A new study found that children with complex chronic conditions who require long-term mechanical ventilation…
Month: May 2011
Beyond the barn: Keeping dairy cows outside is good for the outdoors
Computer simulation studies suggest that a dairy cow living year-round in the great outdoors may…
Feuding helium dwarf stars exposed by eclipse
Researchers have found a unique feuding double white dwarf star system where each star appears…
Two Greenland glaciers lose enough ice to fill Lake Erie
A new study aimed at refining the way scientists measure ice loss in Greenland is…
False infomation can enter diabetic patients electronic records due to reliance on copying and pasting, study suggests
As electronic medical records have become a standard in medical care, there is a need…
What makes an image memorable?
Neuroscientists shows that the most memorable photos are those that contain people, followed by static…
Simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine discovered
A novel way to immobilize radioactive forms of iodine using a microwave has been discovered….
Unusual earthquake gave Japan tsunami extra punch, say scientists
The March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan were generated on a fault…
Seeing an atomic thickness
Scientists in the UK and Sweden have shown that regions of graphene of different thickness…
Diabetics at higher risk of tuberculosis infection, researchers find
People with diabetes have a three to five times higher risk of contracting tuberculosis than…