A new study has identified epigenetic mechanisms that connect a variety of diseases associated with…
Month: March 2013
Saharan and Asian dust, biological particles end global journey in California
A new study is the first to show that dust and other aerosols from one…
‘Defective’ virus surprisingly plays major role in spread of disease
Defective viruses, thought for decades to be essentially garbage unrelated to the transmission of a…
Facebook ‘Likes’ a good indicator of quality hospital care
While those active on social media aren’t shy about expressing opinions on their Facebook pages,…
New insights into plant evolution
New research has uncovered a mechanism that regulates the reproduction of plants, providing a possible…
New study reveals how sensitive US East Coast regions may be to ocean acidification
A continental-scale chemical survey in the waters of the eastern US and Gulf of Mexico…
The patient satisfaction chasm
New research finds insufficient support from hospital management to improve the patient experience by engaging…
Living through a tornado does not shake optimism
Even in the face of a disaster, we remain optimistic about our chances of injury…
Volcanic aerosols, not pollutants, tamped down recent Earth warming
Scientists looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected…
Tumors deliberately create conditions that inhibit body’s best immune response
New research reveals that tumors in melanoma patients deliberately create conditions that knock out the…