Bacterial infections usually announce themselves with pain and fever but often can be defeated with…
Month: July 2014
My brother’s keeper: How siblings teach one another about the world
While researchers have long known that brothers and sisters teach each other about the world,…
Shark teeth analysis provides detailed new look at Arctic climate change
A new study shows that some shark species may be able to cope with the…
Projecting a three-dimensional future based on nanoantennas
Highly efficient holography has been developed based on nanoantennas, using the parameters of light itself…
Most prescription labels fail to meet guidelines, risking dosage errors, Canadian study concludes
Small print and poor printing on prescription labels handed out by pharmacists may be misread…
Rotten egg gas holds key to healthcare therapies
It may smell of flatulence and have a reputation for being highly toxic, but when…
NameExoWorlds: A contest to name exoplanets and their host stars
For the first time, in response to the public’s increased interest in being part of…
Discovery of new drug targets for memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
Reactive astrocytes, which have been commonly observed in Alzheimer’s patients, aberrantly and abundantly produce the…
Chemists develop novel catalyst with two functions
Chemists have made a decisive step towards more cost-efficient regenerative fuel cells and rechargeable metal-air…
Vitamin D ups bowel cancer survival odds, study finds
Bowel cancer patients with high levels of vitamin D in their blood are more likely…