A technique called distraction osteogenesis can create increased length of the upper jaw in patients…
Month: March 2014
New approach to chronic lymphocytic leukemia treatment
A novel and unique approach to treating Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), a form of blood…
Motion, muscles don’t always work in lockstep, researchers find in surprising new study
Animals ‘do the locomotion’ every day, whether it’s walking down the hall to get some…
New cell line should accelerate embryonic stem cell research
A new line of human embryonic stem cells that have the ability to develop into…
Older adults: Build muscle and you’ll live longer
The more muscle mass older Americans have, the less likely they are to die prematurely,…
Number of days without rain to dramatically increase in some world regions
By the end of the 21st century, some parts of the world can expect as…
Drivers with hemianopia fail to detect pedestrians, study shows
A diagnosis of hemianopia, or blindness in one-half of the visual field in both eyes…
Critical role of one gene to our brain development
A gene linked to intellectual disability is critical to the earliest stages of the development…
Impacts of climate change in Switzerland: Adaptation and climate change mitigation must go hand in hand
Southern Switzerland emerges as a hotspot of the effects of climate change. And the bark…
Blood test identifies brain damage from concussion in ice hockey
Half way into last year’s season, 35 of 288 players in the Swedish Hockey League…