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FDA-approved drug rapidly clears amyloid from the brain, reverses Alzheimer's symptoms in mice

Neuroscientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have made a dramatic breakthrough in their efforts to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. The researchers' findings, published in the journal Science, show t ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (53) | comments 21 | with audio podcast

Why certain flavor combinations melt in your mouth

Do all cuisines thrive on kindred flavors? New research suggests that some cuisines may be based on combinations of dissimilar ingredients, but critics say the work is not filtering out flavors that may be ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

What's really in that luscious chocolate aroma?

The mouth-watering aroma of roasted cocoa beans — key ingredient for chocolate — emerges from substances that individually smell like potato chips, cooked meat, peaches, raw beef fat, cooked cabbage, human sweat, ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research provides new information about malaria mosquito's circadian rhythms

A new study by a team of University of Notre Dame researchers offers a wealth of information about the rhythmic nature of gene expression in Anopheles gambiae, the mosquito species that transmits the malari ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Consumers detect odd odors, tastes in water despite government guidelines, scientist says

People are more sensitive to metallic tastes in their water than federal guidelines about taste would suggest, according to a Colorado State University researcher’s manuscript in the Journal of Water an ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lollipops with side effects: Plant's sugary offering betrays caterpillars to predatory ants

Trichomes, hair-like projections on leaves, are part of a plant's defense against herbivores: they can be obstacles, traps, or reservoirs for toxic substances. The hairs of wild tobacco Nicotiana attenuata ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Argentine ant genome sheds light on a successful pest

(PhysOrg.com) -- A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, and San Francisco State University has unlocked the genetic code of the highly invasive Argentine ant, providing ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Malaria mosquitoes guided by bacteria

The composition of our skin bacteria determines whether we are attractive to malaria mosquito. This insight should make it possible to develop an effective odor trap for mosquitoes.

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Secrets of scents: Designing the smells that sell household products

Crafting a fragrance for detergents that leaves laundry smelling clean and fresh. Developing a room freshener, scented oil, or scented candle that whispers "cool spring air." Giving toothpaste or mouthwash ...

Chemistry / Other

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists map and confirm origin of large, underwater hydrocarbon plume in Gulf

Scientists at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) have detected a plume of hydrocarbons that is at least 22 miles long and more than 3,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, a residue ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 19, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (13) | comments 3 | with audio podcast


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