Coronary heart disease is a major cause of death in women. A new study has…
Month: September 2012
Mosquito virus could lead to new vaccines and drugs
The newly discovered Eilat virus is closely related to some of the world’s most dangerous…
New turtle tracking technique may aid efforts to save loggerhead
The old adage “you are what you eat” is helping scientists better understand the threatened…
New ‘stamping’ process to pattern biomolecules at high resolution developed
Researchers have used rubber stamps to pattern biomolecules in a new way. Instead of using…
Advancing the treatment of trauma
With traumatic injuries claiming almost six million lives a year, improvements in care, including in…
Ultra fast optical amplifier: Silicon and erbium on one chip for the first time
Within optical microchips, light finds its way through channels, waveguides, made of silicon. Light from…
Giving lithium to those who need it
Lithium is a ‘gold standard’ drug for treating bipolar disorder, however not everyone responds in…
Remarkable enzyme points the way to reducing nitric acid use in industry
An enzyme in the bacterium that causes potato scab could help create new, environmentally-benign biocatalysts…
Psychology can explain and improve bad classroom behavior
A new monograph brings together evidence from psychological research to help readers understand the causes…
Squeeze light ’till it hurts’ on a quantum scale: Researchers push the boundaries on ultra-precise measurement
Physicists has pushed the boundaries on ultra-precise measurement by harnessing quantum light waves in a…