Researchers find first link between intelligence and mating success
Researchers figure out how galaxies like the Milky Way formed
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The lowly appendix, long-regarded as a useless evolutionary artifact, won newfound respect two years ago when researchers proposed that it actually serves a critical function. The appendix, they said, is a safe haven where good bacteria could hang out until they were needed to repopulate the gut after a nasty case of diarrhea, for example.
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Different types of dementia show dissimilar changes in brain activity. A network mapping technique has been applied to EEG data obtained from patients with Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
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Scientists are reporting some unsettling news about homes in the residential areas of California. The typical home there — and probably elsewhere in the country — is an alarming and probably underestimated source of water pollution, according to a new study.
From 1995 to 2006 the rate of antibiotic prescriptions for acute respiratory tract infections decreased significantly, attributable in part to a decline in ambulatory visits for ear infections in young children, according to a new study. But prescription rates for broad spectrum antibiotics, namely azithromycin and quinolones, increased substantially during the study period.
Quantum mechanics and Einstein’s theory of general relativity are both extremely accurate theories of how the universe works, but all attempts to combine the two into a unified theory have ended in failure. Now physicists have found a way to carry out a new set of gravity calculations with the help of an older theory [...]
A new study may shed light on how to increase the level and quality of activity in the elderly. Researchers found that gene therapy with a proven “longevity” gene energized mice during exercise, and might be applicable to humans in the future.