Family members often play an important role in providing care for patients with cancer, but…
Month: February 2015
Baby formula poses higher arsenic risk to newborns than breast milk, study shows
In the first US study of urinary arsenic in babies, researchers found that formula-fed infants…
Smoking for 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious, study suggests
A student study suggests that smoking 15 cigarettes for over an hour in a closed…
Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
Silicon nanowire optical waveguides dramatically broaden mid-infrared frequency comb spectra, scientists report. Frequency combs are…
Quantum many-body systems on the way back to equilibrium
Advances in experimental and theoretical physics enable a deeper understanding of the dynamics and properties…
Acute use of cannabinoids depresses motor neuron activity
A new study could explain the acute lack of coordination and difficulty speaking and breathing…
Yellow Sugarcane Aphid Detected in Continental Europe
Yellow sugarcane aphid has been discovered in Tarragona and Girona (NE Spain), which probably arrived…
Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries, conservation
The first and only fully protected marine reserve in Scotland is continuing to provide benefits…
Recycling of nutrients may be the key to saving Earth
Leakages of nutrients necessary for food production – especially nitrogen and phosphorus – cause severe…
New assistive equipment to maximize human sensorimotor function
A prototype for wearable equipment to support human motion has now been developed. This wearable…