Is Depression Overdiagnosed?

Is Depression Overdiagnosed?

Are too many people now diagnosed as having depression? Two experts give their views. Professor Gordon Parker, a psychiatrist from Australia says the current threshold for what is considered to be ‘…
BubR1: New Clues For Down Syndrome?

BubR1: New Clues For Down Syndrome?

Scientists have discovered a key mechanism involved in the correct separation of chromosomes during the formation of eggs and sperm. The research shows that BubR1 - a gene recently shown to affect…
Determining The Center Of The Earth

Determining The Center Of The Earth

Pressures and temperatures at the Earth’s core are stupendous – more than 3.5 Mbar and 7000K – and currently it is impossible to recreate these conditions in the laboratory. Our information about…
Memory's Molecular Machine Fueled By PKMzeta

Memory's Molecular Machine Fueled By PKMzeta

Prof. Yadin Dudai, Head of the Weizmann Institute’s Neurobiology Department, and his colleagues recently discovered that the process of storing long-term memories is much more dynamic than previously…