Researchers have conducted the first comprehensive assessment of every gene in the genome of advanced,…
Month: September 2011
Study of bees links gene regulatory networks in the brain to behavior
A new study reveals that distinct networks of genes in the honey bee brain contribute…
Is gallows humor in medicine wrong?
Doctors and other medical professionals occasionally joke about their patients’ problems. Some of these jokes…
Public image of chemistry: Breaking chemistry’s bad rap
A new show “Breaking Bad” makes chemistry entertaining but is not improving chemistry’s tarnished public…
New insight into fatal spinal disease
Researchers have identified a communication breakdown between nerves and muscles in mice that may provide…
Hemlocks still abundant despite adelgid infestations
A recent analysis of two decades of data shows the live volume of hemlocks in…
IMRT has less harmful rectal side effects than 3D-CRT for prostate cancer patients, study suggests
Men with localized prostate cancer treated with a newer technology, intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT),…
Chemo plus radiation before surgery increases tumor response for rectal cancer, study suggests
Rectal cancer patients who use a new combination of the chemotherapy, Capecitabine, together with five…
Role of gender in workplace negotiations
A new study finds that while women fare worse economically than men in many distributive…
Study of Congress: To tweet, or not to tweet, is unrelated to being in the hot seat
Study finds that electoral vulnerability doesn’t influence whether members of Congress use Twitter and also…