Sodium chloride, better known as salt, is vital for the organism, and the kidneys play…
Month: August 2012
Spacetime: A smoother brew than we knew
Spacetime may be less like beer and more like sipping whiskey. Or so an intergalactic…
Foreclosures impact California voter turnout, researchers find
California neighborhoods reeling from record foreclosures also experienced lower levels of voter turnout in the…
Sinus irrigation with tap water linked to two deaths
When water containing the Naegleria fowleri amoeba, a single-celled organism, enters the nose, the organisms…
No-till could help maintain crop yields despite climate change
Reducing tillage for some Central Great Plains crops could help conserve water and reduce losses…
Shaking the electron has strengthened quantum mechanics
Atomic orbital electrons react to change of nucleus electric charge following each beta decay and…
Prostate cancer survival rates improved since introduction of PSA testing
The routine use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing for screening and monitoring prostate cancer…
Researching the dream cure to insomnia
More than one third of people in the UK are likely to experience acute insomnia…
Cloud control could tame hurricanes, study shows
They are one of the most destructive forces of nature on Earth, but now environmental…
Identifying aggressive breast cancers by interpreting the mathematical patterns in the cancer genome
It is now possible to identify aggressive breast cancers by interpreting the mathematical patterns in…