Is the occurrence of a fragility fracture — where Medicare beneficiaries broke a hip, wrist…
Month: August 2016
Single-celled fungi multiply, alien-like, by fusing cells in host
Biologists report that microsporidia fuse the cells of their animal hosts together so they can…
Antibiotic treatment increased risk for type 1 diabetes in animal study
In doses equivalent to those used regularly in human children, antibiotics changed the mix of…
Bubble-wrapped sponge creates steam using sunlight
How do you boil water? Eschewing the traditional kettle and flame, engineers have invented a…
New flexible material can make any window ‘smart’
Scientists have developed a new low-temperature process for coating a new smart material on plastic….
Hope for reversing stroke-induced long-term disability
Permanent brain damage from a stroke may be reversible thanks to a developing therapeutic technique,…
Two key proteins preserve vital genetic information
New research demonstrates how two key proteins mediate the organization of chromosomes and our genome,…
New care plan improves Crohn’s disease complication outcomes
The first published medical and surgical approach care plan for managing septic perianal Crohn’s disease,…
Fussy infants find food more rewarding, putting them at higher risk for obesity
Babies that seem to get upset more easily and take longer to calm down may…
Logged rainforests can be an ‘ark’ for mammals, extensive study shows
Research reveals that large areas of ‘degraded’ forest in Southeast Asia can play an important…