| How can I tell if they're lying? Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:26 AM PST Sarcasm, white lies and teasing can be difficult to identify for those with certain disorders. For those who suffer from diseases like Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, or neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism spectrum disorder, identifying white lies may be even harder. But new video inventory may help, say researchers. |
| Don't forget plankton in climate change models, says study Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Globally, phytoplankton absorb as much carbon dioxide as tropical rainforests and so understanding the way they respond to a warming climate is crucial, say scientists. |
| Cognitive behavior therapy can help overcome fear of the dentist Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Cognitive behavioral therapy could help many people with a dental phobia overcome their fear of visiting the dentist and enable them to receive dental treatment without the need to be sedated, according to a new study. |
| White matter damage caused by 'skunk-like' cannabis, study shows Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST Smoking high potency 'skunk-like' cannabis can damage a crucial part of the brain responsible for communication between the two brain hemispheres, according to a new study. |
| Personally tailored diabetes care reduces mortality in women, but not men, study suggests Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:23 AM PST A follow-up study to assess the effects of personally tailored diabetes care in general practice has revealed that such care reduces mortality (both all-cause and diabetes-related), in women, but not men. |
| Extreme heatwaves may hit Europe in the short term Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:19 AM PST Regional climate projections for the two coming decades (2021-2040) suggest enhanced probability of heatwaves anywhere in Europe, which would be comparable or greater than the Russian heatwave in 2010 - the worst since 1950 - according to a new article. Using an improved heatwave index, the article also ranks the 10 record-breaking heatwaves that have struck the continent in the last 65 years. |
| Instrument to measure brand embarrassment developed by economists Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:19 AM PST Whether people wear T-shirts with a big logo of a brand depends on a person's "brand embarrassment tendency" (BET). Embarrassment is an intense, negative emotion and it derives from worrying about the possibility of other peoples' negative judgement about oneself. Economists have developed an instrument to measure this brand embarrassment and have found that embarrassing clothing is not only a problem of insecure teenagers. In addition the measuring tool can be used to assess the 'embarrassment potential' of a particular brand. |
| New, presumably tick-borne bacterium discovered in an Austrian fox Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:19 AM PST Ticks can transmit various diseases to people and animals. Some well-known diseases spread by ticks include tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and Lyme disease. Researchers are hot on the trail of pathogens carried by ticks. The parasitologists recently discovered a new form of the bacterium Candidatus Neoehrlichia in a red fox from the Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The pathogen might also be transmittable to humans, they warn. |
| Even the elderly can recover from a severe traumatic brain injury Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:19 AM PST Even patients over the age of 75 may recover from severe traumatic brain injury, suggests new research. This is the first study to describe the results of surgically treated elderly patients with acute subdural hematomas. |
| Rapid plankton growth in ocean seen as sign of carbon dioxide loading Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:17 AM PST A microscopic marine alga is thriving in the North Atlantic to an extent that defies scientific predictions, suggesting swift environmental change as a result of increased carbon dioxide in the ocean. |
| Scientists get first glimpse of black hole eating star, ejecting high-speed flare Posted: 27 Nov 2015 07:17 AM PST An international team of astrophysicists has for the first time witnessed a star being swallowed by a black hole and ejecting a flare of matter moving at nearly the speed of light. |
| Rapid plankton growth in ocean seen as sign of carbon dioxide loading Posted: 26 Nov 2015 01:50 PM PST A microscopic marine alga is thriving in the North Atlantic to an extent that defies scientific predictions, suggesting swift environmental change as a result of increased carbon dioxide in the ocean. |
| Molecular trigger for cerebral cavernous malformation identified Posted: 26 Nov 2015 07:43 AM PST Researchers in Italy, Germany and the United States have identified a regulatory protein crucial for the development of cerebral cavernous malformation -- a severe and incurable disease mainly affecting the brain microvasculature. The results show that the KLF4 protein plays a central role in the development of CCM lesions. |
| Immunotherapy for type 1 diabetes deemed safe in first US trial Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:37 AM PST Patients experienced no serious adverse reactions after receiving infusions of as many as 2.6 billion cells that had been specially selected to protect the body's ability to produce insulin, report scientists and physicians at the end of a trial focused on a new type 1 diabetes immunotherapy approach. |
| Seasonal monarch butterfly migrations may help lower infection levels Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Seasonal migrations may help lower infection levels in wild North American monarch butterfly populations, according to a new study. The authors posit that these results combined with recent observations of sedentary, winter-breeding monarch populations in the southern U.S. indicate that the shifts from migratory to sedentary behavior may lead to greater infection for North American monarchs. |
| Discovery could open door to frozen preservation of tissues, whole organs Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST A new approach to 'vitrification,' or ice-free cryopreservation, has been discovered, which could ultimately allow a much wider use of extreme cold to preserve tissues and even organs for later use. |
| NTDs disproportionately found in areas of poverty in Islamic Nations Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST The Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation is an inter-governmental organization of 57 Muslim-majority countries with a mission to promote human rights and advance science and technology development. A newly published review examines the current state of neglected tropical diseases in OIC countries and how this corresponds to human development and poverty. |
| New strategy discovered for treating arthritis Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Arthritis patients could one day benefit from a novel form of medicine, according to researchers. Their early study indicates that arthritic cartilage, previously thought to be impenetrable to therapies, could be treated by a patient's own 'microvesicles' that are able to travel into cartilage cells and deliver therapeutic agents. |
| Two-thirds of studies on 'psychosocial' treatments fail to declare conflicts of interest Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST The creators of commercially sold counseling programs increasingly profit from public health services across the world. However, a new study on the evidence basis for some of the market leaders reveals that serious conflicts of interest across the majority of the research go habitually undisclosed. |
| Eggshell porosity can be used to infer the type of nest built by extinct archosaurs Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Extinct archosaurs' eggshell porosity may be used as a proxy for predicting covered or exposed nest types, according to a new study. |
| Cichlid fish view unfamiliar faces longer, from further distance than familiar faces Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Fish viewed digital models with unfamiliar fish faces longer and from a further distance than models with familiar faces, according to a new study. |
| Insect DNA extracted, sequenced from black widow spider web Posted: 25 Nov 2015 11:36 AM PST Scientists extracted DNA from spider webs to identify the web's spider architect and the prey that crossed it, according to this proof-of-concept study. |
