Magnetic ‘blueprints’ show brain at work
U. WARWICK (UK) — Technology developed for fusion plasma may also allow better noninvasive observation of brain activity. Continue…
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Health & Medicine - Oct 6, 2011 11:34 - 4 Comments
Depression unplugs brain’s ‘hate circuit’
U. WARWICK (UK) — A new study using MRI scans shows that depression affects several areas of the brain, including the one that controls feelings of hatred. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2011 15:47 - 0 Comments
Crystal takes temperatures to extremes
U. WARWICK (UK) — Researchers have developed a form of crystal that can deliver highly accurate temperature readings, ranging from -120 to +680 degrees centigrade. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 30, 2011 11:21 - 1 Comment
40 years later, solar wind problem solved
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists have explained the unusual observations of turbulence in solar wind made by the probe Mariner 5 in 1971. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 1, 2011 12:33 - 0 Comments
Survey: Religious UK youth support Muslims
U. WARWICK (UK) — Early results from a survey of 10,000 UK teens suggest churchgoing young Christians are more supportive of Muslim peers than their non-religious counterparts. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 15, 2011 11:06 - 1 Comment
‘Twisted’ solution to antimatter vs. matter
U. WARWICK (UK) — Physicists may have neglected the significant effect of our galaxy’s rotation on the pattern of how subatomic particles breakdown, a new study suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 29, 2011 15:54 - 7 Comments
130+ years of steadily increasing war
U. WARWICK (UK) — Economic growth and a proliferation of new countries have kept the frequency of war at a steady incline for the past century. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 17, 2011 12:17 - 0 Comments
Black hole eats star, spews light beam
U. WARWICK (UK) — A big, bright bang recorded by astronomers came from a distant black hole that ripped apart a star and blasted an energy beam to Earth. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 25, 2011 12:50 - 0 Comments
Double trouble: Feuding white dwarfs
U. WARWICK (UK) — Researchers have found an unusual double star system made up of feuding white dwarfs. Each star appears to be stripped down to just its helium. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 25, 2011 11:43 - 1 Comment
After 9/11, new crop of loyal Republicans
U. WARWICK (UK) — After the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, many new, young U.S. voters favored the Republican Party, a shift that has persisted for years, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 26, 2011 16:24 - 3 Comments
Infant cry-sleep linked to later behavior
U. WARWICK (UK) — Infants who have problems with persistent crying or with sleeping and/or feeding are far more likely to become children with significant behavioral problems, including ADHD. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 25, 2011 10:48 - 5 Comments
Higher suicide rates in happy places
U. WARWICK (UK) — New research confirms a little known and seemingly puzzling fact: Many happy countries have unusually high rates of suicide. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 19, 2011 13:44 - 0 Comments
Men leap, women look when deciding
U. WARWICK (UK) — When making judgements, men tend to see things in black and white, while women see them in shades of gray. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 21, 2011 10:53 - 1 Comment
All you need is love? Not if you’re royal
U. WARWICK (UK) — All may be fair in love and war, but for any regal unions following Prince William and Kate Middleton’s, it could be a bit more complicated. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 14, 2011 8:46 - 0 Comments
Graphene oxide benefit is a wash out
U. WARWICK (US) — Graphene oxide—long heralded because it is easier to make in bulk quantities at a lower cost than pure graphene—appears to have a downside: it’s solubility literally comes out in the wash. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 2, 2011 18:37 - 0 Comments
How to make seeds drink less water
U. WARWICK (UK) — Efforts to develop drought-resistant seeds are now focused on a protein long considered irrelevant. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 8, 2011 16:15 - 0 Comments
Early to bed is healthy and wise
U. WARWICK (UK) — Not getting enough sleep or having sleep interrupted can have serious, long-term effects on overall health, leading to stroke, heart attack, and cardiovascular disorders. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 4, 2011 13:24 - 2 Comments
Sun clouds explode with familiar ripple
U. WARWICK (UK) — Instabilities forming in clouds of material exploding from the Sun appear to have similarities to clouds in the Earth’s atmosphere. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 2, 2011 16:56 - 0 Comments
Piecemeal closures don’t ease epidemics
U. WARWICK (UK) — Widespread school closures are the only way to significantly curtail the spread of an epidemic, according to a new study that finds limited closures are ineffective at reducing strain placed on hospitals. (more…)
