Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) treatment could be a valuable addition to comprehensive therapy in patients with…
Month: May 2015
First hidden, real-time, screen-camera communication
Opening the way for new applications of smart devices, researchers have created the first form…
Imagination beats practice in boosting visual search performance
Practice may not make perfect, but visualization might. New research shows that people who imagined…
Diagnostic errors linked to high incidence of incorrect antibiotic use
Misdiagnoses lead to increased risk of incorrect antibiotic use, threatening patient outcomes and antimicrobial efficacy,…
How microbes acquire electricity in making methane
Scientists have solved a long-standing mystery about methanogens, unique microorganisms that transform electricity and carbon…
Urine-based test improves on prostate serum antigen for detecting prostate cancer
A new urine-based test improved prostate cancer detection — including detecting more aggressive forms of…
Americans know someone who has abused prescription painkillers, poll shows
Results of a new poll show that in an era when concern about drug abuse…
Wearables may get boost from boron-infused graphene
Flexible, wearable electronics may benefit from graphene microsupercapacitors infused with boron and made with a…
Chronic illness causes less harm when carnivores cooperate
Gray wolves in Yellowstone National Park have given researchers the first scientific evidence from wild…
New species of marine roly poly pillbug discovered near Port of Los Angeles
A new research article reports on a discovery made during a Los Angeles class fieldtrip…