Proper network segmentation is the most critical proactive step in protecting networks against targeted attacks. It…
Month: May 2015
Identifying and Dividing Networks and Users
Proper network segmentation is the most critical proactive step in protecting networks against targeted attacks.  It…
Researchers develop custom artificial membranes with programmable surfaces
Researchers have developed artificial membranes with programmable features, enabling studies of cell communication and the…
Walking or cycling to work could help you lose weight
Leaving your car at home could help shed pounds – according to new research. Given…
Hyped new recreational drug ‘flakka’ is as addictive as ‘bath salts’
Scientists have found using animal models that the new recreational drug alpha-PVP (“flakka”) seems equivalently…
30-day wait before tubal sterilization is unjust, say experts
Current U.S. health policy requires Medicaid beneficiaries to wait 30 days before tubal sterilization. Ob/gyn…
Dexamethasone May Help Prevent Severe Kidney Injury Following Heart Surgery
Acute kidney injury can be a serious complication following heart surgery. Patients who received dexamethasone…
Malaria’s doorway to infect blood cells identified; potential to close it, lock it, throw away the key
Scientists have identified a protein on the surface of human red blood cells that serves…
Matching physical and virtual atomic friction experiments
Technological limitations have made studying friction on the atomic scale difficult, but researchers have now…
Sleep loss impedes decision making in crisis, research shows
The difference between life and death in the operating room, on the battlefield or during…