Land managers use prescribed burns to help prevent wildfires and protect the ecosystem. They prefer…
Month: March 2015
Tropical cyclone size controlled by relative sea-surface temperatures
The size of tropical cyclones is controlled by their underlying sea-surface temperatures (SST) relative to…
Arm is safer access point than groin for catheter-based heart procedures
Patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing coronary angiogram, a procedure used to assess blockages in…
Acute coronary syndromes: Patients 80 years and older would benefit from aggressive treatment
Patients over age 80 with acute coronary syndromes would likely benefit from more invasive tests…
New metabolic mechanisms discovered that regulate the macrophage’s role in immune response
New metabolic mechanisms have been discovered that regulate macrophage polarization – the unique ability of…
HIV not as infectious soon after transmission as thought
People who recently have been infected with HIV may not be as highly infectious as…
New lake surface temperature database will help to study climate change
Eighty two researchers from more than 20 countries collected data from major lakes in North…
Call to change recycling standards as 3-D printing expands
Buying plastic filament for 3-D printing can be expensive. But a researcher and his students…
A Single-Cell Breakthrough: newly developed technology dissects properties of single stem cells
Researchers figure out a way to isolate and grow thousands elusive intestinal stem cells at…
Conifers’ helicoptering seeds are result of long evolutionary experiment
Whirling seeds are produced by many plants today, such as maples, but the first to…