There are many old wives’ tales about what determines a baby’s sex, yet it is…
Month: September 2011
Flu vaccines for nursing home workers effective in reducing outbreaks, study finds
Higher flu vaccination rates for health care personnel can dramatically reduce the threat of flu…
Nuclear detector: New materials hold promise for better detection of nuclear weapons
Scientists have developed new materials that can detect hard radiation, a very difficult thing to…
Polonium poisoning case sheds light on infection control practices
A new study uses a famous case of international intrigue and murder to shed new…
Team finds stable RNA nano-scaffold within virus core
With the discovery of a RNA nano-scaffold that remains unusually stable in the body, researchers…
Innovating to improve women and children’s health
For less than $100, poor, pregnant women in India can now give birth in a…
Pressure for positive results puts science under threat, study shows
Scientific research may be in decline across the globe because of growing pressures to report…
Researchers find way to measure effect of Wi-Fi attacks
Researchers have developed a way to measure how badly a Wi-Fi network would be disrupted…
Astronomers find extreme weather on an alien world: Cosmic oddball may harbor a gigantic storm
A University of Toronto-led team of astronomers has observed extreme brightness changes on a nearby…
A deep male voice helps women remember
Men take note: If you want women to remember, speak to them in a low…