Earlier this week several vulnerabilities were disclosed as part of the leak of information from…
Month: July 2015
Probiotics – for plants
In plants, beneficial bacteria and fungi are endophytes. Scientists have known for decades that plants…
Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy linked to liver cancer, other diseases later in life
In a new study of more than 125,000 pregnant women, researchers found that the risk…
Patent filings by women have risen fastest in academia, finds study
The number of women across the globe filing patents with the US Patent and Trade…
Lymphoma: How the tumor escapes the immune response
Natural killer cells of the immune system can fend off malignant lymphoma cells and thus…
Reform to resident physicians’ work hours does not improve surgical patient safety
Work-hour restrictions for resident physicians, revised nationally four years ago largely to protect patients against…
Why do puddles stop spreading?
When you spill a bit of water onto a tabletop, the puddle spreads — and…
Messages of individual blame for black Americans perpetuate racial inequality
Why is it that messages about black absentee fathers, such as Obama’s 2008 Father’s Day…
Glimmer of hope for patients with leukodystrophies
Leukodystrophies are deadly neurodegenerative diseases that affect one in 7,000 children and remain incurable. These…
Hybrid cells cause chaos around cancers
Like all cells, those in tumors need access to the body’s fine network of blood…