The Use Of Emotions Can (Also) Be Learned, According To A Twin Study
Whether you suppress your emotions or look at them from a different angle to make them less painful depends to varying degrees on the genes,…
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Monthly Archive: September 2018
Game Theory Tells Us How To Efficiently Use Institutions For Governing The Commons
Cooperation is imperative when humans deal with the consequence of collective actions, such as global warming, overfishing, or preserving natural resources. However, the collapse of…
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The Bitter-Sweet Symphony Of Cancer: Integrins And Glycans
In the United States, half of all women and one-third of all men will develop cancer in their lifetime. A similar rate has been reported…
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Agricultural Mechanization: Why It Matters
The rural population involved in agriculture is aging at a faster rate compared to the urban population. Migration, lack of interest, and resources have contributed…
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Study Implies Active Ingredient In Roundup May Be Responsible For Decline Of Honeybee Populations
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the herbicide known as Roundup, and one of the most widely used weed killers in the world. A new…
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Experimental Electrical Stimulation Helps Paralyzed People Regain Motion
The experimental application of electrical stimulation has let some people who are paralyzed regain motion. Two different research groups recently demonstrated that the electrical stimulation…
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Shungite: A Lustrous Black Mineraloid
Shungite is a lightweight yet hard stone with a deep black finish. Shungite is also a specific form of carbon that is created by the…
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miR-218-5p As A New Player In Uterine Vascular Transformation During Pregnancy
The placenta is a transient organ that serves as the interface between the fetus and the mother. It has a multitude of critical roles in…
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Dismantling Assumptions About Grassland Degradation On The Tibetan Plateau
The Tibetan Plateau supports a vast expanse of rolling meadows and grassy steppes that are nearly 3 miles (4,500 meters or 14,700 feet), on average,…
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Protecting Neurons From The Effects Of Parkinson’s Disease
In our recent manuscript entitled Downregulation of SNCA expression by targeted editing of DNA-methylation: A potential strategy for precision therapy in PD, recently published in the journal Molecular…
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A Wearable Sensor That Monitors Sweat For Alcohol And Glucose Levels
In recent times, wearable sensors have provided users with the opportunity of seamless monitoring of the body’s vital parameters and disease symptoms in a time-controlled…
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