To cut down postoperative complications, engineers have invented a disposable suturing tool to guide the…
Month: August 2012
Tibetan Plateau may be older than previously thought
The growth of high topography on the Tibetan Plateau in Sichuan, China, began much earlier…
Enzalutamide adds five months survival in late-stage prostate cancer
Results of a Phase III clinical trial of the drug enzalutamide show the drug extends…
B cell survival holds key to chronic graft vs. host disease
B cells, which produce proteins called antibodies, are one type of immune cell involved in…
A GPS in your DNA
Scientists have devised a method for more precisely determining the geographical location of a person’s…
Sunflowers inspire more efficient solar power system
A field of young sunflowers will slowly rotate from east to west during the course…
Finding the nano-needle in the haystack: Radioactivity used to trace nanoparticles in the environment
Scientists have used radioactivity to trace nanoparticles in experimental animals and the soil. Their findings…
Invasive brittle star species hits Atlantic Ocean
Coral Reefs has published online a study about an invasive species of brittle star. The…
‘Dinosaur bends’ caused by prolonged diving
Dinosaur-like creatures may have injured themselves during leisurely deep-sea diving trips and not from resurfacing…
Lip augmentation ‘enhances the natural smile’
Dermatologists are using injectable hyaluronic acid fillers to not only add volume to the lips,…