A new study shows that the use of ultrasound testing, rather than x-rays or CT…
Month: October 2013
Yoga practice beneficial to patients with COPD
Patients with COPD who practice yoga can improve their lung function, according to a study….
No running for the well-heeled
If you often find yourself running after a bus, escaping a burning building or taking…
Social science graduates more likely to get employment than science or arts graduates
Social science graduates are more likely to be employed after their first degree than graduates…
A noble yet simple way to synthesize new metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
Scientists have found a new way to synthesize highly efficient electrocatalysts based on heteroatom-doped graphene…
Public wants labels for food nanotech — and they’re willing to pay for it
New research finds that people in the United States want labels on food products that…
Making rubber from dandelion juice
Rubber can be extracted from the juice of the dandelion. Yet the decisive breakthrough to…
Shading system design based on model of the bird-of-paradise flower
An importatke prize is being awarded for an innovative folding mechanism without joints and hinges…
Poor motor performance linked to poor academic skills
Children with poor motor performance at school entry were found to have poorer reading and…
First hospital in the world to offer patients new device for severely calcified arteries
Leading interventional cardiologists in New York are the first in the world to use a…