The monoclonal antibody evolocumab produced highly significant reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, the “bad cholesterol,”…
Month: March 2014
Breakthrough in creating invisibility cloaks, stealth technology
Scientists have managed to create artificial nanostructures called metamaterials that can ‘bend light.’ But the…
New gel allows for targeted therapy after heart attack
Each patient responds to heart attacks differently and damage can vary from one part of…
Online self-injury information often inaccurate, study finds
People seeking help or information online about cutting and other forms of self-injury are likely…
Two new genes linked to intellectual disability discovered
Two new genes linked to intellectual disability have been discovered, according to two research studies….
Tamiflu-resistant influenza related to mutations in genome
It doesn’t take long for the flu virus to outsmart Tamiflu. Scientists have developed a…
What will climate policy mean for coal?
Limiting climate change to 2 degrees C means shutting down coal power plants — an…
Physicists split and collide ultracold atom clouds using steerable ‘optical tweezers’
Physicists have pushed the frontiers of quantum technology by developing a steerable ‘optical tweezers’ unit…
Major breakthrough in stem cell manufacturing technology
A new substance that could simplify the manufacture of cell therapy in the pioneering world…
Hormones in action: It’s all about the right partner
Thousands of regulatory regions on the genomic DNA determine which part of a cell’s genetic…