Ebselen, abandoned as a stroke treatment, has a successful first human trial as scientists aim…
Month: December 2015
New North American pterosaur is a Texan, but flying reptile’s closest cousin is English
A new species of toothy pterosaur is a native of Texas, but is strikingly similar…
On-the-go ultrahigh vacuum storage systems
A special ‘suitcase under ultrahigh vacuum conditions,’ created by researchers in Japan, will enable researchers…
Unique Mosasaur fossil discovered in Japan
The discovery also reveals the unique binocular vision of the first ancient marine reptile of…
Cooperating bacteria isolate cheaters
Bacteria, which reciprocally exchange amino acids, stabilize their partnership on two-dimensional surfaces and limit the…
‘Quasiparticles’ reveal incredibly minute distortions in light waves
Researchers find new way to measure small distortions in light waves through ‘quasiparticles.’ This new…
A new theory describes ice’s slippery behavior
A new theory describes how slippery ice gets when a hard material like a ski…
One in four new doctors may be depressed, and their patients may suffer because of it
More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers has signs…
Access to the Internet makes us less willing to say we know things
People are less willing to rely on their knowledge and say they know something when…
SABCS15: ‘Weeding the garden’ with radiation while continuing breast cancer therapy
An ongoing phase IIR/III clinical trial seeks to answer an important question in the treatment…