bits of “junk” DNA at the...
View ArticleNeed an edge while studying? Sleep in a hammock says a new study
UCSB students looking for a bit more of an advantage this coming school year might be interested in a study published in Current Biology on June 21st. The study focuses on whether sleeping in a...
View ArticleTokyo researchers develop a robot that can swim through your digestive system
Colonoscopies are probably the most uncomfortable diagnostic procedures that anybody can be subjected to, right above prostate exams. It should come as no surprise that researchers have been trying to...
View ArticleNew study suggests possible life on other planets as close as 22 lightyears away
The recent discovery of a new planet that scientists are calling a “super-earth” has the astronomy community buzzing with excitement. This excitement stems from the fact that the planet is a...
View ArticleNew gene therapy technique could provide treatment for multiple sclerosis
California Institute of Technology researchers have developed a therapy for the treatment of degenerative diseases like Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Diseases like MS, which involve the breakdown of a...
View ArticlePsychology is a science, and it always will be
The psychology of the past, before modern medical science introduced brain imaging techniques, was rooted in seeing how people or animals acted in various situations. It involved giving a person (or...
View ArticleWorld's lightest material may prove useful in a shocking number of industries
The creators of the world’s newest and lightest material envision that their invention could one day make batteries, planes, cars, bikes, and many other everyday objects lighter and more...
View ArticleNarcolepsy drug Provigil being used as a productivity aid by students (Video)
Students abusing drugs to gain an advantage while studying is not a new phenomenon, and so it should come as no surprise to learn that recently a narcolepsy drug known as Provigil is being used by...
View ArticleThis synthetic jellyfish could prove to be just the beginning
Biomimetics is a relatively new branch of science, and yet it has produced remarkable things such as the incredible gecko tape, a method to reignite plane engines, even velcro was once just a...
View ArticlePotential Alzheimer's treatment developed by California biotech company
In a breakthrough study conducted by researchers at the California based biotech company StemCells, rats with an induced disorder not unlike alzheimer's were shown to have improved memory when...
View ArticleExploding termites sacrifice themselves to protect their colony
Altruism isn’t something people frequently associate with animals, in fact altruism doesn’t often evolve in the animal world because it doesn’t usually help with reproductive chances. Only in very...
View ArticleFusion reactor project could provide energy that is "too cheap to meter"
One of the biggest would-be symbols of technological advancement for our society is the development of free, ubiquitous energy that is cheap and plentiful. Scientists from all over the world have been...
View ArticlePheromones may in fact exist in humans, many recent studies suggest
The debate over whether or not pheromone detection exists in humans is one that has been raging for decades. Many scientists believe that the mechanisms that exist in other animals for the production...
View ArticleMicroorganisms in your stomach may have a permanent effect on your psychology
In recent studies scientists Jane Foster and John Bienenstock of McMaster University in Ontario and John Cryan of University College Cork have concluded that the composition of bacteria in live mouse...
View ArticleMultitasking: Futile for most, natural for 2.5% (Video)
Multitasking is the subject of a litany of psychological papers and reviews, the word is bandied around in web-authored articles and comment sections as people discuss their favorite techniques or...
View ArticleThree cool new uses for graphene, the miracle metamaterial (Video)
Known to be “the strongest material yet known to man”, and heralded as the material of the future, graphene may be the miracle metamaterial humanity has been waiting for. In recent years graphene...
View ArticleEpigenetic Differences between Young and Old Stem Cells
A new study done by researchers at Stanford has shown some remarkable epigenetic differences between the stem cells of younger mice and older mice. They have also studied epigenetic differences...
View ArticleScience Fact: Tasmanian devils are so inbred, they get contagious facial...
Due to a genetic quirk in the way that the immune system operates, Tasmanian devils are known to contract a facial cancer that can be spread to other members of the marsupial's population through...
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