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Scientists measure communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:20
ShareThisResearchers have developed a novel system to measure the communication between stem cell-derived motor neurons and muscle cells in a Petri dish.
Early spring means more bat girls
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:20
ShareThisA study on bats suggests that bats produce twice as many female babies as male ones in years when spring comes early.
Students more likely to be fit when physical education is mandatory
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:20
ShareThisFifth graders in California public school districts that comply with the state’s mandatory physical education requirement are more likely to have better fitness levels than students in districts that don’t comply, according to a new study.
Connected traffic system for emergency responders demonstrated
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:20
ShareThisA prototype "smart drive" connected traffic system that can clear red light signals and warn of traffic tie-ups has been completed.
Parents important in steering kids away from sedentary activities
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:19
ShareThisParents can have a significant impact in steering young children away from too much time spent in sedentary pursuits.
Largest known crocodile could swallow a human
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:19
ShareThisA crocodile large enough to swallow humans once lived in East Africa, according to new research. It may have exceeded 27 feet in length. By comparison, the largest recorded Nile crocodile was less than 21 feet, and most are much smaller.
New technique could identify drugs that help fight broad range of viruses
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:19
ShareThisResults of a new study demonstrate the feasibility of a novel strategy in drug discovery: screening large numbers of existing drugs — often already approved for other uses — to see which ones activate genes that boost natural immunity.
Robot-assisted bypass reduces recovery, patient makes NASCAR race
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 14:19
ShareThisAn Alabama man had minimally invasive, robot-assisted heart bypass and a week later was able to drive his new motorhome to Talladega infield.
Are educators showing a 'positive bias' to minority students?
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 11:30
ShareThisA psychology professor's research indicates that public school teachers under-challenge minority students by providing them more positive feedback than they give to white students, for work of equal merit. The study involved 113 white middle school and high school teachers in two public school districts in the N.Y./N.J./Conn.
Expensive hospital readmissions linked to health-care-associated infections
Submitted by Earth News on Fri, 05/04/2012 - 10:59
ShareThisNew research finds a strong link between healthcare-associated infections and patient readmission after an initial hospital stay. The findings suggest that reducing such infections could help reduce readmissions, considered to be a major driver of unnecessary healthcare spending and increased patient morbidity and mortality.
