Bright Ideas

Research and scholarship roundup

• Bacterial Hitchhikers: Who’s Really in the Driver’s Seat?
• Vanderbilt Partners with Chinese Government to Reduce HIV
• What Fourth-Down Decisions Reveal About Deadlines and Risk
• The Buzz on Brood XIX
• New Insect Repellent Thousands of Times Stronger Than DEET
• Kids Who Feel Neglected by Dad Are More Likely to Bully
• Birth Light Cycle Dramatically Affects Biological Clocks
• How to Catch a Hedge Fund Cheater
• Deep Brain Stimulation Benefits OCD Patients
• This Graphene Doesn’t Hold Water
• Quality Instruction Aids Preschool Learning
• 50 Ways to Sniff a Human
• Surgeon Shortage Has Global Implications
• For Crying Out Loud, Turn That Thing Down
• Airborne Toxins Damage Soldiers’ Lungs
• Researchers Report Significant Advance in Autism Genetics
• Insulin-Signaling Disruption May Trigger Psychiatric Disorders
• Super-Heavy Element 117 Newest Addition to Periodic Chart
• More Writing Can Boost Reading Skills
• Nanosponge Drug Delivery Targets Cancerous Tumors
• In Business, Poaching Allowed
• Physicists Measure Material Hotter Than the Sun
• Collaboration Advances Sepsis Detection and Management
• Sexual Parasite Sheds Light on Disease Treatments
• A Gift from the Sea: World Peace
• Sniper Location System Turns Heads
• ‘Hidden’ Echoes Play Role in Memory
• Robot Playmates Offer Promise for Children with ASD
• Urban Black Congregations Keep the Faith
• Breast Feeding’s Protective Effect Favors Girls
• This Is Your Brain on Bach
• Military Grant Spurs Bone Regrowth Study
• ‘Quick Fix’ Leads to Personal Bankruptcy
• Birthday May Play Role in Asthma Risk
• Satellite Measurements Reveal Region of Magnetosphere
• “Obama Effect” Shrinks Performance Gap
• It’s Not All About a Fat Paycheck
• Celestial Twins Have Their Differences
• Be the Change You Want to See
• Mutations Reveal Clues to Migraines
• What Didn’t Kill Them Could Make You Stronger
• Former Soviet Bloc Corruption Threatens Education
• Hedge-Fund Study Reveals Distorted Reporting
• $2.8 Million Grant to Link War Fighters
• Poor Diabetes Management Portends
• Stealing Food One Way to Combat Staph
• Cockroach Just Isn’t a Morning Insect
• Betty’s Brain Motivates Learning
• Early Farming Sowed Seeds of Massive Change
• Why Do Women Earn Less?