A researcher who measured organic pollutants in the air and water around Lake Erie and…
Month: December 2014
Amputee makes history controlling two modular prosthetic limbs
A Colorado man made history this summer when he became the first bilateral shoulder-level amputee…
Novel insights into pathogen behavior
New insights into the behavior of an important bacterial pathogen have been provided by researchers….
Heat boosts phthalate emissions from vinyl crib mattress covers
The US continues to look at the use and regulation of phthalates, which have been…
Not just for the holidays, mistletoe could fight obesity-related liver disease
Mistletoe hanging in doorways announces that the holidays are just around the corner. For some…
Hugs help protect against stress, infection, say researchers
Researchers tested whether hugs act as a form of social support, protecting stressed people from…
Asteroid that wiped out dinosaurs may have nearly knocked off mammals, too
The classic story is that mammals rose to dominance after the dinosaurs went extinct, but…
Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome: Substance from broccoli can moderate defects
Children who suffer from Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria syndrome age prematurely due to a defective protein in…
Better focus at the micro world: A low-budget focus stacking system for mass digitization
Researchers constructed a focus stacking set-up made of consumer grade products with better end results…
Anti-diabetic drug springs new hope for tuberculosis patients
A more effective treatment for tuberculosis (TB) could soon be available as scientists have discovered…