Functional nasal surgery relieves chronic headache for some patients
Nasal surgery to relieve obstructed breathing can reduce or eliminate chronic headaches in selected patients, reports a new article.
Crisis in Tech: Who Can Save Companies When Execs Go Off the Rails?
“Too many digital leaders have lost their minds,” Kara Swisher recently wrote, citing some frightening examples of poor leadership. Swisher pointed to the solution adopted by Marc Benioff, CEO of Sale..
Gas clouds whirling around black hole form heart of distant astronomical object
Astronomers have concluded that gas clouds rapidly moving around a central black hole form the very heart of the 3C 327 quasar, confirming earlier measurements.
Fall in twin stillbirth rates: What about singleton births?
A leading expert in fetal medicine has warned that there is 'little room for complacency' over a fall in twin stillbirth rates as the reason for this phenomenon are complex.
Hidden biodiversity: 22 new moth species from across Europe
Following a long-year study of the family of twirler moths, scientists have discovered a startling total of 44 new species, including as many as 22 species inhabiting various regions throughout Europe..
An important step towards completely secure quantum communication networks
The quest for a secure information network is on. Researchers have recently succeeded in boosting the storage time of quantum information, using a small glass container filled with room temperature at..
HIV in liver cells found to be inactive, narrowing potential treatment targets
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers revealed that certain immune system cells found in the human liver, called liver macrophages, contain only inert HIV and aren't likely to reproduce infe..
Safer and cheaper 3D medical imaging
A new study has discovered a promising way to significantly lower doses of X-rays that has the potential to revolutionize 3D medical imaging and make screening for early signs of disease much cheaper ..
A new way to create Saturn’s radiation belts
Scientists have discovered a new method to explain how radiation belts are formed around the planet Saturn.
High-contrast imaging for cancer therapy with protons
Medical physicists have combined magnetic resonance imaging with a proton beam, thus demonstrating that in principle, this commonly used imaging method can indeed work with particle beam cancer treatm..