A study of Canadian home-care patients looks at the prescribing practices for receiving ongoing medical…
Month: June 2011
‘Glowing hands’ in the waiting room improves kids’ handwashing
Hand-hygiene in children was improved with the use of a glowing gel that, when black…
Potential cause of severe sleep disorder discovered, implications for Parkinson’s disease
Researchers have identified a potential cause for a severe sleep disorder that has been closely…
Neutrinos change flavors while crossing Japan: Findings shed light on why universe is made of matter instead of anti-matter
By shooting a beam of neutrinos through a small slice of the Earth under Japan,…
Report reveals immense burden of osteoporotic fractures in Europe
A new report reveals that the burden of fractures in Europe has been vastly underestimated….
New sensor to measure structural stresses can heal itself when broken
Researchers have designed a sensor that can measure strain in structural materials and is capable…
First self-powered device with wireless data transmission
Scientists are reporting development of the first self-powered nano-device that can transmit data wirelessly over…
Evidence of a natural origin for banned drug that plumps up livestock
There may be a natural solution to the mystery of how small amounts of a…
Using living cells as an ‘invisibility cloak’ to hide drugs
The quest for better ways of encapsulating medicine so that it can reach diseased parts…
New marker to predict progressive kidney failure, death identified
A high level of a hormone that regulates phosphate is associated with an increased risk…