Taiwanese investigators have found that there can be a significantly higher risk of multiple sclerosis…
Month: June 2011
Seniors abused during childhood face increased risk of sleep troubles, study suggests
Suffering from parental abuse as a child increases a person’s chances of having poor sleep…
Historic first images of rod photoreceptors in the living human eye
Scientists have reported that the tiny light-sensing cells known as rods have been clearly and…
Tuning ‘metasurface’ with fluid in new concept for sensing and chemistry
Researchers have demonstrated a unique fluid-tuned “metasurface,” a concept that may be useful in biomedical…
Using cell phones while driving? Distracted driving data and laws to prevent it don’t match up
More and more states are passing laws to crack down on the use of mobile…
Widespread stream biodiversity declines at low levels of urban development
Biology researchers have found that there are consistent and widespread declines in stream biodiversity at…
Flooding of farmland does not increase levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk, study suggests
As millions of acres of farmland in the US Midwest and South recover from Mississippi…
Poplar tree leaf bud extract could fight skin aging
Antioxidants are popular anti-aging ingredients in skin creams, and now scientists are reporting a new…
Progress in tissue engineering to repair joint damage in osteoarthritis
Medical scientists now have “clear” evidence that the damaged cartilage tissue in osteoarthritis and other…
Ordered fear plays a strong role in market chaos
When the current financial crisis hit, the failure of traditional economic doctrines to provide any…