Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious risk in many kinds of cell transplants, including for…
Month: October 2011
World’s most efficient flexible organic light-emitting diodes created on plastic
Researchers have developed the world’s most efficient organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) on plastic. This result…
Boosting LED efficiency: Zinc oxide microwires improve performance of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) through the piezo-phototronic effect
Researchers have used zinc oxide microwires to significantly improve the efficiency at which gallium nitride…
Fighting violent gang crime with math
Mathematicians working with the Los Angeles Police Department to analyze crime patterns have designed a…
Surgeons perform novel procedures prior to lung transplant
Surgeons have performed two specific procedures together as a bridge to lung transplantation. Wanda Craig,…
Targeting leg fatigue in heart failure
Doctors should not only treat the heart muscle in chronic heart failure patients, but also…
Research examines college students’ knowledge about eating disorders
They’re the prime demographic for developing eating disorders, yet new research suggests that it could…
Internet privacy tools are confusing, ineffective for most people
Internet users who want to protect their privacy by stopping advertisers and other companies from…
Link discovered among spectrum of childhood diseases
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that causes a rare childhood disease characterized predominantly by…
Rethinking equilibrium: In nature, large energy fluctuations may rile even ‘relaxed’ systems
Scientists have shown that large energy fluctuations can rile even a “relaxed” system, raising questions…