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Clergy fight HIV on faith-friendly terms
The public health community has long struggled with how best to reduce HIV infection rates among black Americans, which is [...]
Graphene a Possibly Less Toxic Way to Rust-Proof Steel
University at Buffalo researchers are making significant progress on rust-proofing steel using a graphene-based composite that could serve as a [...]
Growth factor in stem cells may spur recovery from MS
A substance in human mesenchymal stem cells that promotes growth appears to spur restoration of nerves and their function in [...]
Anger in spats is more about marital climate than heat of the moment
How good are married couples at recognizing each other’s emotions during conflicts? In general, pretty good, according to a study [...]
Toxic mercury, accumulating in the Arctic, springs from a hidden source
Environmental scientists at Harvard have discovered that the Arctic accumulation of mercury, a toxic element, is caused by both atmospheric [...]
From Lemons to Lemonade: Reaction Uses Carbon Dioxide to Make Carbon-Based Semiconductor
A materials scientist at Michigan Technological University has discovered a chemical reaction that not only eats up the greenhouse gas [...]
Nordic walking improves health of heart failure patients
Nordic walking enables heart failure patients to exercise more intensely than walking without poles. The research was presented at the [...]
Obese adolescents have heart damage
Obese adolescents with no symptoms of heart disease already have heart damage, according to new research. The findings were presented [...]
Folic acid may reduce some childhood cancers
Folic acid fortification of foods may reduce the incidence of the most common type of kidney cancer and a type [...]
Scientists document fragile land-sea ecological chain
Douglas McCauley and Paul DeSalles did not set out to discover one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented. [...]
Technology convergence may widen the digital divide
Technology is helping communication companies merge telephone, television and Internet services, but a push to deregulate may leave some customers [...]
Sound Waves as Effective as Brain Surgery at Treating Essential Tremor
Scalpel-free surgery using focused sound waves appears to be as effective in treating essential tremor as traditional surgery that requires [...]
How flowers do it
Next Mother’s Day, say it with an evolved model of logistical efficiency — a flower. A new discovery about how [...]
Breast Cancer Effectively Treated with Chemical Found in Celery
Apigenin, a natural substance found in grocery store produce aisles, shows promise as a non-toxic treatment for an aggressive form [...]
Impact of MRSA nasal colonization on surgical site infections after gastrointestinal surgery
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus (MRSA) nasal colonization is associated with longer hospital stays and an increase in surgical site infections (SSI) in [...]
Drug found for parasite that is major cause of death worldwide
Research by a collaborative group of scientists from UC San Diego School of Medicine, UC San Francisco and Wake Forest [...]
Experimental bariatric surgery controls blood sugar in rats with diabetes
For the first time, scientists at the Toronto General Hospital Research Institute have shown that an experimental bariatric surgery can [...]
Good news for nanomedicine: Quantum dots appear safe in pioneering study on primates
A pioneering study to gauge the toxicity of quantum dots in primates has found the tiny crystals to be safe [...]
