Inflated charges and significant variation in patterns of payments have been found for surgical care….
Month: March 2016
Reduce, reuse, recycle: Safe for water?
As fresh water resources become scarce, one option for water-conscious farmers is to water crops…
Shedding light on the day-night cycle
New research sheds light on how the rhythms of daily life are encoded in the…
Platelet-rich plasma injections may lead to improvements in tissue healing
After platelet-rich plasma injections, researchers have described the structural change in the healing process as…
PET scans reveal key details of Alzheimer’s protein growth in aging brains
Neuroscientists show for the first time that PET scans can track the progression of Alzheimer’s…
Researchers enhance DNA editing technology
Scientists have developed a process that improves the efficiency of CRISPR, an up-and-coming technology used…
Device to combat memory loss from brain injury, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease created
New technologies to improve memory in people with traumatic brain injury, mild cognitive impairment, epilepsy,…
Metamaterial separation proposed for chemical, biomolecular uses
The unique properties of metamaterials have been used to cloak objects from light, and to…
State laws boost flu vaccination rates in health care workers
State laws mandating influenza immunization for people who work in health care increase their vaccination…
Immunologists find new ways to beat ‘bad guys’
One of the key components in a vaccine is an adjuvant, which serves to enhance…