Study of 38,000 blood stem cell transplant recipients shows that survival rates increased significantly over…
Month: May 2013
Small molecule could have big impact on cancer
Researchers have designed and synthesized a novel small molecule that might become a large weapon…
Guatemala’s jaguars: Capturing phantoms in photos
The Wildlife Conservation Society has released a photograph of a male jaguar taken by a…
A basketball shot coach that does not require a coach
A group of business and engineering students at Brigham Young University have invented a sports…
Diamonds, nanotubes find common ground in graphene
What may be the ultimate heat sink is only possible because of yet another astounding…
Women donate less to charity than men in some contexts
Given the chance, women are more likely than men to dodge an opportunity to donate…
Picking up a second language is predicted by ability to learn patterns
Some people seem to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have…
For pundits, it’s better to be confident than correct
Two economics graduate students have demonstrated that it simply doesn’t pay as much for a…
Increasing problem of prescription drug abuse among youth
Young people are increasingly turning to prescription drugs to get high. Research sheds new light…
New ruthenium complexes target cancer cells without typical side effects, study suggests
Pre-clinical tests found two ruthenium polypyridyl complexes, or RPCs, yielded results comparable to cisplatin against…