Long-term data collected on the use of an FDA-approved wireless heart failure monitor shows the…
Month: November 2015
An arms race among venomous animals?
Scientists have revealed new discoveries about how animal venom evolves. The research points to a ‘two-speed’…
Dead bacteria used to kill colorectal cancer
Scientists have successfully used dead bacteria to kill colorectal cancer cells.
Positive emotions more contagious than negative ones on Twitter
New study shows that emotions spread like a virus through Twitter; some people are more…
Development of nanostructuring technology to simultaneously control heat and electricity
The improvement of thermoelectric materials that can directly convert wasted heat to electric energy may…
Exploring the paradox of metabolically healthy obesity
Researchers have defined some key characteristics of the metabolically healthy obese — those obese individuals…
Poverty influences effects of race and education on pain after knee replacement surgery
Findings suggest that lower socioeconomic status at the community level significantly increases the risk of…
New disease-carrying mosquito arrives in British Columbia, Canada
Scientists are studying an invasive, disease-carrying mosquito, Aedes japonicus, after finding it for the first…
Increasing production of seed oils
Researchers have succeeded in inducing the genes involved in oil synthesis in seeds to work…
Microplate discovery dates birth of Himalayas
An international team of scientists has discovered the first oceanic microplate in the Indian Ocean…