When Jason Martin gives a talk about his research, he begins with the dramatic story of Mariana Bridi da Costa: The young Brazilian supermodel died from severe sepsis in January after amputation of both her hands and feet failed to stop its spread.
Jun 15, 2009
You've just won a prize. Would you like to find out what it is right away, or wait until later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says most people are happier waiting.
Jun 15, 2009
New research from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center highlights the critical role a certain gene and its protein play during early embryonic development on formation of a normal heart and skull.
Jun 15, 2009
Each percentage point increase in the African American population in a county appears to be associated with a decrease in the number of specialists within that…
Jun 15, 2009
ST. PAUL, Minn. ?People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease compared to people who are not depressed…
Jun 15, 2009
PHILADELPHIA - -- Psychologists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a cognitive shortcut, or heuristic, they call "Unit Bias," which causes…
Jun 15, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO (June 15, 2009) - It's two inches long, grows on wood, and is shaped like a phallus.
Jun 15, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS ?Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have developed Distributed Drug Discovery (D3), a new low-cost…
Jun 15, 2009
An online decision tool created in part by a graduate student at the University of California Irvine helps men diagnosed with prostate cancer sort through an…
Jun 15, 2009
Liver disease that results as a consequence of alcohol abuse is a major medical problem worldwide.
Jun 15, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday 13 June 2009: New research has identified biomarkers associated with inflammation and progression in joint erosion in individuals…
Jun 15, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday 13 June 2009: Up-regulation of certain cytokines and chemokines (signaling molecules involved in the functioning of the immune…
Jun 15, 2009
Copenhagen, Denmark, Saturday 13 June 2009: Canakinumab (ACZ885), a new interleukin-1 (IL-1)-beta blocking monoclonal antibody, shows encouraging efficacy and…
Jun 15, 2009
Researchers at New York University have created a method to precisely bind nano- and micrometer-sized particles together into larger-scale structures with useful materials properties.
Jun 14, 2009
