Science

Aggressive boys tend to develop into physically stronger teens

Feb 27, 2015 PM EST

Boys who show aggressive tendencies develop greater physical strength as teenagers than boys who are not aggressive, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

Research shows Asian herb holds promise as treatment for Ebola virus disease

Feb 26, 2015 PM EST

New research that focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate is being published February 27, 2015, in the journal Science.

Study shows less aggressive behavior toward strangers in autism spectrum disorder model

Feb 25, 2015 PM EST

While aggression toward caregivers and peers is a challenge faced by many individuals and families dealing with autism, there has been much speculation in the media over the possibility of generally heightened aggression in those diagnosed with autis..

Climate science literacy unrelated to public acceptance of human-caused global warming

Feb 23, 2015 PM EST

Deep public divisions over climate change are unrelated to differences in how well ordinary citizens understand scientific evidence on global warming.

Newborn neurons in the adult brain may help us adapt to the environment

Feb 22, 2015 PM EST

The discovery that the human brain continues to produce new neurons in adulthood challenged a major dogma in the field of neuroscience, but the role of these neurons in behavior and cognition is still not clear.

Teens increasingly sleep deprived

Feb 22, 2015 PM EST

Sufficient sleep is critical for adolescent health, yet the number of hours slept per night has decreased among teenagers in the United States over the last 20 years.

Reducing energy efficiency boosts calorie burning in muscle

Feb 20, 2015 PM EST

What started as an evolutionary protection against starvation has become a biological "bad joke" for people who need to lose weight.

Genetic evidence shows penguins have 'bad taste'

Feb 18, 2015 PM EST

Penguins apparently can't enjoy or even detect the savory taste of the fish they eat or the sweet taste of fruit.

Medication therapy can increase long-term success for smokers who want to cut back first, study find

Feb 17, 2015 AM EST

A study of more than 1,500 cigarette smokers who were not ready to quit smoking but were willing to cut back on cigarette consumption and combine their approach with varenicline (Chantix) increased their long-term success of quitting smoking.

Human neural stem cells restore cognitive functions impaired by chemotherapy

Feb 15, 2015 PM EST

Human neural stem cell treatments are showing promise for reversing learning and memory deficits after chemotherapy, according to UC Irvine researchers.

Scientists Develops New Weapon in the War Against Flu Pandemics and Pneumonia

Feb 14, 2015 PM EST

Singapore - Scientists from NTU Singapore, the world's No. 1 young university, have developed an antibody which boosts the survival chances for patients suffering from influenza and pneumonia.

'Virtual virus' unfolds the flu on a CPU

Feb 08, 2015 PM EST

By combining experimental data from X-ray crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, cryoelectron microscopy and lipidomics (the study of cellular lipid networks), researchers at the University of Oxford have built a complete model of the outer envelope of a..

We're all going to die; DNA strands on the end of our chromosomes hint when

Feb 06, 2015 PM EST

BYU biologist Jonathan Alder has a startling secret he doesn't freely share: he knows when most of us are going to die.

Tiny termites can hold back deserts by creating oases of plant life

Feb 05, 2015 PM EST

Termites might not top the list of humanity's favorite insects, but new research suggests that their large dirt mounds are crucial to stopping the spread of deserts into semi-arid ecosystems and agricultural lands.

Choosing a cell phone, prescription drug plan or new car? Read this first

Feb 03, 2015 PM EST

Having more choices is generally considered a good thing - until you actually have to choose that one cell phone, one prescription drug plan or one car model from among a dozen or so options. Economists call that problem choice overload, and the frus..