Using a fluticasone furoate nasal spray for treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children appears…
Month: June 2011
‘Smart materials’ that make proteins form crystals to boost research into new drugs
Scientists have developed a new method to make proteins form crystals using “smart materials” that…
Researchers link fastest sea-level rise in two millennia to increasing temperatures
An international research team has shown that the rate of sea-level rise along the US…
Salt marsh sediments help gauge climate-change-induced sea level rise
A newly constructed, 2,000-year history of sea level elevations will help scientists refine the models…
Shorter pause in CPR before defibrillator use improves cardiac arrest survival
A shorter pause in CPR just before a defibrillator delivered an electric shock to a…
Acute Hepatitis A evades immune system more effectively than chronic cousin
Researchers thought that Hepatitis C might become chronic by disrupting the host’s interferon response —…
Exercise training program improves outcomes in ‘Grinch Syndrome’ patients
An exercise training program worked better than a commonly used beta blocker, significantly improving —…
Signaling pathway is ‘executive software’ of airway stem cells
Researchers have found out how mouse basal cells that line airways “decide” to become one…
Fat substitutes linked to weight gain: Rats on high-fat diet gained more weight after eating low-calorie potato chips made with fat substitutes
Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute…
The myth of the ‘queen bee’: Work and sexism
Female bosses sometimes have a reputation for not being very nice. Some display what’s called…