[Health Economics] Why pay more for medicine in some places?
The cost of health care varies widely with geography in the United States, but the role of place-specific supply versus demand has been unclear. Finkelstein et al. studied – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 14, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Brad Wible Tags: Health Economics Source Type: research
[Planetary Science] Smashing bits to show asteroid strength
How strong is an asteroid? Earth rocks are poor analogs because of differences in composition, gravity during formation, and geologic processing. Cotto-Figueroa et al. tested – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 13, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Keith T. Smith Tags: Planetary Science Source Type: research
[Quantum Optics] How a particle gets its quantum kicks
The radiation pressure from a focused laser beam used to cool and trap particles is the basis for advanced optical tweezing methods that have found a diverse range of applications in – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Ian S. Osborne Tags: Quantum Optics Source Type: research
[Human Genetics] Genetics of the great migration
The African American population is underrepresented in genetic studies, and their history of slavery, systemic discrimination, and migration probably shaped their genetic diversity. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: LZ Tags: Human Genetics Source Type: research
[Antiviral Immunity] Breathing life into the antiviral response
Fighting viruses requires a coordinated attack. Immune cells known as plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) lie at the heart of the response and, among other functions, secrete large – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Kristen L. Mueller Tags: Antiviral Immunity Source Type: research
[Organic Chemistry] Carboxylating stubborn alkyl chlorides
The utility of alkyl chlorides and carbon dioxide (CO2) as reagents in organic synthesis is often limited by the difficulty of activating these molecules. Börjesson et – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Phil Szuromi Tags: Organic Chemistry Source Type: research
[Neurobiology] Even more pain in opioid treatment
Amid heightened concern about the addictive properties of opiates used to manage pain, new results from Grace et al. reveal that morphine can actually promote chronic pain. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: L. Bryan Ray Tags: Neurobiology Source Type: research
[Thermal Management] Silica surfaces send the heat away
Dissipating the ever-increasing heat from electronics requires developing materials with high thermal conductivities. Tervo et al. found, through a series of experiments, that – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 7, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Brent Grocholski Tags: Thermal Management Source Type: research
[Microbiology] A viral blight on ocean sunshine sugars
Essentially all organic material derives from photosynthesis. The most numerous photosynthetic organisms are marine picocyanobacteria, which synthesize about 10% of Earth's organic – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - July 6, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Guy Riddihough Tags: Microbiology Source Type: research
[Neurodevelopment] Neural tube on a chip
The information that converts an unruly mob of stem cells into an organized, structured tissue, such as the neural tube, includes diffusible factors and three-dimensional constraints. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Pamela J. Hines Tags: Neurodevelopment Source Type: research
[Biofuels] Induction is the key to production
The enzymatic conversion of lignocellulose to glucose is a bottleneck in the biological production of ethanol. Inducing the synthesis of active cellulytic enzymes is critical for enhancing – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Nicholas S. Wigginton Tags: Biofuels Source Type: research
[Education] On the origin of the achievement gap
Implicit bias is well documented in education, although specific examples and underlying causes are less understood. To learn more about teacher biases, Gershenson et al. used – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Melissa McCartney Tags: Education Source Type: research
[Cell Biology] Activating Inflammation
Nuclear swelling recruits leukocytes, and cell swelling directly induces inflammation, but how cells convert changes in volume into inflammatory signals is unclear. Enyedi et al. – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Stella M. Hurtley Tags: Cell Biology Source Type: research
[Mathematical Brains] A special brain network for mathematics
Is language involved in mathematical thinking? Amalric and Dehaene scanned the brains of professional mathematicians and naïve study participants while they were performing a true-false – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Peter Stern Tags: Mathematical Brains Source Type: research
[Drug Delivery] Drinking straws for the stomach
Systemic drug delivery to the gut by oral ingestion is simpler and more direct than routes such as an intravenous feed or an injection. However, barriers that line the stomach, high – [Read More] (Source: Editors' Choice)
Source: Editors' Choice - June 30, 2016 Category: Science Authors: Marc S. Lavine Tags: Drug Delivery Source Type: research
