In a study of more than 8,000 veterans in Hawaii and the Pacific Islands, those…
Month: March 2015
Most women with early-stage breast cancer avoid extensive lymph node removal
A new study of women with early-stage breast cancer finds that surgeons no longer universally…
Twice the coral trout in Great Barrier Reef protected zones
Coral trout in protected ‘green zones’ are not only bigger and more abundant than those…
Crossing fingers can reduce feelings of pain
How you feel pain is affected by where sources of pain are in relation to…
Medulloblastoma: Promising drug target identified
A protein has been found that is critical to both the normal development of the…
Photosynthesis hack is needed to feed the world by 2050
Using high-performance computing and genetic engineering to boost the photosynthetic efficiency of plants offers the…
Sea slug provides new way of analyzing brain data
Scientists say our brains may not be as complicated as we once thought — and…
New technology to help users combat mobile malware attacks
Researchers have developed simple but effective techniques to prevent sophisticated malware from secretly attacking smartphones.
Veterans’ avoidant coping interfers with transition to university life
A study of 165 veterans currently enrolled at three Texas universities shows that those who…
Deadly Japan earthquake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone loss
Buildings destroyed by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake released thousands of tons of climate-warming and ozone-depleting…