An educational toolkit designed to improve care of patients with diabetes was not effective, researchers…
Month: February 2014
Predicting cardiovascular events in sleep apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea generally is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Obstructive sleep apnea…
Distinct sensory-motor reflexes in fruit flies: Use odor receptors, visual cues to find fruit
That fruit fly appearing moments after you poured that first glass of cabernet, has just…
Brain scans show we take risks because we can’t stop ourselves
A new study correlating brain activity with how people make decisions suggests that when individuals…
Do you have a sweet tooth? Honeybees have a sweet claw
New research on the ability of honeybees to taste with claws on their forelegs reveals…
Taking statins to lower cholesterol? New guidelines
Clinicians and patients should use shared decision-making to select individualized treatments based on the new…
Good hair day: New technique grows tiny ‘hairy’ materials at the microscale
Scientists attacked a tangled problem by developing a new technique to grow tiny “hairy” materials…
Off-the-shelf materials lead to self-healing polymers
Look out, super glue and paint thinner. Thanks to new dynamic materials, removable paint and…
Personal experience, work seniority improve mental health professionals’ outlook
One might think that after years of seeing people at their worst, mental health workers…
Kepler finds a very wobbly planet: Rapid and erratic changes in seasons
Imagine living on a planet with seasons so erratic you would hardly know whether to…