Study finds high percentage of recalled dietary supplements still have banned...
About two-thirds of FDA recalled dietary supplements analyzed still contained banned drugs at least 6 months after being recalled, according to a study in the October 22/29 issue of JAMA.
View ArticleMaking health services prices available linked to lower total claims payments
Searching a health service pricing website before using the service was associated with lower payments for clinical services such as advanced imaging and laboratory tests, according to a study in the...
View ArticleNew imaging probe detects drug-resistant bacteria
A new molecular imaging probe can detect whole-body infection by Enterobacteriaceae in mice, as well as antibiotic-resistant strains of the bacteria known as CRE. The probe can also distinguish...
View ArticleTriplet Threat from the Sun
Researchers from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland have shown that certain peptides (small proteins) degrade under UV light by first passing through a triplet quantum...
View ArticleIntelligent materials that work in space
ARQUIMEA, a company that began in the Business Incubator in the Science Park of the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), will be testing technology it has developed in the International Space...
View ArticleNew microscope peers at subcellular gears in action
Thanks to a new microscope that captures 3-D images of subcellular activity in real time, scientists can trace the pathways of nerve cells that form synapses in the brain, observe developmental...
View ArticleArchaeologists discover early high-altitude human settlements
Researchers in the Peruvian Andes have uncovered evidence for perhaps the oldest extremely high-altitude human presence in the Americas. The sites they discovered, at nearly 4,500 meters above sea...
View ArticleInvading lizards drive rapid evolution
A recent lizard invasion in the southeastern United States has demonstrated that evolutionary change can occur swiftly when two closely related species compete.
View ArticleFerns’ sex ratio determined by cooperation
A community of individual fern plants maintains an optimal balance of males and females through a complex chemical communication system, according to a new study by Junmu Tanaka and colleagues. In the...
View ArticleGrowing pains for thousand talents
In 2008, the Chinese government initiated a new program for attracting foreign talent to China: the so-called “Thousand Talents” plan, designed to recruit up to 2,000 leading scientists,...
View ArticleDown-Looking Synthetic Aperture Imaging Ladar（SAIL） Overcomes Atmospheric...
A down-looking synthetic aperture imaging ladar proposed by professor Jianfeng Sun’s research group, from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has overcome the...
View ArticleSelective CDK inhibitors: promising candidates for future clinical traumatic...
Selective CDK inhibitors: promising candidates for future clinical traumatic brain injury trials.
View ArticleMany home blood pressure monitors may be inaccurate
Home blood pressure monitors may be inaccurate in up to 15% of patients, according to a study that will be presented at ASN Kidney Week 2014 November 11¬–16 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in...
View ArticleCircadian gene expression
The rhythmic effects of the circadian clock on gene transcription may be more widespread than previously thought, according to a study. Circadian clocks drive biological processes including sleep,...
View ArticleUnconscious information and decision-making
Information obtained unconsciously might influence decision-making accuracy, according to a study. Previous studies have suggested that unconsciously-processed stimuli may influence behavior.
View ArticleRevival of 700-year-old viral genetic material
A reconstituted viral genome from 700-year-old caribou feces frozen within an ice patch in the subarctic displayed the ability to infect laboratory plants, according to a study. Ancient viral genetic...
View ArticleModeling human population dynamics
Population control measures are unlikely to have a large impact on global human population size in the next century, a study suggests. Population control is a frequently proposed solution to...
View ArticleOil fallout following the Deepwater Horizon spill
Much of the approximately 2 million barrels of oil released into underwater lateral plumes during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon incident may have settled on the ocean floor, according to a study....
View ArticleThe early chimp gets the fig
According to a study, chimpanzees can plan their nightly nest locations and departure times to ensure access to ephemeral fruits such as figs, suggesting a future-oriented strategy that may help...
View ArticleInsect repellent mode of action
DEET, a common synthetic insect repellent, repels mosquitoes by activating odorant receptors in mosquito antennae, according to a study. Formulating insect repellents that replicate the effectiveness...
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