Fasting slows spread of cancer
USC (US) — Cancer in animals appears less resilient, judging by a study that found chemotherapy drugs work better when combined with cycles of short, severe fasting. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Oct 14, 2010 11:28 - 6 Comments
No breaking curveball? Say it ain’t so
USC (US) — No pitcher can make a curveball “break” or a fastball “rise.” What hitters—and fans—think they see is simply an illusion, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 13, 2010 9:54 - 2 Comments
Microbes grow electrifying whiskers
USC (US) — Some bacteria grow electrical hairs, known as nanowires, that let them link up in big biological circuits. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 18, 2010 13:57 - 0 Comments
When do newborns first feel cold?
USC (US)—Cold sensing neural circuits in newborn mice take around two weeks to become fully active, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 3, 2010 11:12 - 0 Comments
Mantle flow can move mountains
USC (US)—If tectonic plate collisions cause volcanic eruptions, why do some volcanoes erupt far from a plate boundary? (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 25, 2010 11:11 - 0 Comments
Tax loophole for ‘well-tuned’ oysters
USC (US)—In physical, as in financial growth, it’s not what you make but what you keep that counts. That’s true of oysters and other slow-growing animals that appear to waste energy in two specific ways: They make too much of some protein building blocks and expend energy disposing of the excess. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 27, 2010 15:54 - 5 Comments
Empathy is like music to the ears
USC (US)—People who can change intonation when they speak—like those who use upspeak to make a statement sound like a question—may have superior empathy, according to a new study. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 8, 2009 18:25 - 0 Comments
Signs of stress may help predict quakes
USC (US)—Researchers are testing a new method of predicting earthquakes. The forecasting model developed by Danijel Schorlemmer of the University of Southern California aims to predict the rough size and location of future quakes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 23, 2009 13:15 - 0 Comments
West Bank map could inform peace talks
USC (US)—A team of American, Israeli, and Palestinian experts has developed the first map detailing 40 years of Israeli archeological activity in the West Bank and Jerusalem—much of it never publicly disclosed. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 9, 2009 13:54 - 0 Comments
Keeps whites white and living cells on time
USC (US)—If a circadian rhythm is like an orchestra—the united expression of the rhythms of millions of cells—hydrogen peroxide may serve as the conductor, or at least as the baton. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2009 16:56 - 1 Comment
Break of curveball in eye of batter?
USC (US)—The answer to the question of whose curveball breaks harder—that of the Yankees’ A.J. Burnett or the Phillies’ Cole Hamels—may be neither. (more…)
