A link between Medicaid policies on antipsychotic drugs and incarceration rates for schizophrenic individuals has…
Month: July 2014
Therapeutic bacteria prevent obesity in mice, study finds
A probiotic that prevents obesity could be on the horizon. Bacteria that produce a therapeutic…
Preschoolers can reflect on what they don’t know
Contrary to previous assumptions, researchers find that preschoolers are able to gauge the strength of…
Enhanced instrument enables high-speed chemical imaging of tissues
A research team has demonstrated a dramatically improved technique for analyzing biological cells and tissues…
Vitamin D deficiency raises risk of schizophrenia diagnosis
Vitamin D-deficient individuals are twice as likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia as people who…
High-salt diet doubles threat of cardiovascular disease in people with diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes who eat a diet high in salt face twice the…
African elephant genome suggests they are superior smellers
Sense of smell is critical for survival in many mammals. In a new study, researchers…
3-D-printed tissues advance stem cell research
A tissue engineering and vascular biology expert recently won a Faculty Early Career Development Award…
Ultrasonically propelled nanorods spin dizzyingly fast
Vibrate a solution of rod-shaped metal nanoparticles in water with ultrasound and they’ll spin around…
Technique simplifies creation of high-tech crystals
Highly purified crystals that split light with uncanny precision are key parts of high-powered lenses,…