Head and neck cancers that test positive for the human papilloma virus (HPV) are known…
Month: February 2016
Nasoalveolar molding use for cleft lip, palate reduces the number of surgeries and cost of care
Patients with complete unilateral and bilateral cleft lip and palate (U/BCLP) who were treated with…
Renal denervation helps to bring drug-resistant hypertension under control, rat study shows
Most clinical studies have shown that renal denervation—a procedure that disrupts the nerves in the…
‘A word’s worth more than a thousand pictures’ according to study on young children
Children play an important role in ensuring that they are cared for by adults by…
Barley helps improve blood sugar levels, reduce appetite
Barley can rapidly improve people’s health by reducing blood sugar levels and the risk for…
Scientists shed light on how cells with an incorrect number of chromosomes lead to tumor development
Aneuploid cells—that is to say those with an abnormal number of chromosomes—are found in most…
An interaction between perovskites and quantum dots could improve LED and solar technologies
Researchers have studied the interaction of two materials, halide perovskite and quantum dots, revealing enormous potential…
Fossils turn out to be a rich source of information
For more than 70 years, fossilized arthropods from Quercy, France, were almost completely neglected because…
Toxoplasmosis: Morbid attraction to leopards in parasitized chimpanzees
Researchers have shown that chimpanzees infected with toxoplasmosis are attracted by the urine of their…
Slime can see: Tiny cyanobacteria use principle of the lens in the human eye to perceive light direction
Scientists have been trying to figure out how it is possible for bacteria to perceive…