Tumor laterality (left-side vs. right-side) does not impact overall survival in breast cancer patients treated…
Month: October 2014
New study examines web-based biosurveillance systems in identifying disease outbreaks
Little quantitative evidence exists to show that electronic event-based biosurveillance systems that gather near real-time…
Robots recognize humans in disaster environments
Through a computational algorithm, a team of researchers has developed a neural network that allows…
See-through, one-atom-thick, carbon electrodes powerful tool to study brain disorders
A graphene, one-atom-thick microelectrode now solves a major problem for investigators looking at brain circuitry….
With three first-in-human trials, therapeutic stem cell science takes a bold step
Therapeutic stem cell-based science is stepping out of the laboratory and closer to real-world medical…
Fish tale: New study evaluates antibiotic content in farm-raised fish
Antibiotic use in the rapidly expanding world of global aquaculture has been examined in a…
Children who drink non-cow’s milk are twice as likely to have low vitamin D
Children who drink non-cow’s milk such as rice, almond, soy or goat’s milk, have lower…
Sport in old age can stimulate brain fitness, but effect decreases with advancing age
Physical exercise in old age can improve brain perfusion as well as certain memory skills,…
Heavy metal frost? A new look at a Venusian mystery
Venus is hiding something beneath its brilliant shroud of clouds: a first order mystery about…
Secrets of dinosaur ecology found in fragile amber
Ryan McKellar’s research sounds like it was plucked from Jurassic Park: he studies pieces of…