A new study shows that community members correlate an increase in HIV vulnerability among adolescent…
Month: July 2011
Message in a bottle: Teaching business skills in developing countries
Two professors use a bottle of Coca-Cola to teach basic business principles to minimally educated…
Stem cell ‘memory’ can boost insulin levels
Scientist have now derived embryonic-like stem cells from adult stem cells that appear to retain…
Molecules ‘light up’ Alzheimer’s roots
A breakthrough in sensing could make finding signs of Alzheimer’s disease nearly as simple as…
Snow leopard population discovered in Afghanistan
Biologists have discovered a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous…
Why men are at higher risk for stomach cancer
Researchers have shown how estrogen protects women from the gastric inflammation that can lead to…
New way to store sun’s heat: Modified carbon nanotubes can store solar energy indefinitely, then be recharged by exposure to the sun
A novel application of carbon nanotubes shows promise as an innovative approach to storing solar…
Single drug and soft environment can increase platelet production, researchers show
Humans produce billions of clot-forming platelets every day, but there are times when there aren’t…
Rise in risk inequality helps explain polarized US voters
A new study of political polarization in the United States suggests that changes in the…
New driving simulator created for rehabilitation
Researchers have developed a new driving simulator designed for patient rehabilitation.