HIV-Positive Older Men Have Riskiest Behavior

HIV-Positive Older Men Have Riskiest Behavior

A study of 130 middle-aged and older men in the USA found that many of the 40 to 65 year-olds were engaging in high-risk sexual practices. 38 per cent didn’t use condoms during oral sex, with 25 per…
Organic Solar Cells: The Hype Has No Limit

Organic Solar Cells: The Hype Has No Limit

In the latest issue of Materials Today, Dr. Gilles Dennler of Konarka Austria GmbH and twenty other experts warn that a race to report organic solar cells (OSCs) with world record efficiencies is…
Study: Feminists Are More Romantic

Study: Feminists Are More Romantic

It is generally perceived that feminism and romance are in direct conflict yet according to a study by Laurie Rudman and Julie Phelan of Rutgers University, feminism and romance are not incompatible…
The Downside To Options-Heavy CEO Incentives

The Downside To Options-Heavy CEO Incentives

Legislation targeting companies has the best of intentions - preventing another Enron by Sarbanes-Oxley is an example - yet the punishment clauses have made it difficult to attract anyone except risk…
Social Science And Social News Sites

Social Science And Social News Sites

'Social science' is not like the social sciences - economics, psychology, etc. - rather it's a mix of science and 'social news.' We're in the social news business but a niche part of it. We stick to…
'Good' Carbon Monoxide May Benefit Heart Patients

'Good' Carbon Monoxide May Benefit Heart Patients

Although nearly 500 people have died in the UK over the last 12 years as a result of accidental CO poisoning, small quantities of CO are produced naturally within the human body and are essential to…
ADHD And Working Memory

ADHD And Working Memory

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a state of serious impairments in both learning ability and social functioning, is one of many labels for one of the most prevalent conditions in…
The Emotion Humans Notice First: Fear

The Emotion Humans Notice First: Fear

You may not be fully dressed without a smile, but a look of horror will make a faster first impression. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that the brain becomes aware of fearful faces…
The ‘Z-ring’ Helps Bacteria Cells Divide

The ‘Z-ring’ Helps Bacteria Cells Divide

In process that is shrouded in mystery, rod-shaped bacteria reproduce by splitting themselves in two. By applying advanced mathematics to laboratory data, a team led by Johns Hopkins researchers has…
Lakes And Seas Of Titan's Polar Region

Lakes And Seas Of Titan's Polar Region

The best views of the hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn's moon Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft are being released today. A new radar image comprised from seven Titan fly-bys over the last…