Billions of years of evolution have provided solutions for countless technical problems, while teaching designers…
Month: January 2015
International research effort gives neuroscientists better feeling about sense of touch
Our sense of touch is one we often take for granted, until our leg falls…
Pneumonia risk far higher for HIV-positive children, study shows
HIV-positive children in developing countries are six times more likely to die from pneumonia than…
‘Flying carpet’ technique uses graphene to deliver one-two punch of anticancer drugs
A drug delivery technique has been developed by an international team of scientists that utilizes…
New drug design enhances brain signaling by a factor of 1,000
Chemical-biological research sheds light on important communication processes in the brain by means of new…
Black widow spider venom unveiled: The fast evolution of a potent toxin
New research shows rapid evolution has helped to make the venom of black widow spiders…
Blind students learn to think like scientists with revolutionary traveling toolboxes
Hands-on, innovative educational material is being developed to help blind students learn about evolution.
Small change in blood acidity could prove detrimental to kidney disease patients
Very small changes in the level of acidity in blood may have a detrimental impact…
Major depression in the national comorbidity survey
A recent study underscores the important public health significance of depression among U.S. adolescents. Mental…
New study challenges link between HLA class I hyperexpression in pancreas, type 1 diabetes
The cause of type 1 diabetes remains unknown. Several studies using immunohistochemistry (IHC) have independently…