Month: July 2013
Face Identification Accuracy is in the Eye (and Brain) of the Beholder, UCSB Researchers Say
Bottom image: When identifying someone, most humans tend to look first just below the eyes, toward the midline of the…
Studies Suggest New Key to “Switching Off” Hypertension
A team of University of California, San Diego researchers has designed new compounds that mimic those naturally used by the…
Study: No Link Between Mercury Exposure and Autism-like Behaviors
The potential impact of exposure to low levels of mercury on the developing brain – specifically by women consuming fish…
URMC Contributes to Landmark Study on Origins of Congenital Heart Disease
In a first-of-its-kind study published in the journal Nature, scientists identified a group of gene mutations that may be behind…
Oxygen—key to most life—decelerates many cancer tumors when combined with radiation therapy
A multidisciplinary team at UT Southwestern Medical Center has found that measuring the oxygenation of tumors can be a valuable…
Computer smart as a 4-year-old
Artificial and natural knowledge researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have IQ-tested one of the best available artificial…
Silicon oxide memories transcend a hurdle
A scanning electron microscope image shows details of a 1-kilobit crossbar memory array designed and built at Rice University using…
When AIDS viruses are transmitted despite treatment
While antiretroviral drugs offer an efficient means of preventing the replication of HIV in the blood, shedding of HIV may…