AsianScientist (Feb. 3, 2014) – Here are seven must-read stories from our January 2014 magazine.
- Global Temperatures To Rise At Least 4°C By Year 2100
Global average temperatures will rise at least 4°C by year 2100 and potentially more than 8°C by year 2200 if carbon dioxide emissions are not reduced, researchers say. - Study: Tripling Tobacco Taxes Could Prevent 200m Premature Deaths
Tripling tobacco tax globally would prevent 200 million premature deaths this century from lung cancer and other diseases, researchers say. - Study Explains Why It Is Harder To Stay Thin As We Age
As we age, and the thermogenic activity of brown fat is reduced, it gets easier to pack on pounds, according to researchers. - Study Shows Antidepressant Mechanism Of Ketamine
Japanese researchers have discovered the mechanism of how ketamine acts as an antidepressant: by boosting “feel-good” hormones in the brain region involved in motivation. - Debunking The Sixth Sense
Without invoking a sixth sense, people can reliably sense when a change had occurred even when they could not see exactly what had changed. - Scientists Find Potential Treatment For Streptococcal Infection
Scientists in Singapore have found a potential treatment against deadly streptococcal infections. - How The Immune System Fights Off Malaria
Study reveals immune cells that are critical to combating the malaria parasite in early stages of infection.
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