Study: Researchers explore how the auditory system achieves accurate speech recognition — (Details)
For humans to achieve accurate speech recognition and communicate with one another, the auditory system must recognize distinct categories of sounds -- such...
Study: Elucidation of functional mechanism of ‘love hormone,’ oxytocin, at molecular level — ...
Oxytocin*1) is a cyclic peptide consisting of 9 amino acid residues. Oxytocin is primarily produced by the neurosecretory cells in paraventricular hypothalamic and...
Study: The brain’s auto-complete function — (Details)
When looking at a picture of a sunny day at the beach, we can almost smell the scent of sun screen. Our brain...
Report: Antioxidant reverses BPD-induced fertility damage in worms
From plastics to pesticides, it seems like every week delivers fresh news about the dangers of endocrine disruptors -- chemicals in the environment that...
Study: The new green alternative for drug production — (Details)
For the production of drugs, pesticides and smartphone displays, most of the processes are cost-intensive and generate a large amount of waste. Scientists...
Study: The detailed findings could lead to more precise, effective methods of treating and...
Scientists have long sought to develop drug therapies that can more precisely diagnose, target and effectively treat life-threatening illness such as cancer, cardiovascular...
Report: Single HPV vaccine dose may be effective against cervical cancer
New research indicates that a single dose of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine is as effective as multiple doses for preventing preinvasive cervical disease,...
Study: Protrusions on cells lend clues to molecular pathway that could offer new cancer...
A molecular pathway that's frequently mutated in many different forms of cancer becomes active when cells push parts of their membranes outward into...
Study: How axons change chemical cues to mechanical force — (Details)
While today's technology is growing increasingly wireless, nature's greatest technology, the human brain, still depends on neurons being directly connected to one another....
Study: Unlike most commercially available tests, it can detect levels below EPA standards —...
The discovery of lead in Flint, Michigan's drinking water drew renewed attention to the health risks posed by the metal. Now researchers at...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
