Communication between some of the brain’s most important centers is altered in children with obsessive-compulsive…
Month: April 2015
Texting too tempting for college students even when inappropriate
College students may realize that texting in the shower or at a funeral is inappropriate,…
Old cancer drug could have new use in fighting cancer
An old cancer drug can not only kill cancer cells, but also works to change…
Anticancer drug can spur immune system to fight infection
Imatinib, an example of a ‘targeted therapy’ against cancer, or related drugs might be tools…
Where no smartphone has gone before
Star Trek’s ‘Tricorder’ was an essential tool, a multifunctional hand-held device used to sense, compute,…
Barriers found that prevent Ugandans with rheumatic heart disease from receiving needed penicillin
Access to penicillin can prevent deaths from rheumatic heart disease. Researchers collaborated to learn about…
Quantum teleportation on a chip: Significant step towards ultra-high speed quantum computers
The core circuits of quantum teleportation, which generate and detect quantum entanglement, have been successfully…
Team succeeds in doubling life span of mice suffering from premature aging
An increase in the capacity to produce nucleotides, the ‘building blocks’ of DNA, reduces genome…
Food-poisoning pathogen: A multi-faceted poison?
The Bacillus cereus bacteria is one of the potential causes of food poisoning. A recent…
‘Beige’ fat-burning cells in humans identified
For the first time, a research team has isolated energy-burning ‘beige’ fat from adult humans,…