A new study links the March 2014 earthquakes in Poland Township, Ohio, to hydraulic fracturing…
Month: January 2015
Radiation plus hormone therapy prolongs survival for older men with prostate cancer
Adding radiation treatment to hormone therapy saves more lives among older men with locally advanced…
Humans, sparrows make sense of sounds in similar ways: Complex set of cognitive skills
The song of the swamp sparrow — a grey-breasted bird found in wetlands throughout much…
Skin microbes trigger specific immune responses
The immune system in the skin develops distinct responses to the various microbes that naturally…
How bacteria control their size
New work shows that bacteria (and probably other cells as well) don’t double in mass…
Cold virus replicates better at cooler temperatures
The common cold virus can reproduce itself more efficiently in the cooler temperatures found inside…
New information about how enzymes from white blood cells function
One of these enzymes from white blood cells, known as MMP12, does not remain outside…
Model helps size boulders to protect buildings from vehicle impacts
Boulders can be effective barriers to protect embassies and other buildings from large vehicle impacts,…
Mom’s exercise habits good for blood pressure in kids
It’s been well established among doctors and researchers alike, that babies with lower birth weight…
Pioneering method developed to define stages of stem cell reprogramming
A method that defines many stages of reprogramming skin or blood cells into pluripotent stem…