Humans
We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.
- Health & Medicine
Tired, sure, but is it from Lyme disease or chronic fatigue?
A scan of proteins in spinal fluid reveals distinct signatures for these two conditions, offering hope for better diagnosis and possibly treatment.
- Humans
Mafia informants fail acid test
Tests of sulfuric acid on pig carcasses cast doubts on Mafia claims of dissolving murder victims in a matter of minutes.
- Health & Medicine
Cell phones may affect brain metabolism
Activity increases near phones pressed to users' ears, a new study finds.
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- Tech
Model copes with chaos to deliver relief
A computer program can get supplies to disaster areas efficiently even when the transportation system is part of the problem.
- Humans
Justifying research, basic or otherwise
A neuroscience panel at the annual AAAS meeting is asked to weigh in on the value of curiosity-driven, versus applied, investigations
- Humans
Some kids’ remorseless road to later conduct problems
A callous, unemotional style in a small proportion of 7-year-olds heralds years of severe misconduct.
- Psychology
Bilingual babies cue in to languages
Babies exposed to two native tongues gain an early advantage in recognizing different languages.
- Humans
Sweeps weak in human evolution
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the rapid spread of beneficial mutations has been relatively rare in the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens, a new study shows.
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- Life
Hibernation mystery
Somehow overwintering bears slow their metabolic rates far more than their slightly decreased body temperatures would predict.
- Health & Medicine
Saving preemies’ vision
A drug designed to fight cancer also may thwart aberrant blood vessel growth in the eyes of babies born preterm, a study finds.
