Blending more ethanol into fuel to cut air pollution carries a hidden risk that toxic…
Month: December 2013
Evidence of savings in accountable care organizations, cancer care
Approximately 10 percent of Medicare spending is for cancer care, and Medicare spending is nearly…
Jailhouse wine not as delicious as it sounds, could be deadly
In a case series seemingly tailor-made for cinematic tragedy or farce, emergency physicians report severe…
Engineers make strides toward artificial cartilage
A research team has developed a better recipe for synthetic replacement cartilage in joints, calling…
Zebrafish help decode link between calcium deficiency, colon cancer
A tiny, transparent fish embryo and a string of surprises led scientists to a deeper…
Laying siege to chemoresistance
Some lymphoma types resistant to conventional therapies could be treated more effectively by using drugs…
Misunderstanding of palliative care leads to preventable suffering
A new review says palliative care’s association with end of life has created an “identity…
Clot-busters, caught on tape
Ultrasound-stimulated microbubbles have been showing promise in recent years as a non-invasive way to break…
Environmental history key to future of England’s wildlife
Protecting and enhancing England’s wildlife for future generations will need radical new policies informed by…
Chimpanzees are rational, not conformists, researchers find
Chimpanzees are sensitive to social influences but they maintain their own strategy to solve a…