Month: October 2017

Tuomas Vaura's doctoral dissertation describes the academic debate on the psychology of the Incarnation during the 13th and early 14th ...

Study shows voting does not reduce crime

A new study casts doubt on a promising application of the timeworn theory -- posited by thinkers such as Rousseau, ...

MSU biologists discovered the pathways of groups of the lophophore

Credit: Aleksander Semenov Scientists from Moscow State University have proved that lophophorates - the invertebrates with special tentacular apparatus - ...

INRS to upgrade its tomography and ultrafast dynamic imaging facilities

Studying geological reservoirs in near "real world" conditions, monitoring the behavior of hydrocarbons around sea ice, better understanding how chemical ...

System could let thousands of researchers contribute to data analysis projects

In the analysis of big data sets, the first step is usually the identification of "features" -- data points with ...

New blood test developed to diagnose ovarian cancer

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence to develop a ...

Understudied racial minority groups show alarmingly high rates of obesity and diabetes

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - Some of the smallest and historically neglected racial groups in the United States experience far more obesity, ...

Internists support CMS on its patients over paperwork and meaningful measures initiative

Washington (Oct. 31 2017)--In a letter sent today to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma, ...

MSU biologists discovered the pathwaysof groups of the lophophore

Credit: Aleksander Semenov Scientists from Moscow State University have proved that lophophorates - the invertebrates with special tentacular apparatus - ...

After Harvey: Scientists study changes in Galveston Bay

Credit: University of Houston The epic flooding from Hurricane Harvey has gotten most of the attention, but scientists say the ...

Traffic signal countdown timers lead to improved driver responses

Countdown timers that let motorists know when a traffic light will go from green to yellow lead to safer responses ...

HRL receives IARPA award for curved infrared image sensors

Credit: HRL Laboratories HRL Laboratories, LLC, announced it has received an award from the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA), ...

Mini-microscopes reveal brain circuitry behind social behavior

Credit: Catherine Dulac Lab Tiny microscopes mounted on mice's heads have given researchers a peek into the neural circuitry of ...

Mini-strokes can be ‘ominous prelude’ to catastrophic strokes

Each year, more than 200,000 Americans experience mini-strokes called transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). Patients suffer stroke-like symptoms such as paralysis ...

After Harvey: Scientists study changes in Balveston Bay

Credit: University of Houston The epic flooding from Hurricane Harvey has gotten most of the attention, but scientists say the ...

More money, education only makes discrimination worse for minorities

Credit: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio - Upwardly mobile blacks and Hispanics are more likely to experience racial discrimination than ...

Researchers to develop real-world advance care planning program with nursing homes

Credit: IU Center for Aging Research INDIANAPOLIS -- The National Institute on Aging has awarded two researchers at IUPUI a ...

Former Tennessee State 4-H director inducted into National 4-H Hall of Fame

Credit: Photo courtesy UTIA. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Of the four "H's" in 4-H - head, heart, hands and health - ...

CU Boulder team selected to build satellite to study ‘evaporating’ planets

Credit: NASA Oct. 31, 2017 -- A team led by the University of Colorado Boulder has been selected to build ...

RUDN University researcher found out what happens to organic matter on rice fields