Three studies could result in new types of treatment for the disease and, as a…
Month: October 2012
Safety results of intra-arterial stem cell clinical trial for stroke presented
Early results of a Phase II intra-arterial stem cell trial for ischemic stroke showed no…
Engineered flies spill secret of seizures
Scientists have observed the neurological mechanism behind temperature-dependent — febrile — seizures by genetically engineering…
Uncovering information about hadrosaur teeth
An unusual collaboration between researchers in two disparate fields resulted in a new discovery about…
Making Sudoku puzzles less puzzling
For anyone who has ever struggled while attempting to solve a Sudoku puzzle, mathematicians are…
Fusion energy: Mug handles could help hot plasma give lower-cost, controllable fusion energy
New hardware lets engineers maintain the plasma used in fusion reactors in an energy-efficient, stable…
Earth sunblock only needed if planet warms easily
A new computer analysis of future climate change that considers emissions reductions together with sunlight…
Antibiotic resistance a growing concern with urinary tract infection
As a result of concerns about antibiotic resistance, doctors in the United States are increasingly…
Hubble sees a planetary nebula in the making
The Universe is filled with mysterious objects. Many of them are as strange as they…
Bounce, skid, wobble: How Huygens landed on Titan
The European Space Agency’s Huygens probe, ferried to Saturn’s moon Titan by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft,…