A hospital stroke team used auto industry “lean” manufacturing principles to accelerate treatment times, according…
Month: October 2012
High levels of estradiol, progesterone during pregnancy associated with increased risk for HR-negative breast cancer
Increased concentrations of the pregnancy hormones estradiol and progesterone were associated with an increased risk…
Team support for cessation in the workplace helped motivate cigarette smokers to quit
When smoking co-workers in the same team are placed on a cessation program, providing financial…
Blood hormone levels predicted long-term breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women
Blood hormone tests predicted a woman’s risk for developing postmenopausal breast cancer for up to…
Mechanisms of action for green tea extract in breast cancer prevention identified
An oral green tea extract, Polyphenon E, appears to inhibit vascular endothelial growth factor and…
Salt power: Watt’s next in rechargeable batteries?
Sodium could be an effective, inexpensive and virtually inexhaustible substitute for lithium, but it has…
‘Time-capsule’ Japanese lake sediment advances radiocarbon dating for older objects
A series of radiocarbon measurements from Japan’s Lake Suigetsu will give scientists a more accurate…
Researchers unveil 3-D structure of ‘molecular machine’ that initiates DNA transcription
Scientists have determined the three-dimensional structure of the transcription initiation complex, the key intermediate in…
Optical vortices on a chip: Integrated arrays of emitters of ‘optical vortex beams’ on a silicon chip
Researchers have demonstrated integrated arrays of emitters of ‘optical vortex beams’ on a silicon chip….
New technique for nanostructure assembly pioneered
A team of researchers has developed a new technique for growing new materials from nanorods….