Scientists have identified a mechanism that can prevent the normal prion protein from changing its…
Month: July 2013
Exercise can reduce stroke risk
A new study is one of the first to study the relationship of exercise and…
Complete description of gene expression in the human retina
Investigators have published the most thorough description of gene expression in the human retina reported…
NASA interplanetary probes to take pictures of Earth
Two NASA spacecraft, one studying the Saturn system, the other observing Mercury, are maneuvering into…
Scientists break record for thinnest light-absorber: May lead to more efficient, cheaper solar cells
Scientists have built the thinnest, most efficient absorber of visible light on record, a nanosize…
Slow bow shock ahead of the sun’s heliosphere predicted
A new study indicates that a bow shock (a dynamic boundary between sun’s heliosphere and…
New way to measure cumulative effect of head hits in football
A new way to measure the cumulative effect of impacts to the head incurred by…
Hurricane season: Predicting in advance what could happen
Scientists have studied how hurricanes and other disasters disrupt critical infrastructure, such as roads, electricity…
Electronic Health Records help fight vaccine-preventable diseases
Using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to automate the immunization data shared between health…
No benefit found from oxytocin treatment for autism
The so-called trust hormone, oxytocin, may not improve the symptoms of children with autism, a…