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  • Cognitive offloading: Is the Internet harming our memory?

    Our increasing reliance on the Internet and the ease of access to the vast resource available online is affecting our thought processes for problem solving, recall and learning. In a new article, researchers have found that 'cognitive offloading', or the...  more

  • Scientists convert carbon dioxide, create electricity

    Scientists have developed an oxygen-assisted aluminum/carbon dioxide power cell that uses electrochemical reactions to both sequester the carbon dioxide and produce electricity.

  • How educators can identify potential success in the STEM field early

    A new study by Huy Le, associate professor of management at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), identifies factors that could lead more young students to successful careers in the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields.

  • Frankfurter fraud: Finding out what's in your hot dog

    Hot dogs are the perfect summer fare. But knowing for sure what you're getting inside a bun can be difficult. Now scientists have devised a method that could help prevent frankfurter fraud, which is especially important for those who can't eat certain...  more

  • New biochip-based blood test detects elevated risk for Alzheimer’s disease

    Researchers have unveiled results from a new blood test to help identify which patients are at an elevated risk of Alzheimer’s disease. The findings showed that the biochip test, which allows multiple tests to be run on one blood sample, was as...  more

  • Don't throw out old, sprouting garlic -- it has heart-healthy antioxidants

    'Sprouted' garlic -- old garlic bulbs with bright green shoots emerging from the cloves -- is considered to be past its prime and usually ends up in the garbage can. But scientists report that this type of garlic has even more heart-healthy antioxidant...  more

  • Study suggests 'use it or lose it' to defend against memory loss

    Researchers have identified a protein essential for building memories that appears to predict the progression of memory loss and brain atrophy in Alzheimer's patients. Their findings suggest there is a link between brain activity and the presence of this protein.

  • What’s changed in genetics since your high school biology class?

    The field of genetics has seen astonishing breakthroughs and the development of world-changing technologies in the past half century.

  • Excessive alcohol consumption impacts breathing

    Researchers have discovered a potential new health concern related to excessive alcohol consumption. Adults who drink excessively were found to have less nitric oxide in their exhaled breath than adults who don't drink. Nitric oxide helps protect against...  more

  • Quantum theory and Einstein's special relativity applied to plasma physics issues

    Among the intriguing issues in plasma physics are those surrounding X-ray pulsars -- collapsed stars that orbit around a cosmic companion and beam light at regular intervals, like lighthouses in the sky. Physicists want to know the strength of the...  more