Caught in the act of landfall, Tropical Cyclone Gaja was seen by NASA’s Aqua satellite as it passed overhead and
Month: November 2018
UCLA cell study reveals how head injuries lead to serious brain diseases
UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.
The Jobs That Carry the Highest Suicide Risk
The rate of suicide among U.S. workers has jumped 34 percent since 2000, and certain occupations seem to be riskier
Organizations with broad social ties help recovering from natural disasters
Communities recovering from natural disasters often see an increase in the number of businesses and non-profits that develop in the
New inhibitor which blocks inflammation could also treat sepsis
Scientists from the University of Sheffield have discovered a new inhibitor which decreases lung inflammation and could hold the key
Drug resistant infections associated with higher in-hospital mortality rates in India
In one of the largest studies to measure the burden of antibiotic resistance in a low- or middle-income country, researchers
View of the retina in unprecedented detail
By combining two imaging modalities — adaptive optics and angiography — investigators at the National Eye Institute (NEI) can see
Monkeys Can Carry Zika Virus, Scientists Discover
Wild monkeys in South America carry the Zika virus, which can then be transmitted to people via mosquitoes, researchers report. The
A new lead on a 50-year-old radiation damage mystery
For half a century, researchers have seen loops of displaced atoms appearing inside nuclear reactor steel after exposure to radiation,
From the ashes of a failed pain drug, a new therapeutic path emerges
In 2013, renowned Boston Children’s Hospital pain researcher Clifford Woolf, MB, BCh, PhD, and chemist Kai Johnsson, PhD, his fellow