Researchers have found a way to grow submicroscopic wires in water with great precision, using…
Month: July 2011
Mutation in a protein-sorting gene is linked with Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson disease (PD) is a devastating incurable disease in which degeneration of dopamine neurons in…
Wood products part of winning carbon-emissions equation, researchers say
The amount of carbon dioxide taken out of the atmosphere by forests could be quadrupled…
New technology allows disabled children to explore their creative side
Doodling, coloring in and drawing are all important parts of a child’s development. But what…
Enzymes for cell wall synthesis conserved across species barriers
Plants have neither supportive bone tissue nor muscles, and yet they can form rigid structures…
Report: FBI Investigating News Corp. Over Possible 9/11 Phone Hacking (PC Magazine)
PC Magazine – The FBI is investigating reports that the News of the World cell…
New material could offer hope to those with no voice
Researchers are developing a synthetic material to revitalize damaged vocal cords.
Benefit of blood glucose lowering to near-normal levels remains unclear
Whether patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus benefit from attempts to lower their blood glucose…
Bone marrow transplant survival more than doubles for young high-risk leukemia patients
Bone marrow transplant survival more than doubled in recent years for young, high-risk leukemia patients,…
Current, not prior, depression predicts crack cocaine use
Even after accounting for current crack use, a new study finds that women in drug…