Increased concerns about the perceived risk of vaccination, inconvenience, or religious tenets are leading more…
Month: July 2013
Consuming soy peptide may reduce colon cancer metastasis
After a recent study showed that injection of the soy peptide lunasin dramatically reduced colon…
What do rotten eggs and colon cancer have in common?
Researchers have discovered that hydrogen sulfide — the pungent-smelling gas produced by rotten eggs — is…
Innovative study estimates extent to which air pollution in China shortens human lives
A high level of air pollution, in the form of particulates produced by burning coal,…
In baseball, bigger still better: Elite pitchers continue to be taller and thus throw faster
What unites golf, baseball and hockey is the “falling forward” motion involved, whether it is…
Corals cozy up with bacterial buddies
Corals may let certain bacteria get under their skin, according to a new study. The…
Buckling up to turn: Marine microbes change swimming direction via a high-speed mechanical instability
Bacteria swim by rotating the helical, hairlike flagella that extend from their unicellular bodies. Some…
Nano-tool for designing the next big battery: Eavesdropping on lithium ions
It’s a jungle down there at batteries’ atomic level, with ions whacking into electrodes, eventually…
Plant molecular biologist are getting to the root of the matter
Plant molecular biologists go looking for the genetics of poplar root growth in low-nitrogen soil…
CPAP therapy reduces nightmares in veterans with PTSD and sleep apnea
A new study suggests that CPAP therapy reduces nightmares in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder…