The current approach for identifying and destroying buried chemical munitions and related chemical warfare materials…
Month: August 2012
Airborne technology helps manage elephants
For years, scientists have debated how big a role elephants play in toppling trees in…
Identifying a new target for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis treatment
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease wherein the cells of the central nervous…
Researchers discover blood biomarker for Lou Gehrig’s disease, could lead to new treatments
Researchers have discovered that changes in monocytes (a type of white blood cell) are a…
Quantum physics: New insights into the remote control of quantum systems
Physicists shine new light on the question of the resources required for achieving quantum information…
Novel inflammatory protein function discovered
A scientists has described the function of a previously un-characterized protein that dramatically influences inflammation.
Research links extreme summer heat events to global warming
A new statistical analysis by NASA scientists has found that Earth’s land areas have become…
Virtual nanoscopy: Like ‘Google Earth’ for cell biologists
Just as users of Google Earth can zoom in from space to a view of…
Anti-angina drug shows protective effects from carbon monoxide
Scientists have found that a common anti-angina drug could help protect the heart against carbon…
Vaginal delivery as safe as Cesarean for most early preterm births, study suggests
Vaginal delivery for early preterm fetuses presenting head first, or vertex presentation, had a high…