日期：2009-11-12 The most extensive DNA study to-date of Africa's rarest monkey reveals that the species had an intriguing（吸引人的，有趣的） sexual past. Of the last two remaining populations of the recently discovered kipunji, one population shows evidence of pas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-12 If humans are genetically related to chimps（黑猩猩）, why did our brains develop the innate（天生的，固有的） ability for language and speech while theirs did not? Scientists suspect that part of the answer to the mystery lies in a gene called FOXP... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-11 A woman is six times more likely to be separated or divorced soon after a diagnosis（诊断） of cancer or multiple sclerosis（多发性硬化） than if a man in the relationship is the patient, according to a study that examined the role gender played in... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-11 The world record for fastest text message typing is held by a 21-year old college student from Utah, but his dexterous（灵巧的） digits could mean serious injury later on. Most adults aged 18-21 prefer texting over e-mail or phone calls, and ergonom... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-11 In a new study, psychologists（心理学家） at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic（外伤的，创伤的... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-11 MADISON, WI, NOVEMBER 9, 2009 -- Agricultural soils accumulate（积聚，堆积） trace metals（微量重金属）, particularly copper and zinc（锌）, as a result of their presence in wastes ( sewage脏水，污水 biosolids生物固体 and m anures肥料 ) and fungicid... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-11 Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been routinely underestimating the age of many... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 From their very first days, newborns' cries already bear the mark of the language their parents speak, reveals a new study published online on November 5th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The findings suggest that infants begin picking... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant colonies（蚁窝） to move using a commercial videogame. This work, developed at the depar... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 (PHILADELPHIA) A rapid decline in metabolic activity（新陈代谢活动） on a PET scan（正子扫描） after radiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is correlated with（与相关联） good local tumor control, according to a study presented by research... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 SNM applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for its passage of H.R. 3276the American Medical Isotopes Production Act of 2009. The worldwide isotope（同位素） shortage has long been adversely affecting patients in the U.S., said Michael M. Graham,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 To celebrate the 150th anniversary this month of the publication of On the Origin of Species, the American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) is publishing open access（通路，进入） two peer-reviewed articles about Charles Darwin and his histor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 A small group of patients with severe Graves' eye disease experienced rapid improvement of their symptoms and improved vision following treatment with the drug rituximab（利妥昔）. Inflammation（发炎，红肿） around their eyes and damage to the optic... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 Astronomers, conducting the broadest survey to date of galaxies from about 800 million years after the Big Bang, have found 22 early galaxies and confirmed the age of one by its characteristic hydrogen signature at 787 million years post Big Bang. T... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-09 Using imaging mass spectrometry（质谱测定法）, researchers at the University of California, San Diego have developed tools that will enable scientists to visualize how different cell populations of cells communicate. Their study shows how bacteria t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-02 A strain of MRSA（耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌） that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin（万古霉素） used to treat MRSA, according to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-02 Despite being highly effective and beneficial for many patients, unexpected consequences are emerging in patients who are prescribed（规定的，指示） proton pump inhibitors（质子泵抑制剂） (PPIs) for reflux（逆流，退潮） diseases. Physicians are warn... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-02 The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients（收件人） according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital. We found that transplant between races had better outcomes than transplant across races, says Anita Patel, M.D.,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-02 Improving survival among dialysis（透析） patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego, CA. The authors c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2009-11-02 A study in the Nov.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that sleep deprivation（睡眠剥夺） causes some people to shift from a more automatic, implicit（暗示的，盲从的） process of information categorization（分门别类） (information-integration) to a m... 阅读全文>>