Most optical fingerprint sensors today produce images by reflecting light from areas where the skin…
Month: October 2015
Satellite sheds new light on solar system boundary
A team of scientists presents findings from six years of direct observations made by NASA’s…
More tunnels in ant nests means more food for colony
A study of the underground ‘architecture’ of harvester ant nests has found that the more…
First synthetic model of a bacterial outer membrane will support antibiotic development
Scientists have developed a model of the outer membrane of the bacteria E. coli (Escherichia…
Dietary fat impacts autoimmune flare-ups in mice
Dietary fat may impact the severity and duration of autoimmune flare-ups, suggests a new study….
Stimulating specific brain area could help defrost arms frozen by stroke
Little can be done to help the hundreds of thousands of people whose severe strokes…
Superbug infection greatest increase in children ages one to five
Children are becoming infected with the highly fatal antibiotic resistant bacteria CRE at a much…
Growing old can be risky business
Managing money can be difficult at any age. For older adults, changes in physical condition…
Inherent mindfulness linked to lower obesity risk, belly fat
People with a high degree of attention to their present thoughts and feelings — ‘dispositional…
Later age recommended for first screening mammogram: Now 45 not 40
Among the changes in the American Cancer Society’s updated breast cancer screening guideline is that…