The use of statins may not be associated with lowering risk for Parkinson’s disease, according…
Month: February 2015
New NIST tools to help boost wireless channel frequencies and capacity
To help solve growing problems with wireless bandwidth crowding and support the next generation of…
A new view of the solar system: Astrophysical jets driven by the sun
New research suggests that the sun’s magnetic field controls the large-scale shape of the heliosphere…
Drugs are effective for diabetic macular edema new trial shows
In the first clinical trial directly comparing three drugs most commonly used to treat diabetic…
Invasive weed Kochia’s resistance to well-known herbicide stems from increase in gene copies
Kochia has evolved to have multiple copies of a gene code that targets glyphosate, the…
Climate change may dramatically reduce wheat production, study shows
In the coming decades, at least one-quarter of the world’s wheat production will be lost…
New scoring system helps predict risk of chronic pain after surgery
There are many variables that contribute to a patient’s risk of chronic pain after surgery;…
Supercomputer simulations explore how an air-reed instrument generates air flow and sound
Toyohashi Tech’s researcher has succeeded in directly predicting sound radiating from a recorder for the…
Atomically thin gas and chemical sensors
The relatively recent discovery of graphene, a two-dimensional layered material with unusual and attractive electronic,…
Neurologist finds link between virus causing chicken pox and giant cell arteritis
A new study links the virus that causes chicken pox and shingles to a condition…