Transplanting fat may treat such inherited metabolic diseases as maple syrup urine disease by helping…
Month: September 2013
New system allows cloud customers to detect program-tampering
A new version of “zero-knowledge proofs” allows cloud customers to verify the proper execution of…
‘Merlin’ is a matchmaker, not a magician
Researchers have figured out the specific job of a protein long implicated in tumors of…
T-rays offer potential for earlier diagnosis of melanoma
The technology that peeks underneath clothing at airport security screening check points has great potential…
Development of a new program that simulates protein movements
By taking advantage of the fact that our body proteins and robot arms both move…
Airbrushing could facilitate large-scale manufacture of carbon nanofibers
Researchers have used airbrushing techniques to grow vertically aligned carbon nanofibers on several different metal…
How Schizophrenia affects the brain
A study has been published using brain scans to document the effects of schizophrenia on…
Versatile microRNAs choke off cancer blood supply, suppress metastasis
A family of microRNAs blocks cancer progression and metastasis by stifling a tumor’s ability to…
Stress may lead to false confessions
Imagine if you were wrongly accused of a crime. Would you be stressed? Researchers have…
Companies with a ‘culture of health’ may outperform others
Companies that build a culture of health by focusing on the well-being and safety of…