New groundbreaking research has found that exposure to nanoparticles can have a serious impact on…
Month: June 2012
Unusual ‘altruistic’ stem cell behavior with possible link to cancer identified
Certain human embryonic stem cells, in times of stress, produce molecules that not only benefit…
Fruit flies reveal mechanism behind ALS-like disease
Studying how nerve cells send and receive messages, scientists have discovered new ways that genetic…
Top risk of stroke for normal-weight adults: Getting under 6 hours of sleep
Habitually sleeping less than six hours significantly increases stroke risk among middle-age to older adults…
Some adults with sleep disturbances are actually afraid of the dark, study says
Sleep researchers are shedding light on a contributing factor to insomnia maybe hard to admit…
A SMART(er) way to track influenza
Researchers have created a reliable and fast flu-detection test that can be carried in a…
Global investment in renewable energy powers to record $257 billion
Solar generation surged past wind power to become the renewable energy technology of choice for…
‘Bad’ dieting increases cardiovascular disease risk
A 25 year study is the first to show that a regional and national dietary…
Theorem unifies superfluids and other weird materials
Despite physicists’ fascination with the weird behavior of materials at extremely low temperatures — 11…
A better way to grow bone: Fresh, purified fat stem cells grow bone better, faster
Stem cell scientists purified a subset of stem cells found in fat tissue and made…