Posts Tagged ‘Vanderbilt University’
Top Stories - Jun 21, 2011 11:17 - 0 Comments
The glowing glands in your throat
VANDERBILT U. (US) — Four small organs—the size of grains of rice—located at the back of the throat glow with a natural fluorescence in the near infrared region of the spectrum. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2011 11:55 - 0 Comments
Stamp turns ‘sponges’ into nanodevices
VANDERBILT (US) — A new stamping technique allows researchers to make a variety of devices from a stiff, sponge-like material filled with incredibly small holes. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 11, 2011 10:01 - 4 Comments
One sniff snuffs out bevy of bugs
VANDERBILT (US) — A forceful insect repellant that is thousands of times more effective than DEET, combats not only malaria-carrying mosquitoes, but pesky flies, moths, and ants as well. (more…)
Science & Technology - May 3, 2011 12:02 - 0 Comments
Less than perfect is better for nanotech
VANDERBILT (US) — Suppressing natural variability to increase reliability works well in some cases, but not so much on the nanoscale. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 18, 2011 14:29 - 0 Comments
No sleep upends nurses’ circadian clock
VANDERBILT (US) — In order to adjust to working the night shift, some nurses stay awake for as many as 12 hours before the shift begins—the worst strategy for adapting their internal clocks. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 1, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments
Carbon footprints in black and white
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Labeling products with carbon footprint information could help both consumers and manufacturers make more environmentally healthy choices. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 8:43 - 3 Comments
Extreme makeover: Hospital edition
VANDERBILT (US) — Medical errors—which are already at epidemic proportions at U.S. hospitals—will likely surge without dramatic organizational and cultural reforms within health care organizations, a new study suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 16, 2011 8:53 - 1 Comment
Laser untangles membrane measurements
VANDERBILT (US) — A new laser technique that can measure interactions between proteins tangled in a cell’s membrane is expected to help in the discovery of new drugs. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 4, 2011 13:24 - 2 Comments
What 4th downs say about taking risk
VANDERBILT (US) — After studying more than 22,000 fourth-down decisions over five NFL seasons, researchers found that teams trailing by three touchdowns or less are more likely to “go for it.” (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2011 12:24 - 0 Comments
Graphene so smooth it sheds water
VANDERBILT (US) — Getting graphene to cast off water is no easy task, but researchers have discovered a way to make water either bead up and run off or spread out in a thin layer on the surface. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 26, 2010 19:49 - 0 Comments
‘Mighty mouse’ runs on brain chemical
VANDERBILT (US) — By boosting the supply of a key brain chemical, researchers have engineered a fatigue-resistant mouse that can run on a treadmill twice as long as a typical mouse. (more…)
Top Stories - Dec 26, 2010 19:23 - 2 Comments
Flu funk may have ties to depression
VANDERBILT (US) — The bad mood that often comes with the flu may be triggered by the same immune system mechanism linked to depression. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 20, 2010 17:47 - 3 Comments
Dyslexia: Brain scans predict reading skill
STANFORD / VANDERBILT (US) — Brain scans of adolescents with dyslexia can be used to predict—with up to 90 percent accuracy—future reading gains. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 17, 2010 10:49 - 2 Comments
Robots in ER? Not just sci-fi
VANDERBILT (US) — The idea of robot assistants that can perform effectively in the often-chaotic environment of the emergency room is not as futuristic as it may seem. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 15, 2010 15:04 - 0 Comments
Blood-sucking superbug prefers humans
VANDERBILT (US) — Staph bacteria feed on blood in order to grow and cause infection and now research finds the microbial vampires have a taste for the human variety. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 8, 2010 13:34 - 1 Comment
Light sets bioclock for winter babies
VANDERBILT (US) — The season in which babies are born appears to have a dramatic and persistent effect on how their biological clocks function. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 16, 2010 17:11 - 3 Comments
What color is your rainbow? It depends
VANDERBILT (US) — A brain area known to play a critical role in vision is divided into compartments that respond separately to different colors and orientations. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 12, 2010 17:28 - 4 Comments
Turn off TV and talk to babies
VANDERBILT (US) — Infants gain little to nothing from watching popular educational videos, according to a new study, which finds they learn best with face-to-face interaction with parents and other familiar figures. (more…)
