The makeup of Earth’s lower mantle, which makes up the largest part of the Earth…
Month: August 2014
Glucose meter of a different color provides continuous monitoring
Engineers are bringing a touch of color to glucose monitoring. The researchers developed a new…
Challenges ahead in improving child health by increasing access to sanitation in India
A study on large-scale rural sanitation programs in India highlights challenges in achieving sufficient access…
Expanding age of eligibility for measles vaccination could increase childhood survival in Africa
Expanding the age of eligibility for measles vaccination from 12 to 15 months could have…
Competition for graphene
The first experimental observation of ultrafast charge transfer in photo-excited MX2 materials, the graphene-like two-dimensional…
100 recent fetal surgeries for spina bifida performed at one American hospital
Reporting on 100 recent cases of fetal surgery for spina bifida, specialists at a premier…
Surgery to repair hip fracture reduces lifetime health care costs by more than $65,000 per patient
Each year, more than 300,000 Americans, primarily adults over age 65, sustain a hip fracture,…
New statin guidelines an improvement, study shows
New national guidelines can improve the way statin drugs are prescribed to patients at risk…
Existing power plants will spew 300 billion more tons of carbon dioxide during use
Existing power plants around the world will pump out more than 300 billion tons of…
Ninety-four years ago women won the right to vote; newly discovered letters will help show how
On Aug. 26, 1920, with the formal adoption of the 19th Amendment, women won the…