For heart failure patients making the transition from hospital to home, a discharge summary that…
Month: January 2015
Century-old drug reverses autism-like symptoms in fragile X mouse model
Researchers previously reported that a drug used for almost a century to treat trypanosomiasis, or…
Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
Almost half of the processes that are crucial to maintaining the stability of the planet…
Planets outside our solar system may be more hospitable to life than thought, research suggests
Astrophysicists suggest that exoplanets are more likely to have liquid water and be more habitable…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft begins first stages of Pluto encounter
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft recently began its long-awaited, historic encounter with Pluto. The spacecraft is…
Space station worms’ research potential is anything but flat
For years, it was assumed the world was flat. Now, we have a laboratory that…
Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
Researchers have built a rice grain-sized microwave laser, or ‘maser,’ powered by single electrons that…
Wildlife loss in the global ocean not as dire as on land
Over the past 500 years, approximately 500 land-based animal species have gone the way of…
Tiny plant fossils a window into Earth’s landscape millions of years ago
Scientists have discovered a way to determine the tree cover and density of trees, shrubs…
Roller coaster geese: Insights into high altitude bird flight physiology and biomechanics
A study of the migratory biology of bar-headed geese, during their high altitude flights across…