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Month: December 2014
The gold standard: Affordable catalyst for energy and environmental applications
New nanoscale computational modeling predicts gold could be an effective and affordable catalyst for energy…
Cancer therapy shows promise for nuclear medicine treatment
Cancer therapy can be much more effective using a new way to customize nuclear medicine…
Online students give instructors higher marks if they think instructors are men
College students in online courses give better evaluations to instructors they think are men —…
Metal test could help diagnose breast cancer early
It may be possible to develop a simple blood test that, by detecting changes in…
Possible genetic link found in treatment-related cognitive issues in children with leukemia
Common variations in four genes related to brain inflammation or cells’ response to damage from…
Brain tumor: Key found for suppression of growth in medulloblastomas
A key factor that can suppress medulloblastoma, the most frequent child brain tumor, has been…
Being lower in pecking order improves female tit birds’ memory: Rare case in nature in which female has better cognitive ability
Scientists have found a rare case in nature in which the female of a species…
New insight into risk of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Variations in an enzyme belonging to the immune system that leaves individuals susceptible to Ankylosing…
Controlling obesity with potato extract
A simple potato extract may limit weight gain from a diet that is high in…