Scientists have developed a new test to identify patients who are at risk of suffering…
Month: October 2015
Trained medical interpreters can reduce errors in care for patients with limited English proficiency
For patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), errors in medical interpretation are common–especially when the…
Neuroscientists decode the brain activity of the worm
New findings on the brain activity of the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans have been released by…
Stem cell treatment lessens impairments caused by dementia with Lewy bodies
Neural stem cells transplanted into damaged brain sites in mice dramatically improved both motor and…
Mound near lunar south pole formed by unique volcanic process
Within a giant impact basin near the moon’s south pole, there sits a large mound…
Team describes rapid, sensitive test for HIV mutations
Researchers have developed a method for detecting single nucleotide mutations directly in the RNA of…
Sexual transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia confirmed using genomic analysis
A suspected case of sexual transmission of Ebola virus disease in Liberia was confirmed using…
Environment of the Cantabrian Region over the course of 35,000 years reconstructed
By combining three important palaeoclimatic records (small vertebrates, marine microfauna and stable isotopes of herbivores),…
First steps to create biodegradable displays for electronics
Americans, on average, replace their mobile phones every 22 months, junking more than 150 million…
Sendai virus defends against a threat
A research group demonstrated the mechanism by which the Sendai virus (SeV) escapes the host…