Researchers have discovered a new drug compound that reverses the brain deficits of Alzheimer’s disease…
Month: August 2014
A campaign involving Muslim clerics has increased uptake of polio vaccination in Nigeria
A coalition campaign involving imams, Islamic school teachers, traditional rulers, doctors, journalists, and polio survivors…
Pregnant women are often given inappropriate treatment for malaria
Not all pregnant women with symptoms of malaria seek care from their formal healthcare system…
Monthly preventative treatment with a new drug combination reduces malaria in children
Preventative treatment with a monthly dose of a newer antimalarial drug can reduce the risk…
Watching chemistry in motion: Chemical environments mapped using molecular vibrations
Scientists have long known that a molecule’s behavior depends on its environment. Taking advantage of…
New clues to repairing an injured spinal cord
Frogs, dogs, whales, snails can all do it, but humans and primates can’t. Regrow nerves…
Just one simple question can identify narcissistic people
Scientists have developed and validated a new method to identify which people are narcissistic: just…
Scientists introduce new cosmic connectivity: Quantum pigeonhole paradox
In the 20th century, two revolutions in physics shook the world. One of them was…
Common chemical in mothers may negatively affect the IQ of their unborn children
In some women, abnormally high levels of a common and pervasive chemical may lead to…
Butterflies could hold key to probes that repair genes
New discoveries about how butterflies feed could help engineers develop tiny probes that siphon liquid…