Despite high expectations and extensive research and investment in the last decade, technological options are…
Category: Science
Two-pronged attack increases potency of new anti-cancer drugs
Researchers have discovered that the treatment of the most deadly form of blood cancer may…
NASA’s IBEX observations pin down interstellar magnetic field
A new study uses IBEX data and simulations of the interstellar boundary — which lies…
Research on treatments for advanced ovarian cancer
New research supports the use of weekly chemotherapy without bevacizumab in treating advanced ovarian cancer.
Breast reconstruction using abdominal tissue: Differences in outcome with four different techniques
In women undergoing breast reconstruction using their own (autologous) tissue, newer ‘muscle-sparing’ abdominal flaps can…
Potential treatment for Huntington’s disease, found effective, safe in mice, monkeys
A drug that would be the first to target the cause of Huntington’s disease is…
New promise for patients with primary progressive multiple sclerosis
Abstract describes efficacy of ocrelizumab in patients with PPMS with and without T1 gadolinium-enhancing lesions…
Physicists solve thermoelectric ‘paradox’ in superconductors
A problem that has been taxing scientists for nearly 40 years has been solved by…
Why people oppose same-sex marriage
Why do opponents of same-sex marriage really oppose it? A new psychology study concludes that…
The couple that sings together stays together, at least with birds
The courtship and mating behaviors of the perky Australian red-backed fairy-wren have evolved into nothing…