To cut down on the environmental waste and provide storage for rural communities, researchers have…
Month: April 2016
Unexpected discovery leads to a better battery
An unexpected discovery has led to a zinc-manganese oxide rechargeable battery that’s as inexpensive as…
Research on media disclaimers’ effects on body image
Researchers tested if adding disclaimers or ‘subvertisements’ to these images counteracts the negative effects of…
Investigating plasma levels as biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease
The first detailed study of relationship between plasma levels of two amyloid beta peptides, cognitive…
New computer program can help uncover hidden genomic alterations that drive cancers
Cancer is rarely the result of a single mutation in a single gene. Rather, tumors…
98 percent cure rate for prostate cancer using stereotactic body radiation therapy, research shows
A new study — the first trial to publish five-year results from SBRT treatment for…
All ants on deck: Raft-building ants exhibit memory, repeatedly occupy same position when forming rafts
A species of ant that clusters together to form rafts to survive floods exhibits memory…
Do we judge distance based on how a word sounds?
Marketers and brand managers responsible for naming new products should be interested to learn that…
Reasons for hospital-level variations in bleeding post-angioplasty are unclear
The use of bleeding avoidance strategies has only a modest effect on the variation in…
Turn off Per2, turn on healthy aging
Due to a loss of functionality in hematopoietic stem cells, immune defects occur during aging….