science2018-09-20
Researchers have simulated how over 20 different breast tissue ratios respond to heat given off by MRIs at higher field strengths than available in hospitals today. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
science2018-09-20
Healthcare-associated infections can be reduced by up to 55 percent by systematically implementing evidence-based infection prevention and control strategies, according to a review of 144 studies. The study suggests that there is considerable room for improvement in infection prevention and control ....Read more
science2018-09-20
Death rates from drug overdoses in the US have been on an exponential growth curve that began at least 15 years before the mid-1990s surge in opioid prescribing, suggesting that overdose death rates may continue along this same historical growth trajectory for years to come. These findings suggest t....Read more
science2018-09-20
Scientists have measured the differential rotation on Sun-like stars for the first time, and their findings challenge current science on how stars rotate. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
science2018-09-20
Mammals are unique in many ways. We're warm-blooded and agile in comparison with our reptilian relatives. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
science2018-09-20
Scientists have discovered molecules of fat in an ancient fossil to reveal the earliest confirmed animal in the geological record that lived on Earth 558 million years ago. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
science2018-09-20
Searching for a more direct connection between the gut and the brain, researchers were shocked to see that distance spanned by a single synapse, relaying the signal in less than 100 milliseconds, less than the blink of an eye. The finding has profound implications for the understanding of appetite a....Read more
science2018-09-20
Human skeletal stem cells that become bone, cartilage, or stroma cells have been isolated from fetal and adult bones. This is the first time that skeletal stem cells, which had been observed in rodent models, have been identified in humans. The researchers were also able to derive the skeletal stem ....Read more
science2018-09-20
Cobalt mining comes at a great cost to public health in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. New research reveals that children are particularly vulnerable: their urine and blood samples contain high concentrations of cobalt and other metals. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
science2018-09-20
Researchers have developed both an ingenious, as well as a safe procedure for using the 'rotten egg' smelling and flammable gas, methanethiol, in certain chemical reactions. Source: ScienceDaily....Read more
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