Medical device maker St. Jude Medical on Monday began deploying software designed to protect its…
Month: January 2017
Most valuable colleagues: What the NBA can teach us about worker productivity
Some employees could have a halo effect on their peers, according to new research. An…
Bacterial protein structure could aid development of new antibiotics
Bacterial cells have an added layer of protection, called the cell wall, that animal cells…
Researchers develop novel treatment to prevent graft-versus-host-disease
Graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD) is the leading cause of non-relapse associated death in patients who receive stem…
Pressures from grazers hastens ecosystem collapse from drought
Ecosystem collapse from extreme drought can be significantly hastened by pressures placed on drought-weakened vegetation…
Deciphering the beetle exoskeleton with nanomechanics
Engineers have employed a creative way to identify the geometry and material properties of the…
New target for taming Ebola
A team of scientists has identified a mechanism that appears to represent one way that…
How a Western diet leads to overeating and obesity
More than two in three adults in the United States are considered overweight or obese,…
Sketching out magnetism with electricity
In a proof-of-concept study, researchers drew magnetic squares in a nonmagnetic material with an electrified…
Diet helps shed pounds, release toxins and reduce oxidative stress
Research by exercise scientists has found that a balanced, protein-pacing, low-calorie diet that includes intermittent…