The costs of health care have been compared for a matched group of privately insured…
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Study shows effectiveness of earplugs in preventing temporary hearing loss after loud music
The effectiveness of earplugs in preventing temporary hearing loss immediately following music exposure has been…
‘Liquid biopsy’ blood test detects genetic mutations in common form of lung cancer
A simple blood test can rapidly and accurately detect mutations in two key genes in…
Looking inside plutonium
Scientists have recently conducted plutonium experiments using a pulsed power Z Machine that have reached…
Wine yeast genomes lack diversity
Sequencing the genomes of hundreds of strains of the wine yeast S. cerevisiae has revealed…
Treating sugar addiction like drug abuse
Millions of people globally are overweight or obese and sugar is considered a major factor….
Moss is useful bioindicator of cadmium air pollution, new study finds
Moss growing on urban trees is a useful bio-indicator of cadmium air pollution in Portland,…
Key advance: Neuroscientists get a new look into how we read
Neuroscientists have come up with a way to observe brain activity during natural reading. It’s…
Crumpling approach enhances photodetectors’ light responsivity
Researchers have demonstrated a new approach to modifying the light absorption and stretchability of atomically…
Radiation therapy chemotherapy combination improves survival in adults with low-grade brain cancer
Patients with a low-grade type of brain tumor called glioma who received radiation therapy plus…