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Age, fatherhood, and children

Researchers found that the older a father's age, the greater the chance that his son will display poor social abilities as a teen.

Genetics cause vascular malformations

A gene controlling whether blood vessels differentiate into arteries or veins during embryonic development is linked to a vascular disorder in the brain that causes stroke.

Nanonets snare energy

Chemists have produced nanonets, a flexible webbing of nano-scale wires that multiplies surface area critical to improving the performance of the wires in electronics and energy applications.

Immune system targets harmful fungus

A new study shows that the innate immune system of humans is capable of killing a fungus linked to airway inflammation, chronic rhinosinusitis and bronchial asthma.

Genetic network linked to schizophrenia

Researchers have uncovered for the first time molecular circuitry associated with schizophrenia that links three previously known, yet unrelated proteins.

Neutral HIV presentations

A recent study found that by offering an experimental introduction to a counselling session, public health institutions could increase enrolment by a significant amount.

New stem cell screening tool

Tel Aviv University researchers recently reported a breakthrough on a new classification system for identifying pluripotent stem cells in human tissue.

Novel treatment of cancer

Finnish and Danish researchers have now shown that phosphatidic acid may well be a target molecule for novel anti-cancer drugs.

Ebola cell-invasion strategy

Researchers have discovered a key biochemical link in the process by which the Ebola Zaire virus infects cells - a critical step to finding a way to treat the deadly disease produced by the virus.

No-till benefits wheat and forage

No-till farming has been termed as more expensive because of less-effective chemical weed-control measures, but that is not true, says one researcher.

Plant-parasitic nematode genome sequence

Iowa State University researchers have contributed to the release of the annotated genome of one of the most destructive nematodes: Meloidogyne incognita.

Behind gold's catalytic prowess

Scientist discovers that bilayer clusters of atoms less than a nanometre in dimension are found to be responsible for a vital oxidation reaction.

Women's walk holds orgasm key

A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks.

New frontier in chemical reactions

Princeton scientists have discovered a way of stimulating organic molecules that they expect will prompt researchers to create materials from new kinds of chemical reactions.

Evolution of human opposable thumb

Scientists have discovered a gene enhancer, known as HACNS1, that may have contributed to the evolution of the uniquely opposable human thumb.

The robustness of metabolic networks

Evolution has produced cell metabolisms that are especially well suited to handle potentially harmful changes like gene deletions and mutations.

MMR not linked to autism

In a case-control study, the presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism and GI disturbances than in children with only GI disturbances.

Painkillers lower cancer biomarker

Common painkillers like aspirin and ibuprofen appear to lower a man's PSA level, the blood biomarker widely used by physicians to help gauge whether a man is at risk of prostate cancer.

Superbugs use poisons against defences

Colonies of hospital superbugs can make poisons similar to those found in rattlesnake venom to attack our bodies' natural defences.

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