The most common lab animals, rats and mice, can’t tell scientists much about speech disorders….
Month: October 2015
Study reveals key structure in telomerase enzyme, a target for cancer drugs
Researchers have determined the structure of a key part of the enzyme telomerase, which is…
Pinpointing gene that regulates repair, regeneration in adult lungs
The whimsically named sonic hedgehog gene, best known for controlling embryonic development, also maintains the…
Nanoparticulate carbon black particles tiny culprits that start emphysema
When pathologists perform autopsies on smokers who died with severe emphysema, they find that lungs…
Study examines antibullying policies, bullying in 25 states
Students who lived in states with an antibullying law that includes at least one US…
Developing a nanoscale ‘clutch’
A model microscopic system to demonstrate the transmission of torque in the presence of thermal…
2015 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has decided to award the 2015 Nobel Prize in…
Liquid cooling moves onto the chip for denser electronics
Using microfluidic passages cut directly into the backsides of production field-programmable gate array devices, researchers…
Predictive model could help guide choices for breast cancer therapies
Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a proof-of-principle technique that could give women and their oncologists more…
Compulsive texting associated with poorer school performance among adolescent girls, study finds
Teenage girls who compulsively text are more likely than their male counterparts to do worse…