Researchers have developed lightweight, translucent curtain materials, which are excellent at absorbing sound. This is…
Month: May 2011
Infection control violations at 15 percent of US nursing homes
Fifteen percent of US nursing homes receive deficiency citations for infection control per year, according…
Rotational grazing in native pasturelands benefits wildlife
Rotational grazing of cattle in native pasturelands in Brazil’s Pantanal and Cerrado regions can benefit…
Extracting stem cells from fat for tissue regeneration
Stem cells extracted from body fat may pave the way for the development of new…
First rainforests arose when plants solved plumbing problem
A team of scientists has discovered that leaves of flowering plants in the world’s first…
Agent selectively targets malignant B cells in chronic leukemia, study shows
A new experimental drug called PCI-32765 selectively kills the cancer cells that cause chronic lymphocytic…
Climate change analysis predicts increased fatalities from heat waves
Global climate change is anticipated to bring more extreme weather phenomena such as heat waves…
Screening for hepatitis B may be cost-effective for more of the population, analysis shows
New research provides evidence that current prevention and screening standards for hepatitis B are worth…
Succulent plants waited for cool, dry Earth to make their mark
Between five and 10 million years ago, the landscape on Earth changed dramatically. Biologists and…
Most patients recover from ‘chemo-brain’ by 5 years after stem cell transplant
Many patients who undergo bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers…