Community health worker interventions improve rates of US mammography screening, especially in medical and urban…
Month: June 2011
Athletic coaches must be open to self-examination, lifelong learning, experts argue
Coaches are often lauded as experts at what they do, and, consequently, it can blind…
Sepsis: Leaking blood vessels may be cause of infection-spreading condition, researchers suggest
Researchers have put forward a new theory as to what causes sepsis, an often fatal…
In search of the memory molecule, researchers discover key protein complex
Have a tough time remembering where you put your keys, learning a new language or…
Brain-like computing a step closer to reality
The development of ‘brain-like’ computers has taken a major step forward. A new study involved…
Marine turtle movements tracked
Biologists have monitored the movements of an entire sub-population of marine turtle for the first…
Chemist solves riddle of killer diseases
Using the tools of synthetic chemistry, a Copenhagen chemist has copied the endotoxin of bacteria…
Scientists uncover an unhealthy herds hypothesis
Biologists worldwide subscribe to the healthy herds hypothesis, but could it be that predators can…
Language tests being misused, UK study suggests
An article on language testing argues that some agencies are using unsuitable language tests to…
Lowering the color of crystals in sugar factories
Like diamonds, sugar crystals ideally are very pure and low in color. Now studies have…