日期：2014-12-03 In at least one respect, Capuchin monkeys are smarter than humans -- they don't assume a higher price tag means better quality, according to a new Yale study appearing in the open-access journal Frontiers in Psychology. People consistently tend to c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-12-03 Most patients with triple-negative breast cancer should undergo genetic testing for mutations in known breast cancer predisposition genes, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, a Mayo Clinic-led study has found. The findings come from the largest analysis to d... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-29 Shopping can boost the brainpower of the elderly, researchers have found. 研究人员发现，购物能提高老年人的智力。 Duke University scientists found older adults seem to need extra brainpower to make shopping decisions - especially ones that rely on me... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-29 It could be the perfect excuse for cheating spouses who are caught out: infidelity may be inherited. Both men and women may be more likely to have affairs as a result of the genes passed down by their parents, according to research. 出轨被发现？也许... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-29 According to new research, too much sugar doesn't just lead to weight gain, but also depression, anxiety and stress. 糖吃起来或许很甜但是它对身体的影响却与甜相去甚远。新研究表明，过量的糖分不仅导致体重的增长，也会导致抑郁、焦虑和压力。 Eating a diet... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-29 Ladies, if you want a man at your feet, wear high heels. 女士们，如果你想有个男人随时为你效劳，那就穿高跟鞋吧。 Research shows that men are more likely to help a woman wearing heels than one in flats. This assistance ranges from taking part in a sur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-29 Freezing meat once it is home from the supermarket could kill deadly bugs. 一回家就把从超市买的肉制品冷冻起来可以杀灭其中致命的病菌。 The process of freezing meat kills up to 90 percent of campylobacter cells. Campylobacter bugs can cause stomach up... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-27 New Danish-led research suggests that signs of brain aging can be postponed in mice if placed on a high-fat diet. In the long term, this opens the possibility of treatment of children suffering from premature aging and patients with Alzheimer's and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-27 Mouse cells and tissues created through nuclear transfer can be rejected by the body because of a previously unknown immune response to the cell's mitochondria, according to a study in mice by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 The worldwide cost of obesity is about the same as smoking or armed conflict and greater than both alcoholism and climate change, research has suggested. 研究发现，肥胖问题造成的全球生活成本大约与吸烟或者武装冲突差不多，比酗酒和气候变化都要高。 The... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 Women are more likely than men to display symptoms of depression when in a position of authority at work, according to US scientists. 美国科学家发现，当工作中处于权威职位的时候，女性比男性更容易表现出抑郁症的症状。 In men, authority, such as the abi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 The brain has a weak spot for Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, according to UK scientists who have pinpointed the region using scans. 英国科学家指出，阿尔茨海默症以及精神分裂症患者的大脑中有一处弱点，他们已经通过扫描准确找到了这一区域。 The br... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 High trans fat consumption is linked to worse memory among working-age men, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2014. In a recent study of approximately 1,000 healthy men, those who consumed the mo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-26 A new study by a Florida State University biologist shows that bleaching events brought on by rising sea temperatures are having a detrimental long-term impact on coral. Professor Don Levitan, chair of the Department of Biological Science, writes in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 Using ocean observations and a large suite of climate models, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory scientists have found that long-term salinity changes have a stronger influence on regional sea level changes than previously thought. By using long... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 Each year in the Northern Hemisphere, levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide drop in the summer as plants inhale, then climb again as they exhale after the growing season. During the last 50 years, the size of this seasonal swing has increased by as m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 Older couples in a bad marriage -- particularly female spouses -- have a higher risk for heart disease than those in a good marriage, finds the first nationally representative study of its kind. The findings suggest the need for marriage counseling... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 A new database developed by the University of Cantabria (Spain) provides data on sea level variation due to atmospheric changes in the south of Europe between 1948 and 2009. Over the last two decades sea levels have increased in the Mediterranean ba... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that allows ultrasound to penetrate bone or metal, using customized structures that offset the distortion usually caused by these so-called aberrating layers. We've designed... 阅读全文>>

日期：2014-11-25 Enzymes carry out fundamental biological processes such as photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and respiration, with the help of clusters of metal atoms as active sites. But scientists lack basic information about their function because the states tho... 阅读全文>>