Cybersecurity researchers have developed a new form of ransomware that can take over control of…
Month: February 2017
Married people have lower levels of stress hormone
Married people are healthier than those who are single, divorced or widowed, research has found….
Depression linked to e-cigarette use among college students
The emergence of e-cigarettes as a nicotine product has left scientists with many questions about…
Women in academic cardiology are significantly less likely to be full professors
The first study to evaluate sex differences in academic ranking among academic cardiologists has found…
Scientists isolate new antibodies to fight human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Researchers have developed a new antiviral strategy to fight human respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a…
Now you can ‘build your own’ bio-bot
For the past several years, researchers have been developing a class of walking ‘bio-bots’ powered…
New mechanical metamaterials can block symmetry of motion, findings suggest
Engineers and scientists have invented the first mechanical metamaterials that easily transfer motion effortlessly in…
Researchers discover how the brain turns chronic stress into pathological anxiety
In a new study, researchers have described how two important molecules in the brain work…
Researchers discover a new link to fight billion-dollar threat to soybean production
Invisible to the naked eye, cyst nematodes are a major threat to agriculture, causing billions…
Luminescence switchable carbon nanodots follow intracellular trafficking and drug delivery
Tiny carbon dots have, for the first time, been applied to intracellular imaging and tracking…