Cocktail novelties inspired by nature's designs Mechanisms behind water bugs and lilies applied to culinary devices CAMBRIDGE, MA -- An MIT mathematician and a celebrity chef have combined talents to create two culinary novelties inspired by nature. John ...

Perfect faults: A self-correcting crystal may unleash the next generation of advanced communications Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have joined with an international team to engineer and ...

Recent National Science Foundation study reveals increase in state government expenditures for research and development According to a recent study published by the National Science Foundation (NSF), state government agency expenditures for research and development ...

Updating building energy codes: How much can your state save? How much in energy and cost savings would your state realize if it updated its commercial building energy codes? You can find out in a new on-line publication* from the National ...

Not just a pretty face: Bodies provide important cues for recognizing people Computer recognition of people has focused almost exclusively on faces, but a new study suggests it may be time to take additional information into consideration. ...

Postoperative pain may increase risk of temporary problems with learning, memory The pain caused by a surgical incision may contribute to the risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction, a sometimes transient impairment in learning and memory that affects ...

3-dimensional carbon goes metallic New metallic structure may be stable at ambient temperature and pressure with potential applications in science and technology A theoretical, three-dimensional (3D) form of carbon that is metallic under ambient temperature ...

Clean Air Act has led to improved water quality in the Chesapeake Bay watershed Declines in atmospheric nitrogen pollution improved water quality over a 23-year period FROSTBURG, MD (November 6, 2013) – A new study shows that the ...

Research reveals possible cause of diabetic cardiomyopathy Findings could help lead to prevention and treatment of heart failure in diabetics Researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have discovered one of the ...

'Don't get sick in July' Real dangers for high-risk patients when trainees take on new roles With almost no experience, newly graduated medical students enter teaching hospitals around the country every July, beginning their careers as interns. At the same ...

Osteoarthritis medicine delivered on-demand Scientists are reporting development of a squishy gel that when compressed — like at a painful knee joint — releases anti-inflammatory medicine. The new material could someday deliver medications when and where osteoarthritis ...

Educational video games can boost motivation to learn, NYU, CUNY study shows Math video games can enhance students' motivation to learn, but it may depend on how students play, researchers at New York University and the City University of New York have found in a study ...

Burning biomass pellets instead of wood or plants in China could lower mercury emissions For millions of homes, plants, wood and other types of "biomass" serve as an essential source of fuel, especially in developing countries, but their mercury content has ...

'Tearless' onions could help in the fight against cardiovascular disease, weight gain Onions, a key ingredient in recipes around the globe, come in a tearless version that scientists are now reporting could pack health benefits like its close relative, garlic, ...

Companies close to reusing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide Reusing the major greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial plants — rather than releasing its warming potential into the environment — is on the verge of becoming a commercial reality. ...

Georgia Tech develops inkjet-based circuits at fraction of time and cost Researchers from Georgia Tech, the University of Tokyo and Microsoft Research have developed a novel method to rapidly and cheaply make electrical circuits by printing them with ...

Natura Therapeutics product shown to improve decision making skills in older adults The results of a human clinical study have been published in the journal Rejuvenation Research TAMPA, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2013) – A human clinical study of older ...

Lawrence Livermore researchers unveil carbon nanotube jungles to better detect molecules LIVERMORE, Calif. – Researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich have developed a new method ...

Nuclear medicine therapy increases survival for patients with colorectal cancer liver metastases Reston, Va. (November 6, 2013) – For patients who fail to respond to current first-line and second-line treatments for colorectal cancer liver metastases (also ...

Depression second leading cause of global disability burden A study published this week in PLOS Medicine reports the most recent and comprehensive estimates on how much death and disability is attributable to depression, both world-wide and in individual countries and ...

Syphilis screening and treatment in pregnancy may be cost-effective in sub-Saharan Africa Screening and treating pregnant women in sub Saharan Africa for syphilis* may be a cost-effective use of resources, according to a study published in this week's PLOS Medicine. The ...

Testosterone therapy following angiography associated with increased risk of adverse outcome Among a group of men who underwent coronary angiography and had a low serum testosterone level, the use of testosterone therapy was associated with increased risk of ...

Study examines effect of sleep deficiency and possible surgical complications Surgeons who had operated the night before an elective daytime gallbladder surgery did not have a higher rate of complications, according to a study in the November 6 issue ...

Intervention does not improve depression symptoms Among depressed patients evaluated in a primary care setting, use of an interactive multimedia computer program immediately prior to a primary care visit resulted in the increased receipt of antidepressant ...

Autoantibodies found in blood years before symptom onset of autoimmune disease Autoantibodies are present many years before symptom onset in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome, an autoimmune disease, according to a Research Letter published in ...