Posts Tagged ‘Cornell University’
Hungry shoppers buy more junk food
CORNELL (US) — Skipping meals before going to the grocery store can sabotage your shopping—and your diet—according to new research. Continue…
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 16:02 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 16:04 - 0 Comments
Hundreds of possible ways to starve cancer
COLUMBIA U. (US) — An analysis of gene expression from 22 types of tumors has come up with hundreds of potential drug targets that could cut off cancer’s fuel supply. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 15:25 - 0 Comments
Baby immune cells are born ready to fight
CORNELL (US) — Found in newborns, small populations of preprogrammed immune cells can fight specific pathogens that they have never encountered. (more…)
Top Stories - May 3, 2013 9:34 - 0 Comments
Watch squishy creatures evolve to run
CORNELL (US) — A computer algorithm shows virtual “softbots” evolving muscle-like features and teaching themselves to walk. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 29, 2013 10:41 - 4 Comments
Happy heads may get better sleep
CORNELL (US) — When a person’s happiness swings widely in reaction to the good and bad things that happen during the day, sleep can suffer. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 26, 2013 12:20 - 1 Comment
Tiny meteoroids pummel Saturn’s rings
CORNELL (US) — Saturn takes a beating from small meteoroids around a half-inch to several yards in size that break into streams of rubble and crash into its rings, according to images taken by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 18, 2013 6:47 - 0 Comments
Massive star factory in early universe
CALTECH (US) — Astronomers have found a star-generating galaxy that existed billions of years earlier than expected possible, churning out 2,000 times more stars than the Milky Way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 3:52 - 0 Comments
No ‘quick fix’ to reduce hospital readmissions
PENN STATE (US) — Medical providers need to create networks of collaboration in order to lower patients’ risk of being readmitted to the hospital, researchers say. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 16:04 - 0 Comments
Frequent moves tough on poor children
CORNELL (US) — Children who move three or more times before they turn five have more behavioral problems than their peers—but only if they are from low-income families, a new study reports. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 14, 2013 10:27 - 4 Comments
Bumble bee loss threatens food security
RUTGERS (US) — Wild pollinators are just as important, and often more efficient, at pollinating crops than domestic honey bee colonies, but bumble bee colonies are vanishing. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2013 16:53 - 0 Comments
Gene x3 helps corn grow in acidic soil
U. FLORIDA (US) — A genetic variation makes it possible for corn to grow in soil that contains high levels of aluminum, a chemical that is toxic to many plants. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 8, 2013 7:51 - 0 Comments
Stem cells point to origin of deadly ovarian cancer
CORNELL (US) — An aggressive form of ovarian cancer most likely originates in stem cells located in a layer of tissue that links the ovary to the rest of the body. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 25, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Sex life of plants can alter their defenses
CORNELL (US) — The evolution of a plant’s defense system is tied to the method the plant uses to mate, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 22, 2013 8:18 - 9 Comments
Artificial ear from 3D printer looks very real
CORNELL (US) — Researchers have printed an artificial 3D ear in the lab that looks and acts like the real thing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 20, 2013 11:30 - 0 Comments
‘Dr. Google’ can ease cancer confusion
CORNELL / U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — When it comes to cancer, the Internet can actually clarify misinformation rather than fuel fatalistic fears, a new study finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 13:38 - 0 Comments
Genetic test fails to show Alzheimer’s risk
CORNELL (US) — Genetic testing can predict the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment in healthy people, but not the likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease, researchers say. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2013 8:50 - 1 Comment
Traces of ancient lungs in fish bladders
CORNELL (US) — New research that uses computed tomography (CT) technology goes a long way toward showing that lungs and gas bladders in fish are variations of the same organ. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 7, 2013 15:54 - 0 Comments
To save wild canids, start with a puppy
CORNELL (US) — Scientists report the western hemisphere’s first dog born from a frozen embryo, an advance that could help save endangered species. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 28, 2013 16:06 - 1 Comment
Breast cancer cells roll, stick, and spread
CORNELL (US) — Inflammation creates a “positive feedback loop” that encourages breast cancer cells to adhere and metastasize, researchers find. (more…)
