Study: Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery — (Details)
When it comes to preventing blood clots after a knee replacement, good old aspirin may be just as effective as newer, more expensive...
Study: Nerve-on-a-chip platform makes neuroprosthetics more effective — (Details)
Neuroprosthetics -- implants containing multi-contact electrodes that can substitute certain nerve functionalities -- have the potential to work wonders. They may be able...
Study: Tiny device could replace expensive lab-scale equipment for many applications — (Details)
Spectrometers -- devices that distinguish different wavelengths of light and are used to determine the chemical composition of everything from laboratory materials to...
Study: Would you zap your brain to improve your memory? Scientists study attitudes toward...
Using a few wires and sponges, in ordinary homes around the world, people are trying to hack their own minds. Thanks to a...
Study: Researchers wake-up DNA from soil bacteria to discover novel acid antibiotic — ...
Scleric Acid has been discovered by capturing and engineering a DNA fragment from soil bacteria Streptomyces sclerotialus, and could help fight bacterial infections...
Study: Targeted strategy holds promise for acute myeloid leukemia — (Details)
Researchers from The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa have developed a promising targeted strategy to treat chemotherapy-resistant acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...
Study: New mechanism of action in a first-line drug for diabetes — (Details)
For decades, metformin has been the first-line drug in the treatment of type 2 diabetes, lowering blood glucose levels by inhibiting glucose production...
Study: Technique could be used to detect light or electrical fields in living tissue...
Researchers commonly study brain function by monitoring two types of electromagnetism -- electric fields and light. However, most methods for measuring these phenomena...
Study: Cells that change jobs to fight diabetes — (Details)
Diabetes is characterized by persistent high blood sugar levels that occur when certain cells in the pancreas -- the insulin-producing β cells --...
Study: Similar regions of the brain are involved in both cases — (Details)
People who have better spatial memory are also better at identifying odors, according to a study published this week in Nature Communications. The...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
