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Charity begins with me

11/03/2013

Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be a universal response among people in both impoverished countries and rich nations, according to new research...

Natural Antibiotic

09/03/2013

Sweaty it out: an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced by our skin when we sweat, is a highly efficient tool to fight tuberculosis germs and other dangerous bugs....

Flu cure is here?

06/03/2013

Flu Cure : A new drug has been proven to be effective in preventing the spread of different strains of influenza in laboratory models – including resistant strains of the flu virus....

Adult Choices: Fruit presentation in School Lunchrooms

02/03/2013

In the lunchrooms , changes were implemented to improve the convenience and attractiveness of fruits and vegetables and make the selection of fruits and vegetables seem standard through verbal cues...

Don’t Ask Dad about Drugs

01/03/2013

Parents talking about their own drug use to children could be detrimental as children respond better to antidrug messages when parents don't disclose past drug use....

Miscarriage and War Stress

28/02/2013

Rocket attacks in Sderot, Israel significantly increase the likelihood of miscarriages, according to a new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers....

Stretchy Battery Completed

27/02/2013

Work completed on a rechargeable stretchy battery that can twist and bend -- and return to normal shape...

Snow Globe: Climate Change Shake Up

27/02/2013

A new climate change model predicts an increase in snowfall for the Earth's polar regions and highest altitudes, but an overall drop in snowfall for the globe, as carbon dioxide levels rise over the...

Alcohol Abusers’ Depression Related to Drinking

24/02/2013

Experts have long known that heavy drinking can spur temporary episodes of depression—what's known as "substance-induced depression."...

“Cities can cut greenhouse emissions by 70%”

21/02/2013

Cities around the world can significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by implementing aggressive but practical policy changes....

New Bomb Detection Technique Discovered

20/02/2013

Explosive breakthrough in research on molecular recognition as researchers discover new bomb detection technique....

Name-brand or generic?

16/02/2013

Name-Brand or generic: Conservatives and liberals don't just differ when it comes to politics, they may also make different purchases at the grocery store. ...

Mental Health Infrastructure Forgets Youth

14/02/2013

Mental health facilities that provide outpatient specialty services for youth are a critical element of the mental health care infrastructure, especially for youth who are uninsured or publically...

Shark Attacks : Florida Leads

12/02/2013

In the case of a shark attack, researchers advise taking a proactive response, such as hitting the shark's nose, since they respect size and power....

Cats and Kids: the tale of Epilepsy

11/02/2013

Research shows cats and human have a similar form of epilepsy. ...

GM Tobacco Plants Treat Rabies

10/02/2013

Smoking tobacco might be bad for your health, but a genetically altered version of the plant might provide a relatively inexpensive cure for the deadly rabies virus....

Global warming less extreme than feared?

05/02/2013

Global warming less extreme than feared? Internationally renowned climate researcher Caroline Leck of Stockholm University has evaluated the Norwegian project and is enthusiastic....

30% of teen girls report meeting online friends

29/01/2013

Study highlights special risk faced by abused and neglected online teen girls. ...

Single Women, Sex and Colonial Religion

27/01/2013

Research reveals how single women shaped the religious culture of colonial Latin America...

The most surreal science article ever.

26/01/2013

transposable elements, or jumping genes, which are largely idle in mammals...

Babies learn In Utero

22/01/2013

Babies only hours old are able to differentiate between sounds from their native language and a foreign language....

How to treat heat like light

21/01/2013

New approach using nanoparticle alloys allows heat to be focused or reflected just like electromagnetic waves...

Galactic geysers fuelled by star stuff

20/01/2013

Seen from Earth, but invisible to the human eye, the outflows stretch about two-thirds across the sky from horizon to horizon....

Playing Sport for Fun

19/01/2013

To protect against injuries, young athletes may need to play more just for fun...

Girls better at school, worse at tests

14/01/2013

Why do girls get better grades in elementary school than boys—even when they perform worse on standardized tests?...

Let crying babes lie

13/01/2013

Let crying babes lie: Study supports notion of leaving infants to cry themselves back to sleep...

Magnetic fields created before the first stars

12/01/2013

"No one knows how magnets work!" - Bochum physicist calculates field strengths in the early universe...

The Benefits Cap: Four Things We Have Learned

12/01/2013

The Conservatives’ only hope is an improvement in economic growth, and as their actions have cut rather than encouraged consumer spending, this grows ever more unlikely....