Researchers have discovered a way to trigger a preventive response to a flu infection without…
Month: August 2015
Using online health forums to serve underserved communities
Researchers believe that results from their recently published paper on how people use social media…
Melting glaciers feed Antarctic food chain
Nutrient-rich water from melting Antarctic glaciers nourishes the ocean food chain, creating feeding ‘hot spots’…
Finding a fingerprint for an invasive cancer still in hiding
A new study of a biomarker that can identify DCIS patients who are not at…
Quantum quarry: Scientists unveil new technique for spotting quantum dots to make high performance nanophotonic devices
Scientists have developed a new technique for finding quantum dots. A quantum dot should produce…
Early surgery for mitral regurgitation, before clinical triggers emerge, has best outcomes
Patients with mitral regurgitation face a dilemma of whether to undergo corrective surgery early, when…
Research advances potential for test and vaccine for genital and oral herpes
Findings from a pair of new studies could speed up the development of a universally…
New tools for predicting arrival, impact of solar storms
When the sun hurls a billion tons of high-energy particles and magnetic fields into space…
Skeletal muscle atrophy in congestive heart failure
Patients with advanced congestive heart failure lose skeletal muscle mass, but their heart muscles become…
Behaviors linked to adult crime differ between abused boys and girls, study finds
Troubling behaviors exhibited by abused children can predict later criminal activity, and those indicators differ…