|  Martian moon samples will probably have bits of Mars too  | Researchers have helped to confirm the idea that the surface of Phobos contains tons of dust, soil, and rock blown off the Martian surface by large projectile impacts. That means a sample-return mission planned by the Russian space agency could sample two celestial bodies for the price of one. | Read More » How Zinc Starves Lethal Bacteria to Stop Infection  | Researchers have found that zinc can 'starve' one of the world's most deadly bacteria by preventing its uptake of an essential metal. | Read More » 'Saving our Fish' needs more than ban on discarding  | Banning the practice of throwing unmarketable or over-quota fish back into the sea is just one of the measures needed to deliver sustainable fisheries, according to new research. | Read More » Exercise during pregnancy gives newborn brain development head start  | As little as 20 minutes of moderate exercise three times per week during pregnancy enhances the newborn child's brain development, according to researchers. This head-start could have an impact on the child's entire life. | Read More » Cause of genetic disorder found in 'dark matter' of DNA  | Pancreatic agenesis results in babies being born without a pancreas, leaving them with a lifetime of diabetes and problems digesting food. In a breakthrough for genetic research, scientists found that the condition is most commonly caused by mutations in a newly identified gene regulatory element in a remote part of the genome, which can now be explored thanks to advances in genetic sequencing. | Read More » Why young adults return to parental home  | Researchers have identified key 'turning-points' in young adults' lives that influence whether or not they return to the parental home. They have found that factors such as leaving full-time education, unemployment, or a relationship break-up, are highly significant in whether young people go back to living with their parents. | Read More » What are you scared of?  | What do bullies and sex have in common? Based on work by scientists, it seems that the same part of the brain reacts to both. The researchers found that – at least in mice – different types of fear are processed by different groups of neurons, even if the animals act out those fears in the same way. The findings could have implications for addressing phobias and panic attacks in humans. | Read More » When care is omitted – new research on a taboo topic  | Registered nurses in hospitals often lack the time for nursing care activities, such as comfort or talk with patients or educating patients and relatives. A study shows that all European countries are affected, but variability in these and other important aspects of nursing care between and within countries was found. | Read More » Reduced cognitive control in passionate lovers  | People who are in love are less able to focus and to perform tasks that require attention. | Read More » Biosensor could help detect brain injuries during heart surgery  | Engineers and cardiology experts have teamed up to develop a fingernail-sized biosensor that could alert doctors when serious brain injury occurs during heart surgery. | Read More » Bacteria may allow animals to send quick, voluminous messages  | Twitter clips human thoughts to a mere 140 characters. Animals' scent posts may be equally as short, relatively speaking, yet they convey an encyclopedia of information about the animals that left them. Researcher now show that the detailed scent posts of hyenas are, in part, products of symbiotic bacteria, microbes that have a mutually beneficial relationship with their hosts. | Read More » An intersection of math and biology: Clams and snails inspire robotic diggers and crawlers  | Engineering has always taken cues from biology. Natural organisms and systems have done well at evolving to perform tasks and achieve objectives within the limits set by nature and physics. That is one of the reasons engineers are studying snails. Snails can move in any direction -- horizontally, vertically, and upside down -- on various surfaces, be it sand, shells, tree barks or slick walls and smooth glass. One of the reasons for this is the sticky substance on their underbellies, which acts as a powerful lubricant and reduces friction during movement. | Read More » | |
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