A study of adult civilians with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) has shown that individuals with…
Month: May 2013
Genetic mutation linked with typical form of migraine headache
Scientists have identified a genetic mutation that is strongly associated with a typical form of…
New molecule heralds hope for muscular dystrophy treatment
There’s hope for patients with myotonic dystrophy, the most common form of muscular dystrophy in…
Gentle touch and the bionic eye: Using haptics to improve outcomes for people given visual prosthetics
Normal vision is essentially a spatial sense that often relies upon touch and movement during…
How brain’s auditory center transmits information for decisions, actions
When a pedestrian hears the screech of a car’s brakes, she has to decide whether,…
Use of laser light yields versatile manipulation of a quantum bit
By using light, researchers have manipulated the quantum state of a single atomic-sized defect in…
Transfer of ultraprecise time signals over a wireless optical channel demonstrated
By bouncing eye-safe laser pulses off a mirror on a hillside, researchers have transferred ultra-precise…
Health defects found in fish exposed to Deepwater Horizon oil spill, three years later
Three years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, crude oil…
Shaking things up: Researchers propose new old way to purify carbon nanotubes
An old, somewhat passé, trick used to purify protein samples based on their affinity for…
New measurement tool is on target for the fast-growing MEMS industry
As markets for miniature, hybrid machines known as MEMS grow and diversify, researchers have introduced…