Many aging people would like to live independently as long as possible within their own…
Month: February 2009
Antibacterial Plaster Could Put A Clean Sheen On Walls
Scientists in China are reporting development and testing of new self-sanitizing plaster with more powerful…
Maintaining Balance And Listening At Same Time May Become More Difficult For Older Adults
Listening to a conversation or audio book while walking or exercising sounds simple enough for…
New Method For Screening Thousands of Proteins: Major Step For Drug Discovery And Diagnostics
Researchers have developed a new general method to study membrane proteins. This method can be…
Built-in Volume Control Helps Protect Auditory Nerve Against Loud Sounds
When our ears are exposed to very loud sounds, such as the blast of a…
Cosmologists Aim To Observe First Moments Of Universe
During the next decade, a delicate measurement of primordial light could reveal convincing evidence for…
Climate curbs need ‘people power’
The battle against climate change can only be won “in the hands of the many,…
Our Aging Ears And Brains: Why Listening In Background Noise Gets Tougher As We Age
Older adults often have trouble understanding what someone is saying when surrounded by background noise,…
How Cells Handle Broken Chromosomes
Scientists have discovered a novel cellular response towards persistent DNA damage: After being recognized and…