For the first time, researchers power an implantable electronic device using an electrical potential —…
Month: November 2012
Ovarian cancer patients have lower mortality rates when treated at high-volume hospitals
Women who have surgery for ovarian cancer at high-volume hospitals have superior outcomes than similar…
Young adults with addiction benefit from active Twelve Step group participation, study suggests
Young adults undergoing addiction treatment benefit from regular participation in Twelve Step-based self-help groups after…
Sweet new approach discovered to help produce metal casting parts, reduce toxicity
Based on a new discovery, the world’s multi-billion dollar foundry industry may soon develop a…
Preschoolers’ counting abilities relate to future math performance, researcher says
New research suggests reciting numbers is not enough to prepare children for math success in…
Climate change and the political, human impacts among ancient Maya
Archaeologists and earth science researchers has compiled a precisely dated, high-resolution climate record of 2,000…
Corals attacked by toxic seaweed use chemical 911 signals to summon help from fish
Corals under attack by toxic seaweed do what anyone might do when threatened — they…
Light-based ‘remote control’ developed for proteins inside cells
Scientists have developed an intracellular remote control: a simple way to activate and track proteins,…
Future warming likely to be on high side of climate projections, analysis finds
Climate model projections showing a greater rise in global temperature are likely to prove more…
Nanocrystals and nickel catalyst substantially improve light-based hydrogen production
Hydrogen is an attractive fuel source because it can easily be converted into electric energy…