Medicare could overpay medicare advantage plans by $200 billion over ten years

Current trends in diagnostic coding for patient risk scores will lead to Medicare overpaying Medicare Advantage…

Scientists develop ‘lab on a chip’ that costs 1 cent to make

Microfluidics, electronics and inkjet technology underlie a newly developed all-in-one biochip that can analyze cells for…

What happened to the sun over 7,000 years ago?

By analyzing the level of a carbon isotope in tree rings from a specimen of an…

Black hole feeding frenzy discovered that breaks records

A giant black hole ripped apart a nearby star and then continued to feed off its…

Genomes in flux: New study reveals hidden dynamics of bird and mammal DNA evolution

Evolution is often thought of as a gradual remodeling of the genome, the genetic blueprints for…

How does the brain make perceptual predictions over time? There’s a theory for that

A neuroscientist offers a new framework to explain how the brain makes predictions. He outlines how…

Severe newborn jaundice could be preventable, mouse study shows

A protein that inhibits the enzyme that breaks down bilirubin in newborns has now been identified…

Size matters for marine protected areas designed to aid coral

For marine protected areas established to help coral reefs recover from overfishing, size really does seem…

Scientists find clue to why Zika, but not its close relatives, causes birth defects

The most frightening aspect of Zika virus has been its ability to produce severe fetal birth…

Mimicking nature’s cellular architectures via 3D printing

Nature does amazing things with limited design materials. Grass, for example, can support its own weight, resist strong wind…