Power emerges from consensus in monkey social networks
Research on communication typically focuses on how individuals use signals to influence the behavior of receivers, thus primarily focusing on pairs of individuals. However, the role communication plays in the emergence of social structures is rarely studied. In a new paper from The American Naturalist, Santa Fe Institute researchers Jessica Flack and David Krakauer study how power structures aris...Imagis emerges from bumpy road
In fact, Vancouver, British Columbia supports a thriving technology development environment, and I was lucky enough to spend the better part of a week there recently, meeting with some very savvy developers...Remicade Emerges as a Treatment for Patients Suffering From Psoriasis Disorder
Phase 3 trials conducted on Remicade (infliximab) showed rapid, significant improvement in patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. The stud mainly used placebo-// control and dose-ranging from 3 mg/kg and 5 mg/kg. The continuous eight week maintenance therapy resulted in greater long-term skin clearance compared with as-needed therapy regimens within each dose. At 10 weeks...Sanitation Emerges as the Winner
An international poll to find out about the best medical discoveries of the last century was conducted by the British Medical Journal.//Sanitation and the flushing lavatory won the race with 1795 votes. The discovery of antibiotics came as a close second with 1642 votes. Fifteen discoveries were short listed which included vaccines, anesthesia, antibiotics and DNA. While doctors conside...Pollution Induced Cancer Emerges as Top Killer in China
Air and water pollution combined with widespread use of food additives and pesticides made cancer the top killer in China last year, according to a recent government survey. According to Chen Zhizhou, a health expert with the cancer research institute affiliated to the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the main reason behind the rising number of cancer cases was that pollution o...West Nile Virus Screening and Diagnostics Technology Emerges In Step with North American Outbreak
WNVis a positive single-stranded RNA flavivirus of about 11 kb. It primarily infe...