Alcoholic mice live to drink
INDIANA U. (US) — A new line of mice, bred to prefer alcohol over all other beverages, is expected to offer insight into the role genetics and lifestyle play in alcoholism. Continue…
Wednesday, December 14, 2011 12:10 - 2 Comments
Earth & Environment - Jul 25, 2011 14:46 - 0 Comments
Mercury leaves first footprint in soil
INDIANA U. (US) — Mercury’s first step toward contaminating watersheds and the fish that swim in them can be found in the soil surrounding coal-fired power plants in industrialized cities. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2011 11:35 - 1 Comment
In aviation and medicine, safety first
INDIANA U. (US) — An essential piece missing from the health care puzzle is communication between doctor and patient, particularly when complex information is being relayed in stressful situations. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 18, 2010 9:49 - 0 Comments
Technology ferrets out food pathogens
INDIANA U. (US) — A new approach that uses machine learning to detect harmful bacteria in food will allow for better identification of known—and unknown—classes of food pathogens. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 14, 2010 17:15 - 0 Comments
Virtual appearance matters to men
INDIANA U. (US)—In a recent study, men’s decisions were strongly affected by certain appearance aspects of computer-generated women, such as jerky movements, while women’s decisions were not. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 17, 2010 11:43 - 0 Comments
Why some teens start having sex (again)
INDIANA U. (US)—The reason a teen girl resumes having sex after a period of abstinence depends largely on the length of the abstinence and why she became abstinent in the first place. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2010 17:13 - 1 Comment
Gene linked to puzzling disorder in Amish kids
INDIANA U. (US)—Researchers have identified the recessive gene that causes a newly recognized autoimmune disorder affecting Amish children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 17, 2009 12:47 - 1 Comment
Salamanders offer lesson in regrowing limbs
INDIANA (US)—A salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans. (more…)
