France And UK See Highest Number of Imported Malaria Cases
France and UK experience the highest number of malaria cases imported from other countries, shows an international study, led by the University of Southampton. Research led by WorldPop, based at the...
View ArticleSoy-Based Seed Coating Show Multiple Benefits to Plant Growth
Cornell researchers have found a new green source that shows promise as a seed coating. The work was a collaboration between green materials scientists and seed technologists. Soy flour was tested as...
View ArticleAfter 13 Months Twins See Each Other for the First Time
When Jadon and Anias McDonald emerged from a life-saving surgery one month ago, their mother Nicole could barely believe the sight. She had spent the last 13 months since their birth in countless...
View ArticleNew Graphene-Based Imaging System Helps See Electrical Signaling in Heart,...
Graphene is composed of a honeycomb arrangement of carbon atoms. Scientists have enlisted the exotic properties of graphene to function like the film of an incredibly sensitive camera system in...
View ArticleAdults With Autism See Their Interests as Possible Fields of Study, Career...
People with autism may show intense interest in subjects like science, technology, and art - developing, for instance, a deep knowledge and appreciation of trains, mechanics, animals, or anime and...
View ArticleHappier Couples See Their Partners in a More Positive Light
Even the most blissful of couples in long-running, exclusive relationships may be fairly clueless when it comes to spotting the ploys their partner uses to avoid dealing with emotional issues, shows...
View ArticleMany Americans See Doctors Who are Paid by Drug Companies
Drug companies have long known that even small gifts to physicians can be influential, and research validates the notion that they tend to induce feelings of reciprocity.A majority of patients in the...
View ArticleBreast Cancer Patients Prefer Being Treated by the First Surgeon They See
A lot of women with breast cancer are electing to have both breasts removed, even when cancer affects only one breast. The procedure, called contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM), is a complex...
View ArticleSouth Carolina Hospitals See Major Drop in Post-Surgical Deaths
South Carolina hospitals saw a 22 percent reduction in post-surgical deaths that completed a voluntary, statewide program to implement the World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist. The...
View ArticleSunflower Seeds Have the Potential to Cause Live Cancer
A team of scientists have shown that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin which has the potential to cause live cancer. In the study published in the journal PLoS ONE, the team of...
View ArticleJackfruit Seeds Could Substitute Cocoa Beans
The seeds of jackfruit - a large fruit found in many tropical countries - are a potentially low-cost substitute for cocoa beans, the primary ingredient of chocolate. Considering that the worldwide...
View ArticleGrape Seed Extract: Strengthens Dentin in the Teeth, Increases Life of Resin...
Grape seed extract contains a natural compound which could be used to strengthen the dentin - a tissue beneath the tooth's enamel, increases the life of resin fillings, finds a new research at the...
View ArticleWe See What Others Don't and Don't See What Others Do
Turns out, we only see what we've learned to see. A recent Kyoto University study showed that an ability to perceive differences between similar images depends on the cultural background of the...
View ArticleBitter Taste of Lupin Seeds May Impair Health
Lupinorlupini beans are traditionally eaten as a pickled snack food, primarily in theMediterranean basin andLatin America. The bitter variety of the beans are high in alkaloids and are extremely...
View ArticleWhy the Immune System Fails to See Cancer
It is due to the immune system that cancer hides in plain slight. The body's natural tumor surveillance programs should be able to detect and attack rogue cancer cells when they arise, and yet when...
View ArticlePeople With Autism See the World Differently!
Autistic adults tend to overestimate their changeable environment. They were found to be less surprised by unexpected images in the world around them, than adults without autism, but those who were...
View ArticleNew Technology Helps Doctors See Through Human Body
A new camera has been developed by a team of scientists that can see through the human body. The new device is able to detect sources of light inside the body, such as the illuminated tip of the...
View ArticleNew Device Uses Light and Ultrasound to See the Heart Better
bHighlights:/b ul class = "group-list punch-points" liNew device delivers light into tiny blood vessels./li liLight helps intravascular ultrasound see clearer./li liLight and intravascular ultrasound...
View ArticleLethal Dose of Morphine in Home-brewed Poppy Seed Tea
Extracting morphine from unwashed poppy seeds using home-brewing techniques can produce lethal doses of the drug, morphine, says study conducted at Sam Houston State University. Madeleine Swortwood,...
View ArticleSunflower Seeds Offer Amazing Health Benefits
Sunflower seeds are the gift of the beautiful sunflower that has rays of petals emanating from its bright yellow, seed-studded center. Sunflowers seeds offer amazing health benefits because of their...
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