13-11-14 New findings show that extensive musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions, how those regions communicate during the creation of music, and how the brain interprets and integrates sensory information. The finding...

13-11-06 For the first time in a large study sample, the decline in brain function in normal aging is conclusively shown to be influenced by genes, say researchers from the Texas Biomedical Research Institute in San Antonio and Yale University. Identificatio...

13-08-16 All organs in our body rely on stem cells in order to maintain their function. The skin is our largest organ and forms a shield against the environment. New research results from BRIC, University of Copenhagen and Cambridge University, challenge cur...

13-07-18 Polarisability determines the force with which an inhomogeneous（不同类的） external electric field acts on the ions of an ion beam. However, it can be quite tricky to obtain accurate values for this force. Now, two German theoretical chemists, Volk...

13-06-21 Cities have long been likened to organisms, ant colonies, and river networks. But these and other analogies fail to capture the essence of how cities really function. New research by Santa Fe Institute Professor Luis Bettencourt suggests a city is s...

13-05-31 片段对白 Kids' dads: Hi, June. Hey, June. Hi, June. Hey, June. June: Need more cupcakes, Sarah. All the dads are staying for the party. What's up with that? Sarah: I have no idea. June: Every Halloween it's the same thing. But I guess it's great how...

13-04-16 Despite concerns that have been expressed about possible health risks from high intake of vitamin E, a new review concludes that biological mechanisms exist to routinely eliminate excess levels of the vitamin, and they make it almost impossible to t...

12-12-10 Each story of the pagoda（宝塔） is basically a square box with no bottom, built around twelve outer pillars, or gawabashira. The pagoda as a whole is, in essence, five stacked boxes. Since each story is smaller than the one beneath it, the placemen...

12-10-12 A new study improves our understanding of plasma sources, a state of matter similar to gas in which a certain portion of the particles are ionised and which are used for example in plasma display panels. These results revealed by physicists from the...

12-04-27 Blueberries and strawberries, which are high in flavonoids（黄酮类） , appear to reduce cognitive decline in older adults according to a new study recently published in Annals of Neurology, a journal of the American Neurological Association and Chil...