Utilization of procedures to treat chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in the Medicare population increased markedly…
Month: April 2017
Florida manatees likely to persist for at least 100 years
Florida’s manatee population is highly likely to endure for the next 100 years, a study…
Super sensitive devices work on recycling atoms
Next-generation sensors to be used in fields as diverse as mineral exploration and climate change…
Gut microbes contribute to age-associated inflammation, mouse study shows
Inflammation increases with age and is a strong risk factor for death in the elderly,…
How to color a lizard: From biology to mathematics
Skin color patterns in animals arise from microscopic interactions among colored cells that obey equations,…
Early dinosaur cousin had a surprising croc-like look
Teleocrater and other recently discovered dinosaur cousins show that these animals were widespread during the…
A big-picture look at the world’s worst Ebola epidemic
An international effort to analyze the entire database of Ebola virus genomes from the 2013-2016…
Gene silencing shows promise for treating two fatal neurological disorders
A drug, engineered to combat the gene that causes spinocerebellar ataxia type 2 (SCA2), might…
Algal residue: Alternative carbon resource for pharmaceuticals and polyesters
Algal residue, the leftover material after extracting oil from algae for biofuel, can be used…
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis…