Study: We may have less control over our thoughts than previously assumed — ...
Think you're totally in control of your thoughts? Maybe not as much as you think, according to a new San Francisco State University...
Study: Magnetized wire could be used to detect cancer in people — (Details)
A magnetic wire used to snag scarce and hard-to-capture tumor cells could prove to be a swift and effective tactic for early cancer...
Study: Reward and unease are closely linked in the brain — (Details)
The brains of both humans and other animals have circuits that connect powerful impressions from the senses to positive or negative feelings --...
Study: Findings open up possibilities for new therapies to treat osteoporosis and skeletal aging...
In an unexpected discovery, UCLA researchers have found that a gene previously known to control human metabolism also controls the equilibrium of bone...
Study: Massive genome havoc in breast cancer is revealed — (Details)
In cancer cells, genetic errors wreak havoc. Misspelled genes, as well as structural variations -- larger-scale rearrangements of DNA that can encompass large...
Study: Looking at the urine and blood may be best in diagnosing myeloma —...
When it comes to diagnosing a condition in which the plasma cells that normally make antibodies to protect us instead become cancerous, it...
Study: One step closer to finding a cure for brain diseases — (Details)
A research team led by Professor Jaewon Ko and Ji Won Um from Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences identified a new principle...
Study: Preaching to the choir or singing from the rooftops? — (Details)
Isabelle Côté is an SFU professor of marine ecology and conservation and an active science communicator whose prime social media platform is Twitter.
Côté,...
Study: Teaching robots to be more reliable teammates for soldiers — (Details)
Researchers at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory and the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University developed a new technique to quickly teach robots...
Study: Synapse-specific plasticity governs the identity of overlapping memory traces — (Details)
Memories are formed through long-term changes in synaptic efficacy, a process known as synaptic plasticity, and are stored in the brain in specific...
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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...
