LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Healthcare workers can most directly affect quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced stage lung cancer by helping manage symptoms…
Jan 20, 2011
With little more than a conventional photocopier and transparency film, anyone can build a functional microfluidic chip.
Jan 20, 2011
RUSTON, La. -- While most people were busy shopping during the holiday season, Dr.
Jan 20, 2011
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2011 -- The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS) award-winning podcast series, "Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions,"…
Jan 20, 2011
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Fat appears to associate with some distinctive chemical changes in the DNA -- a finding that may help explain why obesity can increase the risk for chronic problems such as cardiovascular disease and diabetes, researchers report.
Jan 20, 2011
NEW YORK, NY -- JANUARY 20, 2011 -- Results from the PROSPECT clinical trial shed new light on the types of vulnerable plaque that are most likely to cause…
Jan 20, 2011
An increased interest in biofuel production and a growing need to find cost-effective livestock feedstuff alternatives has led University of Illinois researchers to further evaluate the use of glycerin in swine diets.
Jan 19, 2011
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have coaxed polymers to braid themselves into wispy nanoscale ropes that approach the structural complexity of biological materials.
Jan 19, 2011
DETROIT -- The combined results of a genetic blood test and a five-minute functional MRI successfully classified more than three-quarters of healthy older adults, many of whom were destined to develop cognitive decline within 18 months of testing.
Jan 19, 2011
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 18 -- Family caregivers who had not discussed life support measures with critically ill patients took nearly two weeks longer to decide to…
Jan 19, 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Athersys, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHX) announced a joint scientific study on spinal cord injury will be published today in the January issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.
Jan 19, 2011
Severe asthma in early childhood may lead to premature loss of lung function during adolescence and more serious disease during adulthood, researchers at Emory University School of Medicine report.
Jan 18, 2011
A new study at Rochester Institute of Technology indicates that the incidence of maltreatment, including neglect and physical and sexual abuse, is more than 25 percent higher among deaf and hard-of-hearing children than among hearing youths.
Jan 18, 2011
A Letter to the Editor entitled "What should we advise about alcohol consumption?
Jan 18, 2011
