Research indicates that half of all lifetime cases of mental illness begin by age 14,…
Month: February 2013
A game plan for climate change
Researchers have successfully piloted a process that enables natural resource managers to take action to…
Modified protein could become first effective treatment for vitiligo skin disorder
Researchers have developed a genetically modified protein that dramatically reverses the skin disorder vitiligo in…
Patients with diabetes at no greater risk for infection or other complications after total knee replacement
Patients with diabetes were no more likely to suffer infection, deep vein thrombosis (a deep…
Discovery opens door to multipronged attack against skin common cancer, study shows
Researchers have identified a second way to block the activity of the signaling cascade, called…
Feeding limbs and nervous system of one of Earth’s earliest animals discovered
Unique fossils literally ‘lift the lid’ on ancient creature’s head to expose one of the…
Unlocking fuel cell conductivity
Work on a high-conductivity material demonstrates the role of oxygen ions in enhancing their capabilities.
White dwarf supernovae are discovered in Virgo Cluster galaxy and in sky area ‘anonymous’
Observation of two bright exploding stars has improved the astronomical “tape measure” that scientists use…
Swine cells could power artificial liver
Scientists are examining a line of “immortal” swine cells that can differentiate into liver cells….
Viruses can have immune systems: A pirate phage commandeers the immune system of bacteria
A new study reports that a viral predator of the cholera bacteria has stolen the…