Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach tests have been used to measure various…
Month: September 2012
New efficiency record for photovoltaic cells, thanks to heterojunction
Scientists have developed photovoltaic cells with an energy conversion efficiency of 21.4 percent, the highest…
Single-site laparoscopic surgery reduces pain of tumor removal
Researchers have found that recovery from an emerging, minimally invasive surgical technique called Laparo-Endoscopic Single-Site…
Cyborg surgeon: Hand and technology combine in new surgical tool that enables superhuman precision
Normally, surgeons’ tiny hand tremors are inconsequential to the task, but for doctors specializing in…
Obesity-related hormone discovered in fruit flies
Researchers have discovered in fruit flies a key metabolic hormone thought to be the exclusive…
Nature’s misfits: Reclassifying protists helps answer how many species remain undiscovered
Since the Victorian era, categorizing the natural world has challenged scientists. No group has presented…
Study adds to efforts to find more effective anti-inflammatory drugs
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown function for a protein that could add to the…
Shared pathway links Lou Gehrig’s disease with spinal muscular atrophy
Scientists have long known the main proteins that lead to the development of amyotrophic lateral…
Major cancer protein amplifies global gene expression
Scientists may have discovered why a protein called MYC can provoke a variety of cancers….
Treating hepatitis C infection in prison is good public policy, study suggests
Incarcerated patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are just as likely to respond…