Consumers decide whether to use mail-in genetic tests based on both rational and emotional reasons,…
Month: April 2011
Hundreds of barrier islands newly identified in global survey
Earth has 657 more barrier islands than previously thought, according to a new global survey…
Biologically inspired catalysts being developed
A research team is developing biologically-inspired catalysts. The work is based on organic catalytic framework…
How American consumers view debt: A case study
A new study suggests that while younger Americans are more smitten with credit cards and…
Clumsy avatars: Perfection versus mortality in games and simulation
Willy Nilly’s Surf Shack offers a cure for the idealized virtual world of Second Life….
How can we measure infants’ pain after an operation?
It turns out to be difficult to find out exactly how much a child who…
A cancer marker and treatment in one?
Researchers say antibodies to a non-human sugar molecule commonly found in people may be useful…
New discovery may block amyotrophic lateral sclerosis disease process
In the first animal model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, scientists have found in fruit flies…
New biosensor microchip could speed up drug development, researchers say
A new biosensor microchip that could hold more than 100,000 magnetically sensitive nanosensors could speed…
Minimizing side effects from chemoradiation could help brain cancer patients live longer
Minimizing neurological side effects in patients with high-grade glioma from chemoradiation may result in improved…