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School Closure Could Reduce Swine Flu Transmission by 21 Percent, European Study Finds
November 27, 2009 — A survey carried out in eight European countries has shown that closing schools in the event of an infectious disease pandemic could have a significant role in reducing illness transmission. ... > full story -
First-Ever Blueprint of 'Minimal Cell' Is More Complex Than Expected
November 27, 2009 — What are the bare essentials of life, the indispensable ingredients required to produce a cell that can survive on its own? Can we describe the molecular anatomy of a cell, and understand how an ... > full story -
New Cause for Alzheimer's Disease?
November 27, 2009 — Scientists have discovered that a precursor to nerve growth factor (pro-NGF) may play a pathogenic role in Alzheimer's ... > full story -
Overcoming Barriers for Organic Electronics
November 27, 2009 — Electronic devices can't work well unless all of the transistors, or switches, within them allow electrical current to flow easily when they are turned on. Engineers have now determined why some ... > full story -
MRSA on the Rise in Hospital Outpatients, New Study Finds; Seven-Fold Increase in Potentially Lethal Superbug
November 27, 2009 — The community-associated strain of the deadly superbug MRSA -- an infection-causing bacteria resistant to most common antibiotics -- poses a far greater health threat than previously known and is ... > full story -
Exposure to Both Traffic, Indoor Pollutants Puts Some Kids at Higher Risk for Asthma Later
November 27, 2009 — New research presents strong evidence that the "synergistic" effect of early-life exposure to both outdoor traffic-related pollution and indoor endotoxin causes more harm to developing lungs than one ... > full story -
Auditory Illusion: How Our Brains Can Fill in the Gaps to Create Continuous Sound
November 27, 2009 — It is relatively common for listeners to "hear" sounds that are not really there. In fact, it is the brain's ability to reconstruct fragmented sounds that allows us to successfully carry on a ... > full story -
Stem Cells Heal Lungs of Newborn Animals: May Lead to New Treatments for Lungs of Premature Babies
November 27, 2009 — Scientists have demonstrated that stem cells protect and repair the lungs of newborn rats. The study finds that rats treated with stem cells ran twice as far, and had better survival rates. ... > full story -
New Device Enables Early Detection of Cancerous Skin Tumors
November 27, 2009 — Researchers are developing a new device that detects cancerous skin tumors, including melanomas that aren't visible to the naked eye. The OSPI instrument (Optical Spectro-Polarimetric Imaging) ... > full story -
Intensive Land Management Leaves Europe Without Carbon Sinks
November 27, 2009 — A new calculation of Europe's greenhouse gas balance shows that emissions of methane and nitrous oxide tip the balance and eliminate Europe's terrestrial sink of greenhouse ... > full story -
New Tool for Helping Pediatric Heart Surgery
November 27, 2009 — A team of researchers has developed a way to simulate blood flow on the computer to optimize surgical designs. It is the basis of a new tool that may help surgeons plan for a life-saving operation ... > full story -
RFID Chips: Intelligence Inside Metal Components
November 27, 2009 — Up to now, extreme production temperatures made it impossible to equip metallic components with RFID chips during the operating process. Researchers present a variation on a process that makes the ... > full story
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