Large-scale storage of low-pressure, gaseous hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites for transportation…
Month: December 2014
Paying attention makes touch-sensing brain cells fire rapidly and in sync
Whether we’re paying attention to something we see can be discerned by monitoring the firings…
People with opioid dependence in recovery show ‘re-regulation’ of reward systems
Within a few months after drug withdrawal, patients in recovery from dependence on prescription pain…
Platinum agent combination treatment for triple-negative breast cancer well tolerated in phase II clinical trial
New research shows that a combination of doxil, carboplatin and bevacizumab is a well-tolerated treatment…
New resource on health threats posed by endocrine-disrupting chemicals
As governments, industry and public interest groups from across the globe prepare to meet next…
NASA-funded FOXSI to observe X-rays from Sun
NASA regularly watches the Sun in numerous wavelengths because different wavelengths provide information about different…
Experience counts with radiation therapy for head and neck cancer, study shows
Radiation therapy for head and neck cancer is highly complex, and a new study suggests…
Immunotherapy shows clinical benefit in relapsed transplant recipients
A multicenter phase 1 trial of the immune checkpoint blocker ipilimumab found clinical benefit in…
Debate on safety of e-cigarettes continues
Opposing views on the potential impact of electronic cigarettes on public health are published in…
Major complications after abortion are extremely rare, study shows
In the most comprehensive look yet at the safety of abortion, researchers have concluded that…