Doctors prescribe more antibiotics when expectations are high, study says

Experimental evidence confirms what surveys have long suggested: Physicians are more likely to prescribe antibiotics when…

Complex neurological infections require team care

A multidisciplinary approach is important for diagnosis and treatment of healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis, suggest new…

Researchers develop potential treatment for fatal kidney disease

Researchers have developed a potential drug to treat polycystic kidney disease -- an incurable genetic disease…

Postmenopausal hormone therapy exceeding ten years may protect from dementia

Postmenopausal estrogen-based hormone therapy lasting longer than ten years was associated with a decreased risk of…

Breakthrough in ‘wonder’ materials paves way for flexible tech

Gadgets are set to become flexible, highly efficient and much smaller, following a breakthrough in measuring…

Prebiotic evolution: Hairpins help each other out

The evolution of cells and organisms is thought to have been preceded by a phase in…

Being a tattoo artist is a pain in the neck, study finds

Getting a tattoo may hurt, but giving one is no picnic, either. That's the finding of…

Students in Ohio’s online charter schools perform worse than peers in traditional schools

Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the…

New method uses heat flow to levitate variety of objects

Scientists have demonstrated how to levitate a variety of objects -- ceramic and polyethylene spheres, glass…

Research opens door to smaller, cheaper, more agile communications tech

Research on the use of magnets to steer light has opened the door to new communications…