Brain structure best explains our dwindling tolerance of risk

Our brain’s changing structure, not simply getting older and wiser, most affects our attitudes to risk,…

It matters who you know: Referral networks in the labor market

Half of all workers say they found their current job through a friend or social acquaintance,…

Agent of mischief

Rhabdoid tumors are among the most recalcitrant childhood cancers, and scientists have long sought ways to…

Study raises concern of significant under-reporting of child abuse within US Army

Only 20 percent of medically diagnosed child abuse and neglect cases in US Army dependent children…

Studies of vulnerable populations get a ‘bootstrapped’ boost from statisticians

Researchers report on a statistical approach called 'tree bootstrapping' can help social scientists study hard-to-reach populations…

Researchers identify biochemical mechanism behind a rare, painful genetic disease

A team of researchers has uncovered a possible biochemical mechanism behind a rare, painful genetic disorder…

Scientists unravel mechanism fueling growth of aggressive Rhabdoid tumors

Rhabdoid tumors are among the most recalcitrant childhood cancers, and scientists have long sought ways to…

Mars rock-ingredient stew seen as plus for habitability

NASA's Curiosity rover is climbing a layered Martian mountain and finding evidence of how ancient lakes…

Researchers find bacterial protein that boosts insulin-producing cells in zebrafish

A newly discovered bacterial protein produced in the zebrafish gut triggers insulin-producing beta cells of the…

New technique switches key biomolecules on and off

A new technique that will allow scientists to determine the effects of turning on and off…