Biomedical engineering researchers have discovered that a naturally-occurring compound can be incorporated into three-dimensional printing…
Month: October 2013
Gilding the gum tree: Scientists strike gold in leaves
Eucalyptus trees — or gum trees as they are known — are drawing up gold…
Long-term memory helps chimpanzees in their search for food
Searching for bountiful fruit crops in the rain forest, chimpanzees remember past feeding experiences.
Self-rated health puts aging, health needs on the agenda
Implementation of national surveys where the population can estimate and assess their own health may…
Nanodiamonds: A cancer patient’s best friend?
Real-time monitoring of cancer cell processes could soon be possible thanks to nanometric scale diamonds…
Study links youth obesity to TV fast food advertising
Youth obesity is associated with receptiveness to TV fast food advertising researchers have found.
Changes in epigenetic DNA functions links diabetes predisposition to Alzheimer’s disease
Diabetes and dementia are rising dramatically in the United States and worldwide. In the last…
Burning Mouth Syndrome is often difficult to diagnose
Oral pain that feels like a scalded mouth and can last for months has baffled…
How did supermassive black holes grow so big?
Galaxies may look pretty and delicate, with their swirls of stars of many colors —…
Gatekeeper on Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
One of the Mac OS X platform’s security features is Gatekeeper, which was first introduced…