Glowing Wounds
Civil War wounds that glowed meant that infection was staved off-- new research shows how p. luminescens bacteria saved the lives of soldiers.
Dad’s Hormones
First-time dads experience changes in their hormone levels, similar to, though not to the same degree, as new moms.
Intestine Rejection
Irradiating intestines before transplant can prevent rejection
Shower Singing
Why do people sing better in the shower than in any other room? (reverberations build up to great tone, and inhibition and noise factor in to make you …
Brain Drain
When you think, you drain the glucose from the brain area you are using.
Infecting Tumors
How infections may be a good way to stop cancer tumors by stopping angiogenesis.
Whale Singing
Looking for the source of one set of mysterious sonar sounds, researchers find the source of another set of mysterious sonar sounds -- the songs of …
Selenium and the Flu
In selenium-deprived mice, the flu virus can mutate into a deadlier form, later causing worse infections in both selenium deficient and selenium …
Aspirin and Transplants
How aspirin can be used to prevent organ rejection by weakening immune cells that cause it.
Baby Taste Test
Babies get their first taste of native foods from their mother in the womb and in breast milk, and prefer those tastes later.
New Heart Muscle
Putting leg cells in the heart may help it to heal after heart attack
Dolphin Brains
Learning how the dolphin brain evolved can tell us more about our own brain
Computer Linguistics
Teaching computers to understand ordinary language
Mockingbirds
Why do mockingbirds do those little winglifts? (no one knows-- might be to scare insects out of their hiding places in the grass, as a hello when …
Parasite Drugs
Drugs now used for osteoporosis may be able to knock out parasites, too.
Marble Map
Researchers are scanning an ancient marble map of the city of Rome into the computer, in hopes of piecing much of it back together.
Smoking and Cavities
Second-hand smoke can lead to more cavities in children
Polio Cancer Cure
Modified polio virus can be used to treat gliomas-- certain kinds of brain cancers
Yellow Paper
Why does paper yellow with age? (because it contains lignin, the glue that holds wood fibers together. Lignin oxidizes and turns yellow when exposed …
Food Variety
How too much variety on your dinner plate can add up to inches on your waistline- because your satiety mechanism partially works by limiting your …