Demographic, socioeconomic and cultural factors contribute to a major gender disparity among US men and…
Month: April 2015
Young adults born preterm may live with lungs of elderly
Adult survivors of preterm births may have a lung capacity that resembles the healthy elderly…
New solar telescope unveils the complex dynamics of sunspots’ dark cores
Groundbreaking images of the Sun give a first-ever detailed view of the interior structure of…
Discovery may change cancer treatment
A discovery has been made that may change the principles for treating certain types of…
Five-year survivors of esophageal cancer still face low but constant risks
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2015 about 17,000 new cases of esophageal cancer…
Your brain on drugs: Functional differences in brain communication in cocaine users
The brain function of people addicted to cocaine is different from that of people who…
Brain-injured patients need therapies based on cognitive neuroscience
Patients with traumatic brain injuries are not benefiting from recent advances in cognitive neuroscience research…
A smartphone with ultimate macro feature: DNA-scanning fluorescent microscope
Researchers have recently developed a device that can turn any smartphone into a DNA-scanning fluorescent…
The trillion-frame-per-second camera
Researchers have developed a new high-speed camera that can record events at a rate of…
Is quality or cost more essential? The international cellphone market
As businesses move into international markets, they often do so with a ‘one size fits…