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Cradle turns smartphone into handheld biosensor
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Researchers and physicians in the field could soon run on-the-spot tests for environmental toxins, medical diagnostics, food safety and more with their smartphones. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers...Show More Summary
Getting Acclimated
Today was a down day to catch up on things after my travel to Cyprus. Surprisingly, jet lag has not been a problem. I was able to catch up on some research work and some departmental work, so it was … Continue reading ?
Multiple research teams unable to confirm high-profile Alzheimer's study
Teams of highly respected Alzheimer's researchers failed to replicate what appeared to be breakthrough results for the treatment of this brain disease when they were published last year in the journal Science. read more
Schools should provide opportunities for 60 minutes of daily physical activity to all students
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Gold nanocrystal vibration captured on billion-frames-per-second film
A billon-frames-per-second film has captured the vibrations of gold nanocrystals in stunning detail for the first time.
Improved chemo regimen for childhood leukemia may offer high survival, no added heart toxicity
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Molecule that triggers sensation of itch discovered
Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of itch.
Adult day services for dementia patients provide stress relief to family caregivers
Family caregivers of older adults with dementia are less stressed and their moods are improved on days when dementia patients receive adult day services (ADS), according to Penn State researchers. "Caregivers who live with and care for...Show More Summary
Link between war support and PTSD, time it late in negotiations and courtship by narcissists
Public level of support for war influences soldier PTSD read more
Biophysicists measure mechanism that determines fate of living cells
For the first time, biophysicists have measured the molecular force required to mechanically transmit function-regulating signals within a cell. A new laboratory method, named the tension gauge tether approach, has made it possible to detect and measure the mechanics of the single-molecule interaction by which human cell receptors are activated.
A quantum simulator for magnetic materials
Physicists have developed a quantum simulator that allows arranging atoms in a way that they mimic the behavior of electrons in magnetic materials. The experiment opens up the possibility of systematically studying poorly understood properties of novel materials. The fresh insights might lead to designs for new magnetic materials.
Researchers find common childhood asthma unconnected to allergens or inflammation
NEW YORK (May 23, 2013) -- Little is known about why asthma develops, how it constricts the airway or why response to treatments varies between patients. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College, Columbia University...Show More Summary
Drug reverses Alzheimer's disease deficits in mice
An anti-cancer drug reverses memory deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, new research shows. The article reviewed previously published findings on the drug bexarotene, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration for use in cutaneous T cell lymphoma.
Depression common among children with temporal lobe epilepsy
A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published in Epilepsia,...Show More Summary
Scientists offer first definitive proof of bacteria-feeding behavior in green algae
Researchers have captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic cells. This acquisition is thought to beShow More Summary
Ferrets, pigs susceptible to H7N9 avian influenza virus
Chinese and US scientists have used a virus isolated from a person who died from H7N9 avian influenza infection to determine whether the virus could infect and be transmitted between ferrets. Ferrets are often used as a mammalian model...Show More Summary
Eric Weinstein on Geometric Unity
Eric Weinstein is a Harvard math Ph. D. who has been working as an economist here in New York for many years, and someone I’ve often enjoyed talking to over the years. Going back to his days as a graduate … Continue reading ?
Cinnamon compound has potential ability to prevent Alzheimer's
Cinnamon: Can the red-brown spice with the unmistakable fragrance and variety of uses offer an important benefit? The common baking spice might hold the key to delaying the onset of -- or warding off -- the effects of Alzheimer's disease.
Cicada bugfest closes in on the East Coast's cities: How loud will it get?
Hordes of winged cicadas are coming out and turning up the music for their biggest party in 17 years, stretching from North Carolina through Virginia to New York — but experts aren't yet sure just how big the party will get.
Billions of the bugs are climbing out from t …
Statement from the AAS on Proposed Elimination of NASA Science Education & Public Outreach Programs
The American Astronomical Society has issued a strongly worded statement against NASA's proposed elimination of its education and public outreach programs, and I agree with it.
- NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory
- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope
- International Space Station
- Large Hadron Collider
- The Great Gatsby
- Chris Hadfield
- Supreme Court
- Geological Survey
- University of Bristol
- Christian Science Monitor
- Arctic Council
- Civil War
- Angelina Jolie
- South Africa
- Justinianic Plague
- Yitang Zhang
- Younger Dryas
- President Obama
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Johns Hopkins
