Current cigarette smokers have a higher risk of bladder cancer than previously reported, and the…
Month: August 2011
Tiny gold particles boost organic solar cell efficiency: Plasmonic technique helps enhance power conversion by up to 20 percent
Researchers have demonstrated how they inserted a gold nanoparticle layer between two subcells to combine…
Speaking and understanding speech share the same parts of the brain
The brain has two big tasks related to speech: making it and understanding it. Psychologists…
Thyroid cancer treatment varies by hospital, study finds
Where thyroid cancer patients go for care plays a large role in whether they receive…
New drug aids gout patients not helped by standard treatments
Injections of pegloticase can produce significant and sustained clinical improvements in many patients with chronic…
Android app News360 captures headlines from all around you (Appolicious)
Appolicious – Are you a news junkie? If so, you’ll want to check out News360….
Genomewide mapping reveals developmental and environmental impacts
Complex traits that help plants adapt to environmental challenges are likely influenced by variations in…
Improved method for capturing proteins holds promise for biomedical research
Scientists have developed a new way of producing antibody-like binding agents and rapidly optimizing their…
Research on famous Siamese twins demonstrates how the paradox of American identity played out in the bodies of Chang and Eng
A cultural scholar has spent years studying Chang and Eng Bunker, a pair of Asian-born,…
A new look below the surface of nanomaterials
Scientists can now look deeper into new materials to study their structure and behavior. A…