Depressive symptoms seem to focus mothers’ responses on minimizing their own distress, which may come…
Month: May 2014
Added benefit of the fixed combination of dapagliflozin, metformin is not proven, study finds
As was the case in dapagliflozin monotherapy, a drug manufacturer also presented no suitable data…
Synthetic biology still in uncharted waters of public opinion
A new set of focus groups found continued low awareness of synthetic biology, as well…
Dramatic Improvements in nanogenerator power efficiency for wearable, implantable electronics
The energy efficiency of a new piezoelectric nanogenerator has increased by almost 40 times, one…
Richest marine reptile fossil bed along Africa’s South Atlantic coast is dated at 71.5 mya
New research is the first to tie the stable carbon isotope record of Africa’s South…
Cancer’s potential on-off switch linked to epigenetics
An ‘on and off’ epigenetic switch could be a common mechanism behind the development of…
Genetic tracking identifies cancer stem cells in human patients
The gene mutations driving cancer have been tracked for the first time in patients back…
First test of pluripotent stem cell therapy in monkeys is successful
For the first time in an animal that is more closely related to humans, researchers…
How octopuses don’t tie themselves in knots
An octopus’s arms are covered in hundreds of suckers that will stick to just about…
The brain: Key to a better computer
Your brain is incredibly well-suited to handling whatever comes along, plus it’s tough and operates…