MiR-25 Shuts Down The Overworked Heart

MiR-25 Shuts Down The Overworked Heart

Cardiovascular disease often causes the heart to work harder than usual, a condition that triggers the chronic buildup of cardiac pressure and the onset of heart failure. A new study now shows that…
Puppet Plagiarism - Copycats Are Just Not Cute

Puppet Plagiarism - Copycats Are Just Not Cute

Kids know it is wrong to steal stuff - they also seem to know it's wrong to steal an idea. They just discover it a little later. University of Washington psychologist Kristina Olson and…
Breaking Bad Mitochondria

Breaking Bad Mitochondria

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a mechanism that explains why people with the hepatitis C virus get liver disease and why the virus is able…
17,493 Ways To Hold Universities Accountable

17,493 Ways To Hold Universities Accountable

Until university leaders can supply politicians with better approaches to accountability, they're just going to count. In Norway right now, we're in the midst of counting season. And because of the…
Welcome Peggy: Saturn's Newest Moon?

Welcome Peggy: Saturn's Newest Moon?

A small icy object within the rings of Saturn may be a new moon, according to interpretation of images taken with Cassini's narrow angle camera on April 15, 2013 which show disturbances at the very…
Outgoing Behavior Makes For Happier Humans

Outgoing Behavior Makes For Happier Humans

PULLMAN, Wash. - Happy is as happy does, apparently—for human beings all over the world. Not only does acting extroverted lead to more positive feelings across several cultures, but people also…
Bizarre Parasite May Provide Cuttlefish Clues

Bizarre Parasite May Provide Cuttlefish Clues

University of Adelaide research into parasites of cuttlefish, squid and octopus has uncovered details of the parasites' astonishing life cycles, and shown how they may help in investigating…
Whooping Cough Bacterium Evolves In Australia

Whooping Cough Bacterium Evolves In Australia

The bacterium that causes whooping cough, Bordetella pertussis, has changed in Australia - most likely in response to the vaccine used to prevent the disease - with a possible reduced effectiveness…
Post-Partum Depression Hits Dads Too

Post-Partum Depression Hits Dads Too

Because the majority of prescriptions for depression, are given to women, men don't get a lot of concern, but depression can hit young fathers hard and the symptoms can increase dramatically during…
Ferns Borrowed Genes To Flourish In Low Light

Ferns Borrowed Genes To Flourish In Low Light

DURHAM, N.C. -- During the age of the dinosaurs, the arrival of flowering plants as competitors could have spelled doom for the ancient fern lineage. Instead, ferns diversified and flourished under…
Why Young Earth Creationists Hate Tiktaalik

Why Young Earth Creationists Hate Tiktaalik

A litany on Science 2.0 is that when something comes up that might be about fish, call Neil Shubin - because he can make anything about fish. That's because we can make almost anything about fish. He…
Why Young Earth Creationists Hate Tiktaalik

Why Young Earth Creationists Hate Tiktaalik

A litany on Science 2.0 is that when something comes up that might be about fish, call Neil Shubin - because he can make anything about fish. That's because we can make almost anything about fish. He…