For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain. Biologists used a frog model to shed new light – literally – on one of the major questions in regenerative...

Praising children, especially those with low self-esteem, for their personal qualities rather than their efforts may make them feel more ashamed when they fail, according to new research. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/Z...

A group of researchers used a statistical technique to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment in centenarians and try to understand the cognitive changes that are part of extreme aging. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/d...

Colorful new images chronicle the seasonal stirrings of our salty world: Pulses of freshwater gush from the Amazon River's mouth; an invisible seam divides the salty Arabian Sea from the fresher waters of the Bay of Bengal; a large patch of freshwater appears in the eastern tropical Pacific in the...

The death of an adult sibling is associated with increased risk of death from heart attack among surviving siblings, especially if the sibling died of a heart attack. The increased risk is most evident years after the death. Healthcare providers should follow bereaved siblings to help recognize...

The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. Researchers suggest multimillion-dollar drone loses might be prevented by applying commercial workstation...

Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings. The results suggest that new compounds could fight cancer by targeting the pathways...

Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain that are thought to cause memory loss in diseases such as Alzheimer's. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/v...

Bioengineering researchers have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to 10,000 times more effective at specifically targeting and delivering anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells. Fuente :...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to researchers. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/y...

Researchers have achieved a major advance in understanding how genetic information is transcribed from DNA to RNA by providing the first step-by-step look at the biomolecular machinery that reads the human genome. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/S...

Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a new study. Fuente : http://feeds.sciencedaily.com/~r/sciencedaily/~3/6...

Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence. Fuente :...

Dennis Tito anuncia su plan para llevar a un hombre y una mujer a Marte en 2018. El viaje durará un año y medio y se hará en una pequeña cápsula con 16 metros cúbicos de espacio disponible ||| Fuente : http://esmateria.com/2013/02/27/el-primer-turista-...

Un nuevo estudio calcula la rapidez a la que gira el agujero negro en el centro de una galaxia. "Si te pudieses acercar lo suficiente podrías recorrer 40 millones de kilómetros en unos dos minutos", dice un experto ||| Fuente : http://esmateria.com/2013/02/27/un-enorme-agujero-...

Basándose en el sistema de control de los satélites de la ESA, los trenes españoles ahora cuentan con un nuevo sistema de alta tecnología que permite anunciar a los viajeros cuándo llegará el próximo tren a la estación. Fuente : http://www.esa.int/ESA_in_your_country/Spain/Contr...

Las compañías presentan en Barcelona sus ideas para mejorar el acceso a las redes móviles ante el retraso de la nueva generación LTE, que no se espera hasta 2015 ||| Fuente : http://esmateria.com/2013/02/27/las-operadoras-agu...

El epidemiólogo Ernesto Ruiz-Tiben, de 74 años, está a punto de culminar la campaña de erradicación del horroroso gusano de Guinea, a la que ha dedicado las últimas tres décadas de su vida ||| Fuente : http://esmateria.com/2013/02/27/el-hombre-que-va-a...

The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology is once again calling on Congress and the President to work together to prevent sequestration, the automatic across-the-board budget cuts that are scheduled to go into effect on March 1. Fuente :...

In experiments mimicking a natural environment, Duke University researchers have demonstrated that the silver nanoparticles used in many consumer products can have an adverse effect on plants and microorganisms. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/du-...

Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14, well before adulthood. Three new studies investigate the cognitive, genetic and environmental factors that may contribute to mental health disorders in adolescence. The studies are published in Psychological...

An international team including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists has definitively measured the spin rate of a supermassive black hole for the first time. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/dln...

Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind their peers by seventh grade on a test of the mathematical abilities needed to function in adult life, according to researchers supported by the National Institutes of Health. Fuente :...

Researchers have successfully piloted a process that enables natural resource managers to take action to conserve particular wildlife, plants and ecosystems as climate changes. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/wcs...

Bioengineering researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to rod-shaped made them up to 10,000 times more effective at specifically targeting and delivering anti-cancer drugs to breast cancer cells....

In a recent study, University of Missouri researcher MyungHee Sohn, an assistant professor of textile and apparel management in the MU College of Human Environmental Sciences, has found that retailers should re-produce the industry standardized size chart to size maternity wear for women entering...

Berkeley Lab researchers have achieved a major advance in understanding how genetic information is transcribed from DNA to RNA by providing the first step-by-step look at the biomolecular machinery that reads the human genome. Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-02/dbn...

The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are damaged or destroyed occur 50 times more often than mishaps involving human-operated aircraft. Researchers suggest multimillion-dollar drone loses might be prevented by applying commercial workstation...

Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of each other, and keeping them in balance is key to preventing diseases such as cancer, according to new findings published in the Feb. 25 issue of Developmental Cell by scientists at Fox Chase Cancer...