NFL players had a two-fold greater risk of concussions and 1.5 times higher risk for…
Month: March 2016
New use for X-rays: A radar gun for unruly atoms
Using coherent X-rays, a new technique has been discovered for sensing motion and velocity of…
Pharmacy on demand: Portable system can be configured to produce different drugs
Researchers have developed a compact, portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce…
US autism rate unchanged in new CDC report
A new CDC report finds the prevalence of autism spectrum disorder largely unchanged from two…
Investigators identify new pneumonia epidemic in Beijing
Mycoplasma pneumoniae infections began rising in Beijing last spring, and by December, this pathogen was…
Strong effects of climate change on common bird populations in both Europe and the USA
Scientists have shown for the first time that common bird populations are responding to climate…
Possibility of curbing synapse loss in Alzheimer’s
Researchers show how brain connections, or synapses, are lost early in Alzheimer’s disease and demonstrate…
A new approach to sequence and assemble primate genomes
An improved version of the gorilla genome assembly is offering new biological insights into its…
Zika virus structure revealed, a critical advance in the development of treatments
Researchers have now determined the structure of the Zika virus, a critical advance in the…
Concern: Diabetes and rising global temperature
The World Health Organization estimates that of the 500 million people worldwide thought to have…