Higher educational attainment (a proxy of intellectual enrichment) attenuates the negative impact of traumatic brain…
Month: February 2014
Burmese pythons pose little risk to people in Everglades, study suggests
The estimated tens of thousands of Burmese pythons now populating the Everglades present a low…
Asthma drug aids simultaneous desensitization to several food allergies, study finds
An asthma drug accelerates the process of desensitizing patients with food allergies to several foods…
Shaky Hand, Stable Spoon: Device Helps Essential Tremor Patients
For people whose hands shake uncontrollably due to a medical condition, just eating can be…
The space double-whammy: Less gravity, more radiation
Astronauts floating weightlessly in the International Space Station may appear carefree, but years of research…
CubeSats and robotics on International Space Station
The deployment of miniature satellites from the International Space Station continued Feb. 27, while the…
NASA-JAXA launch mission to measure global rain, snow
The Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory, a joint Earth-observing mission between NASA and the…
Drinking water linked to infections in many countries
Brisbane’s water supply has been found to contain disease carrying bugs which can be directly…
Unusual genetic mutation found linked to adolescent liver cancer
In the race for better treatments and possible cures, rare diseases are often left behind….
Indonesia’s competitiveness at risk from neglected diseases of poverty
Indonesia has seen impressive economic and development growth. Sustaining these gains, however, may not be…