Fossils of possibly the earliest backboned four-legged animals to walk have been found in Scotland.
Month: December 2016
Drug/catheter combination for labor induction could save women 2.4 million hours of labor annually, study shows
Labor induction is one of the most common medical procedures in the world, with nearly…
Robot aircraft take to British skies
Robot aircraft are to be tested in UK airspace to help refine systems that control…
‘Shock and kill’ strategy for curing HIV may endanger patients’ brains
Combination drug treatments have become successful at long-term control of HIV infection, but the goal…
Leukemia drug combo is encouraging in early phase I clinical trial
In a Phase I study, 8 out of 12 patients with relapsed and/or chemotherapy refractory…
Confronting the psychological demands on endurance athletes
What are the psychological demands commonly faced by endurance athletes? New research has identified psychological…
Protein synthesis: Ribosome recycling as a drug target
Researchers have elucidated a mechanism that recycles bacterial ribosomes stalled on messenger RNAs that lack…
First detection of ammonia in the upper troposphere
Population is growing, climate is warming — hence, emission of ammonia (NH3) trace gas from…
Time constraints and the competition determine a hunter’s decision to shoot
What prompts a hunter to shoot an animal after it is spotted? Researchers studied more…
Filling need for fast, accurate assessment of blood’s ability to clot
A portable sensor has been developed that can assess the clotting ability of a person’s…