About the size of a tablet, a portable device that could be used in a…
Month: February 2017
No spoilers! Most people don’t want to know their future
Given the chance to see into the future, most people would rather not know what…
Benefits of cognitive training in dementia patients unclear
Positive effects of cognitive training in healthy elderly people have been reported, but data regarding…
Risk of Ross River virus global epidemic
Australia’s Ross River Virus (RRV) could be the next mosquito-borne global epidemic, according to a…
‘Smart’ bacteria remodel their genes to infect our intestines
Researchers have described how infectious bacteria can sense they’re attached to our intestinal cells, and…
Surprising dunes on comet Chury
Surprising images from the Rosetta spacecraft show the presence of dune-like patterns on the surface…
The first Iberian lynx infected by the pseudorabies virus
Matojo, the nine-month-old Iberian lynx cub found dead in 2015 in Extremadura, did not die…
Superfluid is now helping brain surgeons
A superfluid, which resembles brain tissue, makes ultrasound images easier to interpret during an operation….
New tool developed to help avoid adverse drug reactions
Medicines are an important part of treating and preventing disease in adults and children. Now…
A problem shared can be a problem doubled
Customers perceive one and the same service problem very differently, depending on whether they are…