To image leaky atmosphere, NASA rocket team heads north
Earth's atmosphere is leaking, but how does oxygen get the energy to escape to space? NASA's VISIONS-2 rocket will soon launch into the unique...
Why patients lie to their doctors
Up to 80 percent of those surveyed have lied to their doctor about information that could impact their health, including accurately describing their diet...
Switch for the regeneration of nerve cell insulation
An international research team has discovered a mechanism that regulates the regeneration of the insulating layer of neurites. This insulation coating, also referred to...
A new way to see stress — using supercomputers
Supercomputer simulations show that at the atomic level, material stress doesn't behave symmetrically. Widely-used atomic stress formulae significantly underestimate stress near stress concentrators such...
The Wizard of Oz most ‘influential’ film of all time according to network science
The Wizard of Oz, followed by Star Wars and Psycho, is identified as the most influential film of all time in a new study.
Clues to brain changes in depression
In new pre-clinical research, scientists at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM), led by Scott Thompson, PhD, Professor of Physiology, have identified...
Many diseases increase the risks of hip fracture surgery
Parkinson's disease, osteoarthritis, rheumatic diseases, alcoholism and mental health disorders increase the risk of surgical complications after a hip fracture surgery, a new study...
Towards a treatment for gluten intolerance
Celiac disease is a severe autoimmune disorder of the intestine. It occurs when people develop sensitivity to gluten, a substance found in wheat, rye,...
A new light on significantly faster computer memory devices
A team of scientists now has an explanation of how a particular phase-change memory (PCM) material can work one thousand times faster than current...
How you respond to drama depends on if you are a holistic or analytical...
Researchers showed volunteers the film My Sister's Keeper on a screen while the research subjects were lying down in an MRI scanner. The study...
