The Price Of Loneliness Is Sleep, Not Only In Twins
Scientists have found a connection between loneliness and sleep disorders in adolescents. One group, in particular, was at risk. Humans are social beings. If they…
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Monthly Archive: October 2018
Platelets Are Crucial Regulators Of Tumor Growth And Metastasis
Platelets are anucleate components of the blood, which are derived from megakaryocytes in the bone marrow. Platelets are necessary for hemostasis, a process which causes…
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Homo Sapiens May Have Inherited Defenses Against RNA Viruses From Neanderthals
Though it was once thought that the evolution of the human species was a linear progression from ape-like ancestor to modern humans, recent findings have…
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Morphodynamic Profiling: Frequency Spectra Encode Cellular Signaling States
Cell shape (morphology) and its temporal variation (morphodynamics) are the phenotypic outcomes of many cellular processes, including migration, tissue organization, proliferation, differentiation, and death. Thus,…
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Diverse Forests Can Absorb More Carbon Than Single Species Forests, Study Finds
A recent study carried out in Eastern China has found that forests full of diverse species of trees are capable of absorbing twice as much…
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“Ripples” Of Hippocampal Activity Help Consolidate Memories During Sleep
By now, it is commonly accepted in the scientific community that sleep is a necessary part of memory formation and consolidation. Over a century of…
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Marine Microbe Enables Electrically-Mediated Reduction Of CO2
The combustion of fossil fuels by humans contributes to the elevated concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide, facilitating climate change. In 2017, the transportation sector released…
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List Of Geometric Shapes And Their Names
One of the properties of objects that geometry studies is their shape. The geometric shapes and their names below give you a general sense of what…
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Social Behaviors In Newly-Hatched Tortoises
Monday morning, London tube. Standing there, in a crowd of hundreds, your mind goes to your plans for the day, your morning appointments, errands to…
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Color-Coded Periodic Table
The color-coded periodic table is a tabular representation of the different chemical elements. Elements in the periodic table can be color-coded together according to atomic…
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List Of Animal Names
You’ve surely heard of common animal names like rats, dolphins, rabbits, apes, ducks, pigs and snakes. However, what follows are a list of animals with…
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