Research review recommends eliminating widely ordered blood test for diagnosing heart attacks

Researchers have compiled peer-reviewed evidence and crafted a guideline designed to help physicians and medical centers…

Brain injury in kids might lead to alcohol abuse

Researchers have surveyed previous studies to investigate the relationship between traumatic brain injuries and alcohol abuse.…

How did the Franklin expedition crew die? Professor analyzes sailors’ mouths for clues

A dentistry professor drew upon his expertise in oral health in developing a new theory to…

Ozone treaty taking a bite out of US greenhouse gas emissions

The Montreal Protocol, the international treaty adopted to restore Earth's protective ozone layer in 1989, has…

Blood biopsy test reads platelets to detect human lung cancer

Researchers have designed a different approach to the liquid biopsy. Rather than looking for evidence of…

Single molecules can work as reproducible transistors — at room temperature

Researchers have now reproducibly demonstrated current blockade -- the ability to switch a device from the…

Injectable tissue patch could help repair damaged organs

A team of researchers is mending broken hearts with an expanding tissue bandage a little smaller…

New class of chemical reaction discovered

A new study has identified the significance of a new class of chemical reactions -- previously…

Exotic quantum states made from light

Physicists have managed to create optical hollows and more complex patterns into which the light of…

Critical point in breaking the glass problem

Famously described as 'the deepest problem in solid state physics' by Nobel Laureate, Philip Andersen, the…