One of the basic processes that may help to explain why some people’s thinking skills…
Month: August 2014
Camelina used to build better biofuel
A biochemist is improving biofuels with a promising crop: Camelina sativa. The research may help…
Cell plasticity may provide clues to origin of aggressive type of breast cancer
Healthy breast cells may be able to reinvent themselves — some have the flexibility to…
Daylight is best medicine for nurses
For the health and happiness of nurses – and for the best care of hospital…
Repurposing a drug for abdominal cancer
A repurposed drug originally used to treat ovarian cancer saw positive results for patients with…
Survival increases with clinical team debriefing after in-hospital cardiac arrest
Staff members who joined structured team debriefings after emergency care for children suffering in-hospital cardiac…
Relief organizations need to think long-term
When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, the world wanted to help. People gave…
Prenatal alcohol exposure alters development of brain function: Neural basis for symptoms of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders
Medical researchers have found that children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) showed weaker brain…
Phases of clinical depression could affect treatment
New insights into clinical depression have been found that demonstrate there cannot be a ‘one-size-fits-all’…
Self-assembly of gold nanoparticles into small clusters
Researchers have made an astonishing observation: they were investigating the formation of gold nanoparticles in…