Stagnant scientific education imperils U.S. economic leadership, says a report by leading business and science…
Month: September 2010
Privacy key obstacle to adopting electronic health records, study finds
The United States could achieve significant health care savings if it achieved widespread adoption of…
More predators doesn’t equal more danger for urban bird nest, study finds
While birds living in urban areas face more predators than do those in rural areas,…
Studies identify complications in women undergoing mastectomy and immediate breast reconstruction
About half of women who require radiation therapy after they have had a mastectomy and…
Genetic switch underlies noisy cell division: ‘Bimodal’ signal determines a cell’s get-up and go
While scientists have spent the past 40 years describing the intricate series of events that…
Malaria’s newest pathway into human cells identified
Development of an effective vaccine for malaria is a step closer following identification of a…
Mystery of disappearing Martian carbon dioxide ice solved?
Scientists may have solved the mystery of the carbon dioxide ice disappearance early in the…
Disparities in heart attack treatment may begin in the emergency room
The well-documented disparities in cardiac care may begin almost as soon as patients arrive at…
Savvy consumers put a high price on food safety
New research demonstrates how food safety announcements cause consumers as well as food industry professionals…
Cancer-associated long non-coding RNA regulates pre-mRNA splicing
Researchers report this month that MALAT1, a long non-coding RNA that is implicated in certain…