Medical schools have an ethical obligation to change admission policies in order to accept applications…
Month: December 2014
Vaccination remains the best way to avoid the flu
Joy and goodwill aren’t the only things we start spreading to friends, family, colleagues —…
Coordinating care for elderly across treatment settings remains a problem
In what is believed to be the first interview-style qualitative study of its kind among…
Reliable RNA analysis now easier with ‘dashboard’ tool
An international multi-laboratory team has demonstrated a new software tool, the ‘erccdashboard,’ that can evaluate…
Thirty new spider species found in one of China’s richest biodiversity hotspots
Scientists have devoted years to study the astounding diversity hidden in the depths of the…
Don’t worry, be happy: Just go to bed earlier
Researchers link late evenings to repetitive negative thoughts. When you go to bed, and how…
New model to detect aggressive driving
Researchers have developed a system capable of detecting patterns of reckless driving behavior with non…
Milestones in human-machine cooperation
Major technical progress has been made on several fronts with the Robo-Mate exoskeleton. A key…
The future of work: More digital piecework, less job security
The rapid advance of digital technology has huge repercussions for the future of work. An…
Astronomers observe galactic ‘blow out’
For the first time, an international team of astronomers has revealed the dramatic ‘blow out’…