People who lose their jobs are less willing to trust others for up to a…
Month: March 2015
The chameleon reorganizes its nanocrystals to change colors
Many chameleons have the remarkable ability to exhibit complex and rapid color changes during social…
Stopping the revolving door: Study finds sepsis survivors return to hospital for preventable reasons
They’re alive thanks to the most advanced care modern hospitals can provide. But for survivors…
High performance, lightweight supercapacitor electrodes of the future
Many scientists are working to develop green, lightweight, low-cost supercapacitors with high performance, and now…
New thin-film material synthesized for use in fuel cells
Researchers have synthesized a new thin-film catalyst for use in fuel cells.They report the first-ever…
Predicting the extent of flash flooding
Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa’s Flood of 2008 are notoriously difficult to…
Outcomes for surgical vs non-surgical treatment of broken shoulder
Among patients with a displaced fracture in the upper arm near the shoulder (proximal humeral),…
Outcomes for Patients One Year After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
In an analysis of outcomes of about 12,000 patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement,…
Lower prevalence of diabetes found among patients with inherited high cholesterol disorder
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes among 25,000 patients with familial hypercholesterolemia (a genetic disorder…
Repeated exposure of children to secondhand smoke is child abuse, expert argues
Purposefully and repeatedly exposing children to secondhand smoke — a known human carcinogen — is…