Gene ‘dose’ may be key to autism
Overexpression of a gene involved in the regulation of anxiety and social behavior may be “fundamentally related” to the core social features of autism...
News In Brief: Lipstick smudges reveal their identity
This article was first published on ScienceNews by Rachel EhrenbergWASHINGTON — Discerning one lipstick from the next can be tough for consumers but it’s...
Brain May Treat Wheelchair as Part of the Body
The brains of disabled people adjust to a wheelchair and treat it as an extension of their body, essentially replacing limbs that don't function...
Brain Scans May Explain Thinking, Memory Problems in Some MS Patients
Besides problems with gait and vision, people who have multiple sclerosis often complain they have trouble remembering things, and now new research may explain...
Smokers would quit with electronic cigarettes
One third of smokers say, in a University of Canterbury survey, they would use a nicotine electronic cigarette to quit now, if it was available.Smokers sampled...
Stressed proteins can cause blood clots for hours
Physicists probe stress-induced changes in clot-forming proteinHOUSTON — (March 5, 2013) — New research from Rice University, Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and...
Lessons from cockroaches could inform robotics
ANN ARBOR—Running cockroaches start to recover from being shoved sideways before their dawdling nervous system kicks in to tell their legs what to do,...
NASA puts new spin on black holes
Scientists in the US have successfully used a new NASA telescope to help improve our understanding of how black holes and galaxies evolve. Using...
Mobile phones can make us healthier, researcher tells AAAS audience
More than 6 billion people worldwide (including almost 400 million in the United States) now carry mobile phones, which could be used to enhance...
Bioengineers print ears that look and act like the real thing
Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear that looks and acts like a natural ear, giving new hope to thousands of children...
