Stem cell injections produce robust anti-aging effects
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists say that mice injected with stem cell-like progenitor cells seemed to have “sipped…
Virtual sky makes for happier workers
The European developers of a luminous ceiling that mimics the lighting effects of passing clouds say that their artificial skyscape…
Scientists scope effects of marijuana ingredients via MRI
MRI brain scans of marijuana users under the influence of either tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) or cannabidiol (CBD) show that one chemical…
Hazardous levels of noise exposure for 90% of city dwellers
Nearly all city folk are exposed to sound levels that can cause permanent hearing loss, but University of Michigan researchers…
Shift work should carry health warnings, say medicos
The strong correlation between shift work, obesity and type 2 diabetes has led health experts to call for the poor…
Return of wolves triggers renaissance in Yellowstone ecosystem
Fifteen years after the return of wolves to Yellowstone National Park a beautifully revitalized ecosystem is emerging. Oregon State University…
Earth-sized exoplanet identified
NASA’s Kepler space telescope has achieved a new milestone in its ongoing hunt for exoplanets that might resemble Earth and…
Lower calorie intake provides brain boost
A low caloric diet changes the chemistry in the brain, enhancing both cognitive performance and memory, a discovery which scientists…
Modern man emerged from Middle East, suggests elephantine evidence
The elephant – a huge package of protein that is easy to hunt – disappeared from the Middle East around…
Software maps evolution of musical taste to predict hits
Predicting the popularity of a pop song could be achieved by using state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms, say University of Bristol…
Smart bandage grows new blood vessels
Describing their work in the journal Advanced Materials, researchers say they have developed a bandage that actively stimulates and directs…
Protein discovered in semen “attracts HIV like a magnet”
The scientists at the Gladstone Institutes who discovered new protein fragments in semen that enhance the ability of HIV to…
Higgs boson: no news is God news
The Higgs boson, the elusive so-called “God particle” that gives other particles mass, is still proving to be elusive, with…
Automated Matrix-style learning demonstrated
A US-Japanese team of researchers have demonstrated a system that uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) feedback to attune a…
Freight trains a clear winner over trucks in CO2 emission stakes
A University of Wisconsin-Madison analysis of the emissions generated from shipping freight via truck or by train shows that shipping…
Tropical storms may be triggering earthquakes
University of Miami scientist Shimon Wdowinski (pictured) says that earthquakes – including the recent seismic events in Haiti and Taiwan…
Biologists hack cellular signaling to create eyes on-demand
By manipulating the natural bioelectrical communication signals that travel between cells, Tufts University scientists were able to trigger the growth…
Solar flares “sandblasting” the Moon
Solar storms remove a surprisingly large amount of material from the lunar surface, computer simulations have revealed, leading NASA scientists…
Springtime on Earth II
The Kepler space telescope has identified a large, rocky exoplanet with a surface temperature of about 22 degrees Celsius (72…
Warming climate supercharging parasite lifecycle
Schistocephalus solidus, a parasitic worm that infects fish, has been found to grow much more rapidly at higher temperatures, alarming…
Earthquakes and animal behavior: it’s in the water
For hundreds of years people have been reporting unusual animal behavior prior to earthquakes. Now, scientists say that it may…
Creative types more likely to cheat
While creativity helps people solve difficult problems, it also makes them more likely to cheat than less creative people, claims…
More evidence for environmental chemicals contributing to Parkinson’s disease
A new twin study has found a significant association between exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) and other chemicals used in dry…
Reality check for celebrity images proposed
Dartmouth College computer scientists have developed a program to automatically rank photographs based on the amount of retouching the picture…
Dreams shown to provide daily stress-busting therapy
A dream provides us with a form of overnight therapy, say University of California – Berkeley researchers who have discovered…
BPA levels in canned soup unexpectedly high
In one of the first studies to investigate levels of the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in canned food, Harvard researchers…
Forgetful? Blame your house
Everyone has experienced the frustration of entering a room and forgetting what we were planning to do in there. The…
Running the numbers on alien life
A multi-institute team of scientists have proposed a new method of assessing the likelihood of life on alien worlds (exoplanets)…
Bashed-in prehistoric skull hints at the invention of violence
A 126,000 year-old human cranium (pictured right) exhibiting signs of localized blunt force trauma could represent the earliest known incident…