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Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others

Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts.

Psychiatric impact of torture could be amplified by head injury

Depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences may be exacerbated by the effects of head injuries, according to a study from the Harvard Program in

Autism Consortium symposium draws record number of researchers, advocates, parents for autism update

Boston -- November 5, 2009 -- The Autism Consortium, an innovative collaboration of researchers, clinicians, funders and families dedicated to catalyzing research and enhancing clinical care for

Orphan army ants join nearby colonies

Colonies of army ants, whose long columns and marauding habits are the stuff of natural-history legend, are usually antagonistic to each other, attacking soldiers from rival colonies in border dispute

Materials scientists find better model for glass creation

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard materials scientists have come up with what they believe is a new way to model the formation of glasses, a type of amorphous solid that includes common window glass.

When should flu trigger a school shutdown?

Boston, Mass. -- As flu season approaches, parents around the country are starting to face school closures. But how bad should an influenza outbreak be for a school to shut down?

Blood vessels might predict prostate cancer behavior

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A diagnosis of prostate cancer raises the question for patients and their physicians as to how the tumor will behave.

Iowa State researchers contribute to discovery of gamma rays from starburst galaxy

AMES, Iowa - Iowa State University astrophysicists contributed to the recent discovery that a galaxy quickly creating new stars is also a source of high energy gamma rays.

Mending meniscals in children, improving diagnosis and recovery

Rosemont, Ill. -- The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone.

Study reveals a 'missing link' in immune response to disease

BOSTON--The immune system's T cells have the unique responsibilities of being both jury and executioner.

Study finds lack of VEGF can cause defects similar to dry macular degeneration

Boston, MA -- Scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute have found that when the eye is missing a diffusible form of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), i.e.

Social media require 'Community Relations 2.0'

Chestnut Hill, Mass. (October 30, 2009) -- The rise of social media and real-time advocacy have re-written the community outreach rules companies followed for decades.

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology

Genes May Determine Susceptibility to H5N1 Avian Influenza A Virus Infection

Seeing previously invisible molecules for the first time

A team of Harvard chemists led by X. Sunney Xie has developed a new microscopic technique for seeing, in color, molecules with undetectable fluorescence. The room-temperature technique allows researchers to identify previously unseen molecules in living organisms and offers broad applications in biomedical imaging and research.

Can we 'learn to see?': Study shows perception of invisible stimuli improves with training

Rockville, MD -- Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's Journal of Vision reveals that our brains can be trained to consciously see stimuli that would normally be invisible.



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