Science Blog

Tuesday th 7th of December 2010

UTHealth study suggests private insurers control health care spending better than Medicare - 12:50

Building mental muscles through theoretical physics - 12:50

‘Vast majority’ of acoustic tumor patients benefit from surgery - 12:50

Researchers reverse stroke damage by jumpstarting nerve fibers - 12:50

Plants ‘remember’ winter to bloom in spring with help of special molecule - 12:50

Bioactive peptides found to promote wound healing - 12:50

Good grades in high school lead to better health, study finds - 12:50

People in jobs traditionally held by the other sex are judged more harshly for mistakes - 12:20

Developing robots for the hospital emergency room - 12:20

Tests between colonoscopies could be lifesaver for high-risk patients - 12:20

Walk places, meet people and build social capital - 11:50

Rocking the cradle after 45 - 11:20

Towards an efficient, effective and equitable REDD+ - 10:50

Mindfulness meditation found to be as effective as antidepressants to prevent depression relapse - 10:30

New national study highlights dangers of exertional heat-related injuries - 10:00

John Theurer Cancer Center presents studies on promising therapies for aggressive blood cancers - 09:00

Influenza virus strains show increasing drug resistance and ability to spread - 02:40

New UCLA study raises questions about genetic testing of newborns - 00:50

New UCLA study raises questions about genetic testing of newborns - 00:50

Research exposes racial discrimination against Asian-American men in job market - 00:50

Research exposes racial discrimination against Asian American men in job market - 00:50

Study reveals ‘secret ingredient’ in religion that makes people happier - 00:50

Monday th 6th of December 2010

For people who love good children’s science books - 21:50

Exposure to more diverse objects speeds word learning in tots - 19:01

Why married men tend to behave better - 19:01

Rice physicists help unravel mystery of repetitive DNA segments - 19:01

A flu vaccine that lasts - 19:01

Fleshing out the life histories of dead whales - 17:30

Optics Express focus issue on chalcogenide photonics: Fabrication, devices and applications - 17:30

Illinois study: Ginseng just got better — not as bitter - 17:30

Early physical therapy for low back pain associated with less subsequent health care utilization - 17:30

Missouri grapes hold key to improving world grape production - 17:30

Imitating someone’s accent makes it easier to understand them - 17:30

Fewer guessing games for lung cancer patients - 17:30

Metabolism models may explain why Alzheimer’s disease kills some neuron types first - 17:30

Mammogram sensitivity depends on menstrual cycle - 15:11

Learning the language of bacteria - 15:11

Personalized vaccine for lymphoma patients extends disease-free survival by nearly 2 years - 15:11

Iron deficiency in soil threatens soybean production - 15:11

NIH scientists identify mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections - 15:10

Bacteria seek to topple the egg as top flu vaccine tool - 15:10

Scientists announce discovery of first horned dinosaur from South Korea - 15:10

Scientists find gene linked to congenital heart defect - 14:40

Profiling based on mobile, online behavior: A privacy issue - 14:40

Parkinson’s drug could treat restless leg syndrome - 13:40

Penn study on skin formation suggests strategies to fight skin cancer - 13:20

Mayo Clinic finds long-term prognosis is excellent for most children with seizures - 13:20

Fledgling ecosystem at Chicken Creek lets scientists observe how soil, flora and fauna develop - 12:50

Early safety results promising for Phase I/II trial of gene therapy treatment of hemophilia B - 12:20

Pure nanotube-type growth edges toward the possible - 12:20