30 August 2010: A versatile,
clean and efficient way to enhance widespread application of carbon
nanotubes. Read
more
30 August 2010: In the new age
of coalition governments, the question of whether two heads are better
than one is more relevant than ever. A study published today in the
journal ‘Science’, by neuroscientists from University College London
(UCL) and Aarhus University, Denmark, shows that two heads can be
better than one - but only if you have the right partner.
Read more
26 August 2010: Amazing
discovery in Borneo: Tiny, new, pea-sized frog is old world's smallest. Read more
26 August 2010: Scientists have
succeeded in clearing a toxin from blood in just a few minutes, using
specially produced nanomagnets. The procedure appears promising. If the
method can be put into practice, it could one day help people with
blood poisoning quickly and efficiently.
Read more
26 August 2010: Scientists
indentify both the part of the brain and specific neurons involved in
fight, flight or freeze response. Read
more
26 August 2010: Liver cells
created from patients’ skin cells. Read more
26 August 2010: A major
international study is to examine whether shame is a key part of the
experience of being poor. It will look at whether being poor
necessarily results in low self esteem or feelings of shame and whether
welfare policies are counterproductive when claimants are stigmatised.
Read
more
26 August 2010: A 400 year-old
document shows how Peruvian natives used number. Read
more
25 August 2010: A new study
has revealed the Isle of Wight’s once violent weather some 130 million
years ago explains why thousands of tiny dinosaur teeth and bones lie
buried alongside the huge bones of their gigantic relatives. Read
more
25 August 2010: Can probiotics
help ward off flu? Read
more
25 August 2010: Pathogens delay
their entry into cells to ensure their survival. Upon cell contact,
bacteria trigger a local strengthening of the cellular skeleton with
the aid of signalling molecules, allowing them to remain outside the
cell. Researchers also show that this strategy, unknown until now, is
used by certain intestinal pathogens as well. Read
more
25 August 2010: Diabetes can
cause a sugar coating that smothers body’s immune defences.
Read
more
25 August 2010: Protein Hsp90
has been discovered to have a unexpected pattern of motion which may
help discover specific cancer medication.
Read more
20 August 2010: New research
links cannabis use and psychotic experiences. Read more
20 August 2010: Lesbians who turn to sperm donors to conceive
are finding it easier to do so, but only if they have the money to pay
for it, according to a new study. Read
more
20 August 2010: The barbastelle bat uses a sneaky hunting
strategy to catch its prey. A team of researchers from the University
of Bristol combined three cutting-edge techniques to uncover the secret
of this rare bat’s success. Read more
20 August 2010: TUM researchers discover a new protein crucial
in the formation of plant vacuoles.
Read more
20 August 2010: Scientists have now ruled out a quarter of the
allowed mass range for the Higgs Boson. This narrowing of the search
range improves the chances of identifying the particle. Read
more
20 August 2010: Females with fewer sexual partners can explain
where bird species have evolved to cooperate in the rearing of their
young. Read
more
19 August 2010: A 48
million-year-old fossilised leaf has revealed the oldest known evidence
of a macabre part of nature – parasites taking control of their hosts
to turn them into zombies. Read
more
19 August 2010: European astronomers have demonstrated that a
magnetar — an unusual type of neutron star — was formed from a star
with at least 40 times as much mass as the Sun. This now raises a
fundamental question: just how massive does a star really have to be to
become a black hole? Read
more
19 August 2010: Super 'whisky' biofuel to power cars. Read
more
19 August 2010: The world’s first ever analysis of data from a
full scale clinical trial in adults shows that training Health Visitors
to assess and psychologically support mothers after childbirth can
prevent the development of depression over the following year.
Read more
19 August 2010: An animal sciences professor is leading an
international project that aims to better understand the molecular
workings of cow immune systems -- and deliver vaccines for critical
cattle diseases in Africa. Read more
17 August 2010: A team of
scientists based at the London Centre for Nanotechnology and the
National High Magnetic Field Lab (NHMFL) in Florida has discovered a
new and more efficient way to encode quantum information within silicon. Read more
17 August 2010:The Large Hadron
Collider has mostly focused on the search for the Higgs Boson, but the
worlds’ largest scientific instrument may also have enormous potential
for improving life on earth .Read more
17 August 2010: Scientists and
Engineers at The University of Nottingham have built the world's
smallest ultrasonic transducers capable of generating and detecting
ultrasound. Read
more
17 August 2010: Involuntary
childlessness more detrimental than originally thought. Read
more
16 August 2010: The
discovery of a gene that plays a significant role of growth rate in
Arabidopsis could help increase yields from crops. Read
more
16 August 2010: Geologists
reconstruct the Earth’s climate belts between 460 and 445 million years
ago.
Read
more
16 August 2010: Single neurons
in the brain are surprisingly good at distinguishing different
sequences of incoming information. Read more
16 August 2010: The growing
amount of human noise pollution in the ocean could lead fish away from
good habitat and off to their death. Read
more
16 August 2010: Bacteria has
its own sense of smell.
Read more
13 August 2010: Archaeologists from
have made a major new discovery that will change the way we think about
how Britain was conquered and occupied by the Roman army almost 2,000
years ago. Read
more
13 August 2010: Three citizen scientists - a German and an
American couple - have discovered a new radio pulsar hidden in data
gathered by the Arecibo Observatory. This is the first deep-space
discovery by Einstein@Home, which uses donated time from the home and
office computers of 250,000 volunteers from 192 different countries.
Read
more
13 August 2010: Fast food outlets could provide statin drugs
free of charge so that customers can neutralise the heart disease
dangers of fatty food, researchers at Imperial College London suggest
in a new study published this week. Read
more
12 August 2010: Scientists are
reporting development of a substance to enhance the visibility of skin
cancer cells during scans with an advanced medical imaging system that
combines ultrasound and light. The hybrid scanner could enable doctors
to detect melanoma, in its earliest and most curable stages. Read
more
12 August 2010: Astronomers scanning the skies as part of ESO’s
VISTA Magellanic Cloud survey have now obtained a spectacular picture
of the Tarantula Nebula in our neighbouring galaxy, the Large
Magellanic Cloud. This panoramic near-infrared view captures the nebula
itself in great detail as well as the rich surrounding area of sky. Read more
12 August 2010: New diabetes risk assessment developed- On-line
method is first that can be used in a multi-ethnic population. Read
more
12 August 2010: Light and moderate physical activity reduces the
risk of early death. Read more
11 August 2010: Cells measure their
energy reserves with the aid of a sensor, which determines whether they
are growing and dividing. This could be a general mechanism for how
cells respond to excess nutrition. Read
more
11 August 2010: Archaeologists working on Stone Age remains at
a site in North Yorkshire say it contains Britain's earliest surviving
house. Read
more
11 August 2010: New technique announced to turn windows into
power generators.
Read more
10 August 2010: Genetic differences
that make some people susceptible to meningitis revealed. Read
more
10 August 2010: Advance in metamaterials leads to a new
semiconductor laser suitable for security screening, chemical sensing
and astronomy. Read
more
10 August 2010: Nerve connections are regenerated after spinal
cord injury by deleting a cell growth inhibitor called PTEN. Read more
10 August 2010: Scientists develop a hand prosthesis that eases
phantom pain. Read
more
9 August 2010: Shortcut to manipulating specific genes in the
mammalian genome. Read
more
9 August 2010: Using “dark channel” fluorescence, scientists can
explain how biochemical substances carry out their function. Read
more
6 August 2010: A unique blob-like
creature that lived in the ocean approximately 425 million years ago is
revealed in a 3D computer model. Read
more
6 August 2010: Genome of
ancient sponge reveals origins of first animals, cancer.
Read more
6 August 2010: Astronomers
using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have for the first time obtained a
three-dimensional view of the distribution of the innermost material
expelled by a recently exploded star. Read more
6 August 2010: Boulders
deposited by an ancient glacier that once covered the summit of Mauna
Kea on the island of Hawaii have provided more evidence of the
extraordinary power and reach of global change. Read
more
6 August 2010: Gene study
offers new target for breast cancer drugs. Read
more
6 August 2010: Scientists can
now watch electrons moving in real time. Through a process called
attosecond absorption spectroscopy, researchers were able to time the
oscillations between simultaneously produced quantum states of valence
electrons with great precision. These oscillations drive electron
motion.
Read more
3 August 2010: A major new
investigation which aims to solve two of the biggest unanswered
questions in psychology is being launched by researchers at the
University of Cambridge in partnership with the BBC. Read more
3 August 2010: Scientists have
developed a material for bone grafts using particles of a ceramic
called calcium phosphate. These particles stimulate bone regrowth by
attracting stem cells and ‘growth factors’. Read more
3 August 2010: People suffering
from diabetes-related foot ulcers show different rates of healing
according to the way they cope and their psychological state of mind. Read
more
3 August 2010: Women Attracted
to Men in Red. Read
more
2 August 2010: Scientists shed
light on solar activity and Arctic temperatures.
Read more
29 July 2010: Pigs are capable of
complex emotions which are directly influenced by the environment in
which they live.
Read more
29 July 2010: The use of a particular GM crop in India produced
massive benefits in the earnings and employment opportunities for rural
Indian women.
Read more
29 July 2010: For the first time, scientists have shown that
selective breeding of domestic dogs is not only dramatically changing
the way animals look but is also driving major changes in the canine
brain. Read
more
29 July 2010: A new study of pregnant women in Denmark has
found an association between daily consumption of soft drinks
containing artificial sweeteners and the risk of premature delivery.
Read more
28 July 2010: Segmentation is the
secret behind the extraordinary diversification of animals. Read more
28 July 2010: Researchers at the University of Leeds have now
found an energy-efficient way to make hydrogen out of used vegetable
oils discarded by restaurants, takeaways and pubs. Not only does the
process generate some of the energy needed to make the hydrogen gas
itself, it is also essentially carbon-neutral. Read
more
28 July 2010: Tools developed by European researchers bring
cut-and-paste simplicity to gaming and animation. Users will be able to
cut-and-paste complex elements like emotion, tone of voice and facial
expression, making compelling new content, cheaply and quickly.
Read more
28 July 2010: Skin experts are to test a new cream for the
treatment of eczema after trials of an oral version of the drug reduced
patients’ symptoms by 35% within a month. Read
more
28 July 2010: Engineers use rocket science to make wastewater
treatment sustainable. Researchers encourage bacteria that produce
nitrous oxide and methane in sewage sludge. The gases can then be
cleanly burned to produce energy to run the plant. Read
more
27 July 2010: Lord Rees says Earth-type planets will be found
within years. Read
more
23 July 2010: ETH Zurich researchers have built a transistor
whose crucial element is a carbon nano-tube, suspended between two
contacts, with outstanding electronic properties. Read
more
22 July 2010: Australian
researchers have begun clinical trials of a new vaccine to protect
newborn infants against rotavirus, a life-threatening diarrhoeal
disease that kills half a million children worldwide each year. Read more
22 July 2010: Researchers have collected venom from octopuses in
Antarctica for the first time, significantly advancing our
understanding of the properties of venom as a potential resource for
drug-development.
Read more
22 July 2010: Longer summers are causing mountain rodents
called marmots to grow bigger and be more likely to survive the winter,
according to a 33-year study. Read more
22 July 2010: Researchers at the University of Sheffield have
applied an evolutionary `use it or lose it´ principle when
studying past marriage patterns, to show that marriage can influence
the evolution of age-patterns of fertility. Read more
22 July 2010: Using a combination of instruments on ESO’s Very
Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered the most massive stars to
date, one weighing at birth more than 300 times the mass of the Sun, or
twice as much as the currently accepted limit of 150 solar masses. Read more
22 July 2010: Active play makes a significant contribution to
children’s physical activity and could play an important part in the
health of future generations. Read more
21 July 2010: Scientists have identified key genes responsible
for a severe inflammatory disease that has spread along the old silk
trading routes from the Far East to the edge of Europe. Read
more
20 July 2010: Gene silencing
nano-particles may help control mosquitoes. Read
more
20 July 2010: A new
vaccine-delivery patch based on hundreds of microscopic needles that
dissolve into the skin could allow persons without medical training to
painlessly administer vaccines – while providing improved immunization
against diseases such as influenza. Read
more
20 July 2010: Astrocytes -
brain cells named after their characteristic star-shape and previously
thought to act only as the ‘glue’ between neurons, have a central role
in the regulation of breathing. Read more
20 July 2010: A proposal to
design a spacecraft that would seek out habitable planets beyond our
own solar system could become reality after receiving support from the
UK Space Agency. Read more
20 July 2010: Laughter can be
used to show a range of emotions, not just happiness. This may
revolutionise treatment for patients with neurodegenerative diseases.
Read more
20 July 2010: The first ever
pictures of the Horton Plains slender loris have been taken. Until now
this subspecies of slender loris has only been seen four times since
1937 and disappeared from 1939 to 2002, leading experts to believe it
had become extinct. Read
more
19 July 2010: The discovery of
a remarkable 15-million-year-old Australian fossil limestone cave
packed with even older animal bones has revealed almost the entire life
cycle of a large prehistoric marsupials.
Read more
14 July 2010: Rising levels of
antidepressants in coastal waters could change sea-life behaviour and
potentially damage the food-chain. Read
more
14 July 2010: Radiation is the
driving force of physical proceses deep within plant leaves. This new
discovery in to plant pores has implications for weather forecasting,
agriculture and hydrology. Read
more
14 July 2010: A Fly's Brain is
a high-speed computer. Neurobiologists use state-of-the-art methods to
decode the basics of motion detection Read
more
14 July 2010: Whisker
stimulation prevents strokes in rats with arterial obstruction. Read
more
14 July 2010: Foreign homestay
students exposed to major health risks; need better safety net. Read
more
14 July 2010: A new Oxford
study shows methods of electioneering and political reporting have
changed for good because of Facebook and Twitter. Read
more
13 July 2010: Fibers that can
hear and sing. Read
more
13 July 2010: DNA molecules
move through a nanohole in a 1-atom thin graphene layer. Read
more
13 July 2010: In an age of
information overload, a team of European researchers are developing
technology to solve the “crisis of choice” people face when surfing the
web, shopping for products online or watching TV. Read
more
13 July 2010: A tiny,
charismatic Colombian primate known for its distinctive punk-rock
hairstyle, is in imminent danger of extinction, according to new
population figures.
Read more
13 July 2010: Researchers test
green shopping scheme. Read
more
13 July 2010: Fundamental
forces in protein structure revisited. Read more
13 July 2010: The European
spacecraft Rosetta performed a fly-by of a massive asteroid, taking
images that could one day help Earth defend itself from destruction. Read more
12 July 2010: Prospects for finding new Earths boosted by new
planet-hunting technique. Read
more
12 July 2010: In a fascinating example of vocal mimicry,
researchers have documented a wild cat species imitating the call of
its intended victim: a small, squirrel-sized monkey known as a pied
tamarin. This is the first recorded instance of a wild cat species in
the Americas mimicking the calls of its prey. Read
more
12 July 2010: For decades, scientists have speculated about why
some fireflies exhibit synchronous flashing, in which large groups
produce rhythmic, repeated flashes in unison -- sometimes lighting up a
whole forest at once. Now, the first experiments on the function of
this phenomenon suggest that synchronous flashing preserves female
fireflies' recognition of suitable mates.
Read more
12 July 2010: A new ultrabright source of entangled photon
pairs. Read more
12 July 2010: Researchers use nanoparticles to shrink tumors in
mice.
Read
more
7 July 2010: High blood
pressure could be the result of the kidneys triggering a reaction in
the nervous system, according to a scientific study revealing a new
level of interaction between the body’s vital organs. Read more
7 July 2010: Vaccination against the virus that causes cervical
cancer has had an additional benefit – a marked decline in cases of
genital warts, a new study has found. Read
more
7 July 2010: Coriander and turmeric – spices traditionally used
to flavour curries – can reduce the amount of methane produced by
bacteria in a sheep’s stomach by up to 40pc. Read
more
6 July 2010: Researchers explore the impact of social networking
on shyness. Read
more
6 July 2010: Professional women in their 30s are opting out of
full-time work at an alarmingly high rate. Only 38 per cent of
Generation X, tertiary qualified women participating in a long-running
University of Melbourne study work full-time, compared to 90 per cent
of Generation X, tertiary qualified men Read more
6 July 2010: Empa researchers have demonstrated how they can
adjust process conditions to influence the properties of novel plasma
polymer coatings containing silver nanoparticles. Tailor-made films can
be generated through a one-step plasma process. The scientists
developed these new coatings, which kill bacteria while having no
negative effect on human tissue, in the frame of an EU project. Read
more
6 July 2010: The mystery of why some people die from sudden
cardiac arrest during sleep has been solved .The pioneering research,
using detailed computer models, could help save lives through
preventative treatment of those most at risk from a form of heart
rhythm disorder called sick sinus syndrome. Read
more
6 July 2010: Researchers say pregnant mothers should be given
vitamin D. Read more
6 July 2010: Scientists discover how to switch cancer
‘protector’ gene on. Read more
6 July 2010: A naturally occurring appetite suppressant, named
hemopressin which affects the reward part of the brain responsible for
hedonistic behavior, may treat some aspects of alcohol and drug abuse
and could be use to make a diet drug without side-effects. Read
more
6 July 2010: High blood levels of vitamin E reduces risk of
Alzheimer's. Read
more
6 July 2010: ESA PR-15 2010 ESA’s Planck mission has delivered
its first all-sky image. It not only provides new insight into the way
stars and galaxies form but also tells us how the Universe itself came
to life after the Big Bang. Read more
6 July 2010: Scientists at the European Molecular Biology
Laboratory have captured fruit fly development on film, creating the
Fly Digital Embryo., They were also the first to clearly record how a
zebrafish's eyes and mid-brain are formed. Read
more
5 July 2010: A study by the
Universities of Exeter and Cambridge has found a link between killer
whales, pilot whales and humans — the only three known species where
females stop breeding relatively early in their lifespan. Read
more
5 July 2010: Astronomers have
uncovered what appear to be 14 of the coldest stars known in our
universe. These failed stars, called brown dwarfs, are so cold and
faint that they'd be impossible to see with current visible-light
telescopes. Spitzer's infrared vision was able to pick out their feeble
glow, much as a firefighter uses infrared goggles to find hot spots
buried underneath a dark forest floor. Read
more
5 July 2010: Terrorist
de-radicalization shows promise, comprehensive study finds. Read
more
1 July 2010: Embryonic cell and
adult pig islet transplants cure diabetes in rats. Read more
1 July 2010: “Galactic
archaeologists” find origin of Milky Way’s ancient stars. Read more
1 July 2010: Reproducing
nanoscale surfaces with adhesion properties similar to gecko footpad.
Read more
1 July 2010: For the first
time, three amino acids of one protein could be changed at the same
time in a single experiment.
Read more
29 June 2010: Underwater
sponges and worms may hold key to cure for malaria.
Read more
29 June 2010: The research team at the University of
Leicester’s East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit has won a substantive
award by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) to
investigate and develop the use of cardiac angiography in relation to
near virtual autopsies. Read
more
29 June 2010: Bees could have a key role to play in
urgently-needed new treatments to fight the virulent MRSA bug. Read
more
29 June 2010: New measurement of DNA could help identify most
viable embryos for IVF. Read
more
28 June 2010: The brains of healthy, highly creative people are
similar to that of schizophrenic patients in some aspects: in both
cases, the dopamine system is involved.
Read more
28 June 2010: A chain of events that began with the melting of
the large northern hemisphere ice sheets about 20,000 years ago
reconfigured the planet’s wind belts, pushing warm air and seawater
south, and pulling carbon dioxide from the deep ocean into the
atmosphere, allowing the planet to heat even further. This hypothesis
makes use of climate data preserved in cave formations, polar ice cores
and deep-sea sediments to describe how Earth finally thawed out. Read more
28 June 2010: An analysis of the scientific prominence and
expertise of climate researchers shows that the few who are unconvinced
of human-caused climate change rank far below researchers who are
convinced. Most news media accounts fail to include that context when
reporting claims from the doubters.
Read
more
28 June 2010: mRNAs can be targeted for destruction by several
modes and molecules, highlighting a previously unanticipated complexity
in the control and regulation of the cell’s genetic messages. Read
more
28 June 2010: The most efficient quantum memory for light is
created using a technique that stops and controls light from a laser
which manipulates electrons in a cooled crystal. This will allow the
delicate quantum nature of the light to be stored, manipulated and
recalled. Read more
25 June 2010: Was Venus once a
habitable planet? Read more.
25 June 2010: A team of scientists and engineers pumped out the
first hot water from the depths of Weardale as part of a landmark
project to investigate the potential of geothermal energy as a source
of renewable heat. Read
more.
25 June 2010: A vaccine-derived strain of poliovirus that has
spread in recent years is serious but it can be tackled with an
existing vaccine.
Read more
24 June 2010: Plants, like
animals, also have a battle of the sexes when it comes to raising their
offspring. Read
more
24 June 2010: Spanish
scientists have proposed using human amniotic membrane as a new tool
for repairing damaged human articular cartilage, which heals very
poorly because of its low capacity for self-repair. Read more
24 June 2010: Eminent
Australian scientist Professor Frank Fenner, who helped to wipe out
smallpox, predicts humans will probably be extinct within 100 years,
because of overpopulation, environmental destruction and climate change. Read more
23 June 2010: Cosmologists at
UCL are a step closer to determining the mass of the elusive neutrino
particle, not by using a giant particle detector, but by gazing up into
space. Read
more
23 June 2010: Filtering foreign
white cells from donor blood is associated with dramatically fewer
cardiopulmonary complications for patients who received a transfusion.
Read more
23 June 2010: A computer
science researcher has investigated a technique which senses the
activity of the user with the help of computer software systems. Read
more
23 June 2010: The brightly
coloured cichlid fish turns the colour vision theory inside out as a
new study reveals the fish are camouflaged to other cichilds. Read more
23 June 2010: A new standard
from the World Wide Web Consortium brings the Web a step closer to
realizing the vision of its inventor, Tim Berners-Lee. Read
more
22 June 2010: Using carbon
nanotubes in a lithium battery can dramatically improve its energy
capacity.
Read more
22 June 2010: For the first
time, a team of astronomers has succeeded in investigating the earliest
phases of the evolutionary history of our home Galaxy, the Milky Way. Read
more
22 June 2010: Veterans with
substance use disorders who die by suicide are more likely to use
violent means (such as a firearm) rather than nonviolent means (such as
a drug overdose).
Read more
22 June 2010: Brain signs of
schizophrenia found in babies. Read
more
22 June 2010: New drugs which
have the potential to relieve cancer pain without causing many of the
side effects of current pain-treatments like morphine.
Read more
22 June 2010: Musical sounds
created by longitudinal vibrations within the Sun's atmosphere, have
been recorded and accurately studied for the first time by experts at
the University of Sheffield, shedding light on the Sun's magnetic
atmosphere. Read more
22 June 2010: The completion of
three pilot projects designed to determine how best to build an
extremely detailed map of human genetic variation begins a new chapter
in the international project called 1,000 Genomes. Read more
21 June 2010: LCD television
waste ‘could help prevent bacterial infections’.
Read
more
21 June 2010: Within the first
week after giving birth, up to 70 percent of all women experience
symptoms of the baby blues. While most women recover quickly, up to 13
percent of all new mothers suffer from symptoms of a clinical-level
postpartum depression.
Read more
21 June 2010: A researcher has
developed a catalyst that can efficiently remove nitrite and nitrate
from drinking water. These two toxic substances are increasingly found
in drinking water in areas with intensive agriculture. The catalyst
converts nitrite and nitrate, in combination with hydrogen, into
harmless nitrogen.
Read more.
21 June 2010: The architectural
and structural havoc wreaked by torrential rain, flooding and
fluctuating temperatures could be prevented thanks to analysis based on
laboratory simulations. Read more
21 June 2010: Iron
nanoparticles are being tracked as they decontaminate groundwater. Read
more
21 June 2010: HIV patients with
lymphoma given new hope with a new treatment that uses their own stem
cells. Read
more
18 June 2010: Synthetic sutures
may be less painful for women after giving birth. Read
more
18 June 2010: Lower back pain
is not a reason to stay in bed.
Read more
18 June 2010: Scientists have
for the first time identified the symptoms associated with what has
been termed late-onset hypogonadism or ‘male menopause’ caused by a
reduction in testosterone production in ageing men. Read
more
17 June 2010: Inbred male sperm
have been found to fertilise fewer eggs when in competition with
non-inbred males according to a new study by the University of East
Anglia.
Read
more.
17 June 2010: The world's
oldest known example of a fig wasp has been found on the Isle of Wight.
The fossil wasp is almost identical to the modern species, proving that
this tiny but specialised insect has remained virtually unchanged for
over 34 million years.
Read
more
17 June 2010: A discovery of a
Stone Age axe in an Ice Age tomb. Read more
17 June 2010:Robust consumer
protection laws needed to close internet loopholes Read more.
14 June 2010: Physicists in Europe have successfully glimpsed
the motion of electrons in molecules. Knowing how electrons move within
molecules will facilitate observations and fuel our understanding of
chemical reactions.
Read more
14 June 2010: Study shows significant positive outcomes following
behavioral therapy for depression. Read more
14 June 2010: Down’s Syndrome chromosome yields more
cancer-blocking genes. Read more
14 June 2010: Increased amounts of meat in children's diets may be
part of the reason why girls go through puberty at a much younger age
than they did 100 years ago. Read more
14 June 2010: Family carers need to be supported throughout the
whole illness of their loved ones as they witness and share much of the
experience of the dying person. Read more
14 June 2010: World map of infectious diseases relating to the
FIFA World Cup. Read more
11 June 2010: New website to help stroke survivors learn to
read again. Read more
11 June 2010: An online self-management tool for people with
asthma has been shown to significantly improve their ability to reduce
their symptoms.
Read more
11 June 2010: A dairy nutritionist in Penn State's College of
Agricultural Sciences is conducting genetic research with mice to
determine if cows can be influenced by diet to produce milk with a
higher fat content. Read more
11 June 2010: Scientists from the University of Bath have reported
a dramatic fall in the number of grey whale sightings in British
Columbia and are investigating the reasons for the disappearance of one
of their main sources of prey. Read more
10 June 2010: Study into telomere length may improve
understanding of the development of disease. Read
more
10 June 2010: For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have
been cultured under chemically controlled conditions without the use of
animal substances, which is essential for future clinical uses. Read
more
10 June 2010: The amount of time teenagers spend in front of TV
screens and monitors has been associated with physical complaints. Read more
10 June 2010: Short people are more likely to develop heart
disease than tall people. Read
more
9 June 2010: Scientists in Cambridge have found cracks in the
long-standing theory that the number of eggs animals have – and the
size of those eggs – is related to how much parental care they invest
in their offspring. Read more
9 June 2010: The reproductive success of both men and women is
influenced by our personality traits. Read more
8 June 2010: Sequenced seaweed genome help scientists unlock
evolution puzzle. Read
more
8 June 2010: Parkinson’s drug offers insight into helping cocaine
users kick habit. Read more
8 June 2010: Sea sponge drug benefits women with advanced breast
cancer.
Read more
8 June 2010: Researchers have discovered components of the bovine
mastitis-causing bacterium, Streptococcus uberis that play a key role
in the disease. Read
more
8 June 2010: A study lays the foundations for tomograpics applied
to the quantum world. Read
more
8 June 2010: More is understood on the relationship mast cells
have on the immune system.
Read more.
8 June 2010: Protein 53, a key player in suppressing tumours is
found to also have a key role of gametogenesis. Read
more
8 June 2010: New treatment extends life of melanoma patients by an
average of four months in large clinical trial. Read
more
8 June 2010: Scientists have discovered a way to make a highly
concentrated water-free liquid of a key blood protein, myoglobin,
opening up the possibility of new types of biomedical material. Read more
4 June 2010: Scientists shed light on plant defence quagmire.
Read more
4 June 2010: Autism finding could lead to simple urine test for
the condition. Read
more
4 June 2010: Pride, prejudice and the 'Darcin effect'. Read more
3 June 2010: Coffee consumption unrelated to alertness. Read more
3 June 2010: Too much weight in pregnancy may lead to future heart
risks. Read more
3 June 2010: People who meditate regularly find pain less
unpleasant because their brains anticipate the pain less. Read
more
3 June 2010: The same mutated gene that makes humans more
susceptible to the potentially fatal West Nile virus is also
responsible for the virus affecting horses. Read more
3 June 2010: Archeologists have found evidence that Neanderthals
were living in Britain at the start of the last ice age, 40,000 years
earlier than previously thought.
Read more
3 June 2010: A step closer to understanding how tumours evade
immune responses.
Read more
3 June 2010: Brain research suggests Chinese-speaking adults
reading English recall the sound of Chinese translations . Read more
2 June 2010: Scientists have discovered a mechanism in the spine
which works to counteract the brain waves which produce tremor, meaning
they are a step closer to treating these shakes and transforming lives.
Read
more
2 June 2010: Treating heart attack past recommended time may
significantly increase risk of death. Read more
2 June 2010: Study finds patients who avoid tobacco for six weeks
after surgery have fewer postoperative complications. Read
more
1 June 2010: Scientists identify molecules that ensure red blood
cell production.
Read more
1 June 2010: The role of calcium in Randall's plaques (kidney
stones). Read
more
1 June 2010: Breakthrough in nano-optics: Researchers develop
plasmonic amplifier.
Read more
1 June 2010: A new study finds a 68% increase in the overall risk
of miscarriage in pregnant women using antidepressants.
Read more
1 June 2010: Researchers in Sweden investigating pancreatic cancer
discover a new method to detecting the disease early. Read
more
1 June 2010: Fewer than two per cent of cesarean births in British
Columbia were a result of maternal request, but the number of cesarean
and assisted vaginal deliveries varied widely across health regions in
B.C., according to a new study by University of British Columbia
researchers. Read
more
1 June 2010: Drinking tea may decrease the risk of ovarian cancer.
Read more
1 June 2010: A study of undergraduates in a five-year Brazilian
forestry program finds that what students perceive as important change
as they progress through the program. Read more
31 May 2010: The 'clumping' of rare isotopes of carbon and
oxygen in the bones and teeth of extinct animals offers a method for
determining their body temperatures. Read
more
31 May 2010: A Nobel Prize-winning University of Utah geneticist
discovered that bone marrow transplants cure mutant mice who pull out
their hair compulsively. The study provides the first cause-and-effect
link between immune system cells and mental illness, and points toward
eventual new psychiatric treatment. Read more
31 May 2010: Allergic reactions to pet dander, dust mites and mold
may prevent people with allergic asthma from generating a healthy
immune response to respiratory viruses such as influenza. Read
more
31 May 2010: A new interaction between a cell signaling system and
a specific gene may be the cause of B-cell lymphoma. The finding
suggests a similar interaction could be occurring during the
development of other types of cancer, leading to further understanding
of how cancer works -- and how it might be stopped. Read
more
31 May 2010: The secret behind the super sticky mortar made of
sticky rice. Read
more
28 May 2010: German physicists develop a quantum interface
between light and atoms. Read more
28 May 2010: Scientists discover a new dinosaur in a Sahara Desert-
a species of pterodactyl that lived 95 million years ago. Read
more
28 May 2010: Damselfish are killing head corals and adding stress
to Caribbean coral reefs, which are already in desperately poor
condition from global climate change, coral diseases, hurricanes,
pollution, and overfishing. Restoring threatened staghorn coral, the
damsels' favorite homestead, will take the pressure off the other
corals.
Read more
28 May 2010: Researchers create retina from human embryonic stem
cells.
Read more
28 May 2010: The first tests to be carried out on vaccines issued
during the swine flu pandemic have revealed high immune response rates
among young children, which could lead to improved immunisation policy.
Read more http://www.bris.ac.uk/news/2010/7037.html
28 May 2010: The UK’s largest ever research project on poverty and
social exclusion has been launched with the ultimate ambition of
helping to find solutions to tackle the problems of poverty and
deprivation. Read
more
28 May 2010: Scientists at the Medical Research Council have
discovered a genetic link between obesity and rapid weight gain in
babies as young as six weeks old. The genes, known to cause obesity,
also provided babies with greater protection against ‘failure to
thrive’ – a potentially harmful condition of very slow weight gain.
This genetic protection in early life could explain why many people are
prone to being overweight as adults. Read more
28 May 2010: Researchers develop a cage of nanotubes filled with
molten radioactive metal halide salts, which could be used in
radiotherapy. Read
more
27 May 2010: A state-of-the-art diagnosis system is now being
introduced at the University of Bonn's Radiological Clinic: the first
of its kind worldwide, it is a new type of high-field nuclear magnetic
resonance tomography spectrometer which opens up completely new
possibilities both for clinical application to patients, for clinical
research and pure research. Read more
27 May 2010: Researchers have developed a scheme which allows for
computations to be performed on encrypted data, so it may eventually
allow for the creation of systems in which you can store data remotely
in a secure manner and still be able to access it. Read more
27 May 2010: A species of Madagascan bird is declared extinct due
to the introduction of a predatory species of fish and fishing with
nets. Read more
27 May 2010: Providing single lens distance glasses to older
people who wear multifocal glasses and who regularly take part in
outdoor activities is a simple and effective way of preventing falls. Read more
26 May 2010: A high level of the supposedly good cholesterol
places a subgroup of patients at high risk for recurrent coronary
events, such as chest pain, heart attack, and death. Read
more
26 May 2010: University of Rochester Medical Center scientists
discovered a defect in cellular pathways that provides a new
explanation for the earliest stages of abnormal skull development in
newborns, known as craniosynostosis. Read
more
26 May 2010: A compound named pyrophosphite may have been an
important energy source for primitive lifeforms, providing a clue to
the origins of life on earth. Read
more
26 May 2010: Researchers have discovered previously unknown
mutations in autistic and mentally impaired patients in what is known
as the SHANK2 gene, a gene that is partially responsible for linking
nerve cells. However, a single gene mutation is not always enough to
trigger the illness. Read
more
26 May 2010: New research suggests women become less trusting,
less open, more vigilant, and more skeptical and cynical if they are
given the male hormone testosterone. Read
more
25 May 2010: A DNA-vaccine that restricts the supply of blood to
tumours slows the growth of breast cancer tumours in mice. Read
more
25 May 2010: Printing pills may make pharmaceuticals safer and
faster acting.
Read more
25 May 2010: The Allan Institute for Brain Science makes its brain
‘atlas’ public online. Read more
25 May 2010: Britain General Medical Council bans Dr Andrew
Wakefield, the doctor who linked autism to MMR vaccine. Read more.
25 May 2010: Martin Gardner, author of Fads and Fallacies in the
Name of Science passes away.
Read more.
21 May 2010: Researchers at Spain's Centre for Genomic
Regulation (CRG) demonstrate evidence in support of the common ancestry
of life, thanks to a new computational approach to study protein
evolution. Read
more.
21 May 2010: An exploding star that produces extraordinarily
large amounts of calcium that eventually make their way into our bones
also offers clues on how these calcium-rich stars may represent a new
class of supernovae. Read
more
21 May 2010: Zoological Society of London releases statement
regarding the possible extinction of Archey’s and Hochstetter's frogs
should mining go ahead in New Zealand. Read
more
21 May 2010: EPFL Laboratory of Multiscale Modeling of Materials,
in Switzerland, has developed a flowing 3D model of the cardiovascular
system that should allow for predictions of certain heart diseases
before they become dangerous. Read more
21 May 2010: The inventor of the cash machine dies at the age of
84. Read more
20 May 2010: EU-funded scientists have gathered new information
on adult stem cells that show great promise for improving our
understanding of cancer and age-related health issues. Read
more
20 May 2010: Heatwaves could especially pose an increased health
risk this century in Southern European river valleys and along the
Mediterranean coast. Read
more
20 May 2010: Androgen Receptor May Explain Male Dominance in Liver
Cancer. Read
more
20 May 2010: A new technique that makes drug testing possible
through exhaled air for the first time. By examining people who had
received emergency care for an amphetamine overdose, researchers found
that in all cases there were traces of amphetamine and methamphetamine
in the exhaled breath. Read
more
20 May 2010: More than 60 percent of teachers have voice problems. Read
more
20 May 2010: Europe's scientists call for more effort in tackling
rising ocean acidity. Read
more
20 May 2010: Young infants are not sufficiently protected against
measles.
Read more
19 May 2010: What is the role of focal therapy in low-risk
prostate cancer? Read more
19 April 2010: By studying receptors in the brain, researchers
have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly
creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with
schizophrenia.
Read more
19 April 2010: Approximately 10% of American Dads experience
post-partum depression. Read more
19 May 2010: By increasing the amount of antigens appearing on
tumour cells floating through the bloodstream, researchers have
discovered a novel way of treating cancer. Read more
19 May 2010: Ravens console each each other after fights, Read
more
19 May 2010: Archaeologists in southern Mexico have discovered a
2,700-year-old tomb of a dignitary inside a pyramid that may be the
oldest such burial documented in Mesoamerica. Read more
19 May 2010: Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the
explosive spread of HIV? Read more
19 May 2010: Schooling fish provide inspiration for more efficient
wind farms.
Read more.
18 May 2010: Supermarket lamb curry ready-made meals eaten in
the UK amount to an annual carbon footprint equivalent to 5,500 car
trips around the world or 140 million car miles. Read
more
18 May 2010: Extinct giant shark nursery discovered in Panama.
Read
more
18 May 2010: A natural defense mechanism against heart disease
could be switched on by steroids sold as health supplements.
Read more
17 May 2010: ‘Methuselah’ gene that may hold the secret to long
life, despite lifestyle factors. Read
more
17 May 2010: How cobras hit the bulls eye. Read
more
17 May 2010: Baby corals dance their way home. Read more
17 May 2010: Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London
have found that pregnant and postnatal women, while wanting to do the
best for their baby, do not follow medical advice without question and
are more likely to adopt practices their mothers and grandmothers
carried out during their pregnancies. Read more
17 May 2010: Scientists from the University of Southampton are
investigating the impact of ash from the Icelandic volcano eruption on
ocean biology. Read
more
17 May 2010: A remarkable archive of antique manuscripts which
opens a window on to the experiences, hopes, fears and interests of
people who lived during the 15th to 18th centuries has been put online.
Read more
17 May 2010: Oxford University finds evidence that ivy growing on
walls is more than just a impressive feature. Read
more
17 May 2010: The first clinical trials have started on a new
investigational drug which is being developed to treat infections
caused by Hepatitis C virus.
Read more
14 May 2010: Poor diet, too much alcohol, smoking and increasing
obesity could be leading to an epidemic of esophageal and upper stomach
cancer. Read
more.
14 May 2010: A spoonful of sugar may in fact make the medicine
go down. Read more
13 May 2010: The greater a wife's age gap from her husband, the
lower her life expectancy. Read more
13 May 2010: The molecular adsorbent recirculating system (MARS)
is used in the treatment of liver failure patients to enable either
native liver recovery or as a bridging treatment to liver
transplantation. A recent study from Finland suggests this treatment is
both less costly and more effective than standard medical therapy in
acute liver failure patients. Read more
13 May 2010: Easter Island moai statues continue to baffle
archeologists. Read
more
13 May 2010: What worms look like if they were hungover. Read
more
13 May 2010: A community based falls prevention service reduced the
rate of falls among older people by 55%. Read more
12 May 2010: Supermassive black hole is discovered as it
appears to be travelling from its home galaxy at high speed.
Read more
12 May 2010: A new family of extraterrestrial particles, probably
of cometary origin, has been identified for the first time in snow in
Central Antarctica. Read
more
12 May 2010: Large differences are found between the type of
nutritional information labeled on French foods. Read
more
12 May 2010: The salt and sugar content of foods may be reduced by
using air bubbles as an “inert filler” in liquid products. Read
more.
12 May 2010: Optical illusion that makes ramps appear to run slope
uphill wins award.
Read more
11 May 2010: Consuming more nuts appears to be associated with
improvements in blood cholesterol levels. Read
more
11 May 2010: Scientists have unravelled the dynamics of a deadly
disease that is wiping out amphibian populations across the globe. Read more
11 May 2010: An analysis of the genomes of schizophrenic patients
reveals genetic pathways that can be targeted for treatment. Read
more
11 May 2010: New study suggests that the youth in Montreal are
turning to shisha pipes rather than smoking.
Read more
9 May 2010: Text-the-Pope service launched in Italy. Read more
8 May 2010: Potential new drug target to combat Kaposi’s Sarcoma. Read
more
5 May 2010: New atherosclerosis vaccine gives promising results.
Read
more
4 May 2010: Important control mechanism behind autoimmune diseases
discovered. Read
more
4 May 2010: Short sleep increases risk of death. Over-long sleep
can indicate serious illness.
Read more
3 May 2010: New understanding of marine ecology will enable better
management of resources. Read
more
3 May 2010: Purple periwinkle battles inflammatory diseases. Read
more
30 April 2010: A spray of the hormone oxytocin increases male
sensitivity and learning in both sexes.
Read more
30 April 2010: Animals' right to privacy is being denied by
makers of television wildlife documentaries according to new research. Read
more
30 April 2010: World first remote heart operation to be carried
out in Leicester using robotic arm. Read
more
30 April 2010: Changing the hue of hospital gowns and bed sheets
to match a patient’s skin colour could greatly enhance a physician’s
ability to detect cyanosis and other health-related skin colour changes
Read more
30 April 2010: Scientists have discovered that changes in the
amount of ice floating in the polar oceans are causing sea levels to
rise. Read
more
29 April 2010: Baby swimmers have better balance and are also
better at grasping at things than non-swimmers. This difference
persists even when children are five years old, when babies who have
been taught to swim still outperform their peers.
Read more
29 April 2010: How the snipe lures the ladies. Read
more
29 April 2010: Study into the puzzling ‘short bowel syndrome’
continues after a study finds that a type of tissue regeneration is
unsuitable as a scaffold for intestinal elongation. Read more
29 April 2010: New research shows that Antiretroviral Therapy (ART)
continues to dramatically reduce rates of mortality from HIV infection
in high-income countries, such that non-AIDS-related deaths exceed AIDS
deaths after approximately four years of taking ART. Read
more
29 April 2010: Human papillomavirus (HPV) screening detects
more cervical severe pre-cancerous lesions than conventional cervical
screening, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal
today. Read
more
28 April 2010: A university has agreed to pay 41 members of a
Native American tribe $700,000 after using DNA for purposes it was not
donated for. Read
more
28 April 2010: Bacteria in the ocean can harvest light energy from
sunlight to promote survival thanks to a unique photoprotein. Read
more
28 April 2010: For a tiny fraction of the cost of maintaining a
nuclear arsenal, the 11 nuclear power states (United States, Russia,
United Kingdom, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel,
Iran, and possibly Syria) could eliminate neglected infections within
their borders-which account for up to 50% of the global disease burden.
Read
more
28 April 2010: A recent study by Danish researchers discovered
patients with alcoholic cirrhosis had a high prevalence of
complications at the time of the disease diagnosis. Read
more
28 April 2010: South Korea completes its 33.9km seawall- designed
to reclaim the ocean for industry tourism and agriculture. Read more
28 April 2010: A 95 million-year-old fossilized jaw discovered in
Texas has been identified as a new genus and species of flying reptile,
Aetodactylus halli Read
more
28 April 2010: Two new developments in the study of male
fertility. Read
more
27 April 2010: A team of scientists in Spain and the UK have
identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in
plants. Read
more
27 April 2010: Social networking in hermit crabs.
Read more
27 April 2010: Traitor human DNA helps viruses cause cancer. Read more
27 April 2010: The eruption of Iceland’s volcano may help to
fertilise the ocean. Read more
26 April 2010: New computational model to uncover gene
regulation, the key to how our body develops – and how it can go wrong.
Read
more
26 April 2010: Scientists at The University of Nottingham have
discovered the gene that enables an extraordinary worm to regenerate
its own body parts after amputation — including a whole head and
brain. Read
more
26 April 2010: Criminal cases where forensic experts determine the
age of bruises on victims from photographs could be flawed, according
to scientific research. Read
more
26 April 2010: It pays to keep employees who are good friends side
by side in the workplace, as pals often help each other by working
closely on a job but can reduce productivity if they labour in separate
departments.
Read more
26 April 2010: New growth charts being developed for Down syndrome
children. Read
more
26 April 2010: Bio-control of Australian pest on the Galapagos
Islands deemed a success. Read
more
23 April 2010: Zebra finches put eggs in foster care. Read
more
23 April 2010: A new decades-long study launches today to
investigate whether there is a link between the use of mobile phones
and long-term health problems such as cancer. Read
more
23 April 2010: How viruses manipulate host cells by means of
molecular mimics. Read
more
23 April 2010: Clever crows in New Caledonia.
Read more.
23 April 2010: New species discovered in Borneo rainforests
include frogs that fly and slugs that shoot love darts. Read more
23 April 2010: Children born to mothers prescribed the heroin
substitute methadone during pregnancy may be at risk of wide-ranging
sight problems. Read
more
22 April 2010: Applications for the ESF Exploratory workshops
closing soon. Read more
21 April 2010: Do pressures to publish increase scientists' bias? Read
more
21 April 2010: Telephone counseling calls and a daily written diet
plan increases a person's success in improving fruit and vegetables
consumption. Read
more
21 April 2010: Gene therapy cures dog of inherited form of day
blindness. Read
more
21 April 2010: Micro RNA can move between cells in plants,
influencing gene expression on broader scale. Read
more
21 April 2010: Why water does not freeze in clouds. Read more
21 April 2010: Aspartic acid growing in water provides
insight into ‘left and right-handed’ proteins and the origins of life. Read
more.
21 April 2010: A breeding orchid creates a new perfume
irresistible to bees.
Read
more
21 April 2010: An international team of researcher’s
investigations of the molecular pathways in Alzheimer's disease
find that the size of the anesthetic molecules do not affect peptide
aggregation. Read more
21 April 2010: First proof that nanoparticles can be used to
interfere with cancer cells. Read
more
20 April 2010: Whale bone-eating worms 30 million years old and
have been feeding on fossils for most of the evolutionary history of
whales.
Read more
19 April 2010: Genetic basis for health benefits of the
'Mediterranean Diet'. Read
more
19 April 2010: New marine creature discovered in recent census. Read
more
19 April 2010: Substance in breast milk kills cancer cells.
Read more
19 April 2010: A patient suffering from cystic fibrosis and
Crohn’s disease successfully treated with infliximab, in a case which
is one of the first regarding the use of biological therapy. Read more.
19 April 2010: Robotic therapy helps stroke patients regain
function with the help of robots that can deliver high-intensity
interactive physical therapy. Read
more
18 April 2010: Early detection of Parkinson’s disease by voice
analysis. Read
more
17 April 2010: Meet Endoxenoturbella lovénii. Swedish
researchers incite international interest with the discovery of a new
special of bacteria, named after the Loven Cente. Read
more
16 April 2010: After Cooking Darkening (ACD) in potatoes related
to fertilizer. Read
more
16 April 2010: Scientists discover marker indicating the
developmental potential of stem cells. Read
more
15 April 2010: First discovery that chitosan, a sugar, can target
and repair damaged spinal cord nerve membranes and restore nerve
function. Read more
15 April 2010: Finnish scientists have shown that a gene called
LIN28B strongly influences height growth from birth to adulthood in a
complex and sex-specific manner. Read more
15 April 2010: The gene responsible for Duchenne muscular
dystrophy can be repaired Read
more
15 April 2010: The ESA’s satellite pictures of Iceland’s volcanic
ash cloud. Read
more
15 April 2010: 'Black box' plankton found to have huge role in
ocean carbon fixation. Read
more
14 April 2010: Three European inventors who helped create
illuminated wallpapers, tiny fast processors in mobile phones, and
cheap, high-performance cells used in solar panels are finalists in the
euro1.1 million ($1.5 million) international Millennium Technology
Prize. Read
more
14 April 2010: Scientists at Imperial College London have made a
comprehensive 3D model of a fossilised specimen called Archimylacris
eggintoni, which is an ancient ancestor of modern cockroaches, mantises
and termites.
Read more
13 April 2010: A tumor-causing maize fungus named "corn smut"
wields different weapons from its genetic arsenal depending on which
part of the plant it infects. Read
more
13 April 2010: Researchers get closer to understanding a
sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma parasites. The disease shows
itself by inducing a ‘zombie-like’ state in patients. Read more
13 April 2010: New computational method to detect gene
regulation. Read
more
13 April 2010: A study into the aggressive behavior of
glioblastoma brain cancer cells could offer an opportunity to explain
why radiation of chemotherapy is less effective. Read
more
13 April 2010: Wild ferrets are spreading on the island of La
Palma. Read more
13 April 2010: There is truth to the Japanese folklore that
lightning makes mushrooms multiply. Read more
13 April 2010: A prosthodontist from Egypt is helping Lehigh
researchers develop bioactive glass that mimics the behavior of living
tissue.
Read more
12 April 2010: A team of researchers from the United States and
Europe has identified more than a dozen genes that may play a role in
the etiology of common forms of kidney disease. Read
more
12 April 2010: Undersea larvae speed to new hydrothermal vents
recently rocked by volcanic activity. Scientists in California believe
this indicated a new ‘superhighway’ of life. Read
more
12 April 2010: Artificial light at night disrupts cell division.
Read more
12 April 2010: Austrian researchers have found an antibody that
could be used to step up the fight against ovarian cancer -- a major
killer for women. Read
more
12 April 2010: The Hepatatis C virus interferes with the synthesis
of the hormone hepcidin, resulting in ‘iron overload’. Read more
11 April 2010: A British scientific expedition has discovered the
world's deepest undersea volcanic vents, known as 'black smokers', 3.1
miles (5000 metres) deep in the Cayman Trough in the Caribbean. Read more
11 April 2010: The assembly of protein strands in to fibrils. Read more
11 April 2010: Researchers from the University of Valencia (UV)
discover empathy and violence have similar circuits in the brain.
Read more
9 April 2010: Can kidney regeneration behave in humans as it does
in fish?
Read more
9 April 2010: Researchers from Cambridge, Glasgow and Greece have
discovered a remarkable amount of plasticity in how transcription
factors, the proteins that bind to DNA to control the activation of
genes, maintain their function over large evolutionary distances.
Read more
8 April 2010: "Nanovaccine" successfully reverses diabetes in a
mouse model. Read more
8 April 2010: The more obese a woman is when she becomes
pregnant, the greater the likelihood that she will give birth to an
infant with a congenital heart defect. Read
more
8 April 2010: Scientific breakthrough to combat the HIV-1 virus.
Read
more
8 April 2010: Opportunity for early stage researchers to be
involved in GREENCYCLESII - a Marie Curie Initial Training Network on
anticipating climate change and biospheric feedbacks within the Earth
system to 2200. Read more
8 April 2010: Applications are still open for a raw ingredient
toxicologist at L’Oreal, France. Read
more
8 April 2010: Scientists in China may have discovered how a gene
responsible for obesity kicks into action and want to design a molecule
to shut it down. Read
more
7 April 2010: First animals to live without oxygen discovered. Read more
7 April 2010: A new species of giant fruit eating lizard
discovered in the Philippines. Read
more
7 April 2010: EU-funded researchers in Germany have
discovered that three factors need to coincide for the
neurodegenerative disorder Parkinson's disease to develop.
Read
more
7 April 2010: People who have "near-death experiences," such as
flashing lights, feelings of peace and joy and divine encounters before
they pull back from the brink may simply have raised levels of carbon
dioxide (CO2) in the blood. Read more
6 April 2010: EU funded scientists have filmed mitosis, allowing
the identification of the many genes involved in the process. Read
more
6 April 2010: A gene discovered in honey bees determines whether to
bring protein or carbohydrate back to the colony. Read
more
6 April 2010: A vaccine against the tapeworm Taenia solium has
eliminated transmission of the parasite in pigs in a field trial in
Africa.Read
more
31 March 2010: Some lizards escape predators by "dropping"
their tail, but the experience appears to leave its mark. After losing
their tail, lizards end up with damaging changes to their DNA. Read
more
31 March 2010: Two per cent of people may have the ability
to perceive the geography of time according to a recent development in
the study of synaesthasia.
Read more
31 March 2010: Despite their nocturnal nature, bats use the
direction of the Sun to calibrate the internal magnetic compass that
they use to navigate Read
more
30 March 2010: EU-funded researchers have identified a
mutation that can make tomatoes tastier and boost yields by up to 60%. Read more
30 March 2010: Open call for the Eurostars programme for
innovative small and medium-sized enterprises. Read
more
30 March 2010: The rings of preserved kauri trees, hidden
in New Zealand’s peat bogs, hold the secret to climate fluctuations
spanning back to the end of the last Ice Age. Read
more.
29 March 2010: Expression of inflammatory-related genes in
breast tissue of women who have previously given birth may explain the
aggressiveness and frequency of pregnancy-associated breast cancer. Read
more
29 March 2010: A Brazilian scorpion provides insight into
the understanding of diseases like pancreatitis or in targeted drug
delivery. Read More
29 March 2010: A new study suggests microorganisms that are
able to live in extreme environments are highly adapted to survive and
little else. Read
more
18 March
2010:Europe raises red flag
on future of animal species -The
European Red List, a review of
the conservation status of some 6,000 European species, is hot off the
press
and the results are not good. The data, which are compiled with the
support of
European Commission funding, show that 14% of dragonflies, 11% of
beetles and
9% of butterflies are at risk of extinction within Europe. Read
more
17 March
2010:Research on fatty
acids may lead to new diabetes
treatment - An EU-funded
research team has discovered that blood vessels and muscles in the
heart can
regulate the uptake of fatty acids from our diet, and has worked out
how they
do this. Read
more
17
March
2010:Researchers
Convert Solar Energy To Sugars - Engineers from the University of
Cincinnati
devise a foam that captures energy and removes excess carbon dioxide
from the
air — thanks to semi-tropical frogs. Read
more
16 March 2010: Scientists
crack opium poppy's genetic code - In a
breakthrough discovery, researchers at the University of Calgary have
found the
unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine.Read
more
15
March
2010:A direct hit
for thalidomide - The drug stunts limb development in zebrafish and
chicks by
binding to a protein called cereblon. Read
more
15
March
2010:Discovery of
Cellular 'Switch' May Provide New Means of Triggering Cell Death,
Treating
Disease - A research team led by the University of Colorado at Boulder
has
discovered a previously unknown cellular "switch" that may provide
researchers with a new means of triggering programmed cell death,
findings with
implications for treating cancer.Read
more
15
March
2010:New cancer
drug screening technique more closely mirrors reality - Improving on
traditional screening tests for potential anti-cancer drugs, scientists
at
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a laboratory technique that
more
closely simulates the real-world conditions in which tumor cells mingle
with
the body's normal cells. Read
more
15 March 2010:New
analysis of the
structure of silks explains paradox of super-strength - Spiders
and
silkworms
are
masters
of
materials
science,
but
scientists
are
finally
catching
up.
Silks
are
among
the
toughest
materials
known,
stronger
and
less
brittle,
pound
for
pound,
than
steel.Read more
11 March
2010: New drug candidate reduces blood
lipids - A thyroid-hormone-like substance that works specifically on
the liver reduces
blood cholesterol with no serious side effects. This according to a
clinical
trial conducted by researchers from the Swedish medical university
Karolinska
Institutet, amongst other centers, published today in the top-ranking
scientific periodical the New England Journal of Medicine.Read
more
11 March 2010: EU-funded
researchers have sequenced the
genome of the community of microbes that lives in our guts. The study
sheds new
light on the influence of these microbes on our health and could lead
to the
development of new treatments and diagnostic tests for a variety of
diseases. Read
more
11 March
2010: A report presented today by the
European Commission shows that countries still face challenges in
modernising
higher education, a decade after the launch of a blueprint for reform
known as
the 'Bologna Process'. Read more
11 March
2010: Spider and snake enzymes could
deliver healthy food - Danisco
(Australia)
is
starting
a
new
four-year
research
project
to
investigate
potential
uses
of
enzymes
produced
by
spiders,
snakes
and
carnivorous
plants
as
processing
aids
for
food
and
other
industrial
uses.
Read
more
11 March
2010: Discovery of 'Fat' Taste Could
Hold the Key to Reducing Obesity - A newly discovered ability for
people to
taste fat could hold the key to reducing obesity, Deakin University
health
researchers believe.Read
more
11 March 2010: First whole
genome
sequencing of family of 4 reveals new genetic power - The
Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) has analyzed the first whole genome
sequences of a human family of four.Read
more
11 March 2010: Gastric bypass
surgery increases risk of kidney stones - Patients who undergo
gastric
bypass surgery experience changes in their urine composition that
increase
their risk of developing kidney stones, research from UT Southwestern
Medical
Center investigators suggests.Read
more
9 March 2010: Deceptive
Model:
Stem Cells of Humans and Mice Differ More Strongly Than Suspected - They are considered to
be the most
important model organism for research into human biology: mice may look
totally
different, but they are in many ways similar to Homo sapiens on a
fundamental
level. Read
more
25 February
2010:China GM Rice May Be
Market-ready by
2013 - Chinese strains of genetically modified corn and rice that were
given
safety approvals last year could be ready for sale in China in about
three
years, a biotechnology researcher has stated. Genetically
modified
rice
that
is
resistant
to
certain
insects
and
corn
that
helps
pigs
absorb
more
nutrients
were
given
biosafety
certificates
by
the
Chinese
government
in
November
2009,
possibly
paving
the
way
for
a
new
wave
of
GM
cultivation in the world's most
populous
nation.Read
more
25 February
2010:Modified Adult Stem Cells May Be
Helpful in Spinal Cord Injury - Researchers at UTHealth have
demonstrated in
rats that transplanting genetically modified adult stem cells into an
injured
spinal cord can help restore the electrical pathways associated with
movement.
The results are published in the February 24 issue of the Journal
of
Neuroscience.Read
more
25 February
2010: Sound of Melanoma: Ultrasound Can
Help Doctors Find Cancer More Accurately - Knowing the stage of a
patient's
melanoma is important when choosing the best course of treatment. When
the
cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment
is
needed. Examining an entire lymph node for cancer takes much effort and
time.
Now, a new technique might help make the process more efficient.Read
more
19 February 2010: Research
has uncovered how antidepressants actually work. Read more
18
February 2010: EU-funded
researchers uncover origins of skin cancer. Read
more
18
February 2010: Accurate
sperm counts chip developed in the Netherlands. Read
more
18
February 2010: Aspirin boosts breast
cancer
survival rate. Read
more
18 February 2010: Twins
study
looks
at
genetic
influences
on
thinking.
Read
more
16 February 2010: Why do people become
lactose-intolerant? Read
more
16 February 2010: Breakthrough
may
lead
to
anti-stroke
vaccine.
Read
more
16 February 2010: Researchers
discover
TB
disease
mechanism
and
molecule
to
block
it.
Read more
15 February 2010: Dietary
intakes
of
saturated
fats
are
not
linked
to
cardiovascular
disease,
says
a
meta-analysis
of
21
studies
from
across
the
world.
Read more
15 February 2010: Scientists uncover missing piece in diabetes puzzle. Read
more
15 February 2010: Dental
researcher
finds
switch
that
turns
on
the
spread
of
cancer.
Read
more
15 February 2010: Study at Berkeley Lab reveals new details on the dangers
of third-hand smoke. Read more
12 February 2010: 12
February
2010:
Researchers
create
drug
to
keep
tumor
growth
switched
off.
Read
more
10 February 2010: EU-funded scientists make breakthrough in ageing
research. Read
more
10 February 2010: Auto exhaust linked to thickening of arteries, possible
increased risk of heart attack. Read more
8 February 2010: Virus-free technique enables scientists to easily make
stem cells pluripotent. Read more
4 February 2010: SIDS
Linked to Low Levels of Serotonin. Read
more
4 February 2010: A
"smart
coating"
that
helps
surgical
implants
bond
more
closely
with
bone
and
ward
off
infection.
Read
more
4 February 2010: Brain scan
allows unconscious patient to communicate. Read
more
3 February 2010: A
treatment
already
used
for
immune
diseases
like
rheumatoid
arthritis
appears
to
also
work
for
chronic
pain.
Read
more
3 February 2010: Trial
findings
suggest
fish
oil
supplements
beat
psychotic
mental
illness.
Read
more
3 February 2010: Researchers
have
determined
that
the
brains
of
people
with
body
dysmorphic
disorder
have
abnormalities
in
processing
visual
input.
Read
more
2 February 2010: New
take
on
depression
and
schizophrenia
research.
Read
more
2 February 2010: A
scientist at Michigan State University has identified the cell
mechanism leading to diabetic blindness. Read more
1 February 2010: A
crystal that reveals the structure of the enzyme called integrase that
will lead to better HIV treatments. Read more
29
January 2010: Immune cell
levels predict skin cancer risk in kidney transplant patients. Read more
29 January 2010: Fat
tissue may be a source of valuable blood stem cells, study says. Read more
29 January 2010: Research
team corrects mistake on protein linked with cancer. Read
more
29
January 2010: Study says lead may be the culprit in
ADHD. Read more
28 January 2010: Study
shows flu in pregnancy changes fetal brain of monkeys. Read
more
28
January 2010: A research
team is developing a pill
composed of leptin, the protein that tells our brain to stop eating. Read
more
28 January 2010: Researchers
may
have
figured
out
why
'good'
bacteria
keep
immune
system
primed
to
fight
future
infections.
Read
more
27 January 2010: Promise
in a tiny implant that sows seeds of new cells in the eye. Read
more
26 January 2010: Scientists
have
identified
a
specific
type
of
cell
which
acts
like
a
spatial
map
in
the
human
brain.
Read
more
26 January 2010: Researchers
have successfully grown hepatitis C
virus in otherwise healthy liver cells in the laboratory. Read more
26 January 2010: Research
shows
two-pronged
immune
response
offers
hope
for
effective
Salmonella
vaccine.
Read
more
22 January 2010: The
American
Chemical
Society
has
found
that
copper
build
up,
eg
from
copper
pipes,
can
cause
serious
health
problems.
Read
more
22 January 2010: Even small dietary reductions in
salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths. Read
more
22 January 2010: New
visible light photocatalyst kills bacteria, even after light turned
off. Read
more
22 January 2010: Video of virus in action shows viruses can
spread faster than thought possible. Read more
22 January 2010: Study
links thyroid disease with exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),
an organic chemical used in industrial and consumer goods. Read more
21 January 2010: Stanford
University scientists identify potential new class of drugs to combat
hepatitis C. Read
more
21 January 2010: New
treatment
shown
to
reduce
recurrence
of
debilitating
diarrhea.
Read more
21 January 2010: Researchers
have
discovered
an
elementary
mechanism
which
regulates
vital
immune
functions
in
healthy
people.
Read
more
20 January 2010: New
technique to fight flu infection. Read
more
20 January 2010: Fish
oil
given
intravenously
to
patients
in
intensive
care
has
found
that
it
results
in
a
shorter
length
of
hospital
stay.
Read
more
19 January 2010: Targeted
nanoparticles that can cling to artery walls and
slowly release medicine. Read
more
19 January 2010: Food
scientists
develop
appetite-curbing
gel.
Read
more
19 January 2010: New
genetic markers discovered for diabetes traits. Read
more
19 January 2010: University
of
California
scientists
have
demonstrated
that
artificial
muscles
can
restore
ability
to
blink,
save
eyesight.
Read
more
18 January 2010: Wii
board helps physios strike a balance after strokes. Read
more
18 January 2010: Seeking
a
viable
blood
alternative,
scientists
have
submitted
a
worldwide
patent
for
engineered
hemoglobin.
Read
more
15 January 2010: Eye
test
could
diagnose
Alzheimer's
Disease.
Read
more
13 January 2010: Virtual
liver
set
to
improve
surgery
outcomes.
Read
more
12 January 2010: Researchers
develop faster method to generate new antibiotics. Read more
12 January 2010: Chemists
and
statisticians
have
developed
a
novel
way
to
trace
mutations
in
HIV
that
lead
to
drug
resistance.
Read
more
11 January 2010: Complete
asexuality of a widespread fungus-gardening ant. Read
more
11 January 2010: Conventional
and
alternative
medicine
finally
gets
a
break.
Read
more
11 January 2010: Study
explains why light worsens migraine headaches. Read more
8 January 2010: New
mechanism underlying cocaine addiction discovered. Read more
7 January 2010: Mobile
phone
radiation
'protects'
against
Alzheimer's.
Read
more
7
January 2010: Swedish
study uncovers costs of drug resistance for bacteria. Read
more
6
January 2010: British
study finds mushroom derived drug may help fight cancer. Read
more
6 January 2010: Research reveals rapid mutation rate of plant genomes. Read
more
5 January 2010: Yale
scientists
isolate
specific
tumor
cells
that
cause
cancer.
Read
more
5 January 2010: Researchers
use
RNA
interference
to
silence
multiple
genes
at
once.
Read
more
5 January 2010: A
team
of
researchers
has
devised
a
new
way
to
study
a
human
protein
that
long
has
evaded
close
scrutiny.
Read
more
5 January 2010: Biodegradable
nanosized
particles
that
can
slip
through
the
body's
mucus
secretions
to
deliver
a
sustained-release
medication.
Read
more
