Science news articles about 'partial explanation'

  • Increased HIV risk found in genetic mutation

    ... form of malaria now renders them 40% more susceptible to HIV infections, offering a partial explanation for the disproportionate spread of the virus among Africans and African Americans, researchers ...
  • The science of flirting and teasing

    ... fun of each other seems to be part of it. Reading through an old book on politeness, I ran across what may be a partial explanation for this strange human phenomenon. read more
  • A more rational and scientific approach to AIDS is needed, says expert

    ... countries. She argues that long term, overlapping, or "concurrent" partnerships provide at least a partial explanation for the staggeringly high infection rates in the general population in some ...
  • Researchers untangle quantum quirk

    ... opposite spin, which mostly rebound away. Thus sorted, the particles that cleared the hills can be partially confined via a hole in the middle of the gate, resulting in a local spin polarization that ...
  • Flatfish fossils fill in evolutionary missing link

    ... that are no longer found in modern flatfish. But the one that caught Friedman's attention was the partial displacement of one eye, evident even in the first Amphistium fossil discovered over two ...
  • Seizures: What they are, and what causes them

    ... on the type of behaviour and the brain activity, seizures fall into two wide-ranging groups. Partial seizures (also known as focal seizures) happen in just one part of the brain. Generalized seizures ...
  • Anti-angiogenic drugs impede chemotherapy-stimulated tumor recovery

    ... remains the most commonly employed form of systemic cancer treatment. However, although partial or complete shrinkage of tumor mass is frequently induced in chemotherapy-responsive tumors, survival ...
  • Genetic variants associated with vitamin B12

    ... of the way we're going to understand more about how levels of vitamins and other nutrients in the body are partially determined by genetic factors as well as by what we eat." Other studies have found ...
  • 1918 Spanish flu records could hold the key to solving future pandemics

    ... decades before 1890 which gave them partial but long-lasting protection. "Those born after 1890 ... short-lived immunity to provide protection or partial protection against the early waves of a virus. ...
  • Are men hardwired to overspend?

    ... are doing well economically." So where does the current economic downturn come into play? It is partially a result of our economic system and recent financial policies, but I really do think that ...

Return to e! Science News homepage for the latest science news

Sponsored links

Latest Science Newsletter

Get the latest and most popular science news articles of the week in your Inbox!