Call for ban on gas guzzlers in Europe
Feb 04, 2008 |
3 / 5 (8) |
0
The former head of a major oil company says the European Union should ban the sale of new cars that get less than 35 miles to the gallon.
Unsuspected protein determines resistance to breast cancer treatment
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
An innovative research approach has identified a previously unsuspected protein as a key player in the resistance to particular forms of breast cancer therapy. The study, published by Cell Press in the February issue of Cancer Ce ...
Gene protects adults abused as children from depression
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
Some forms of a gene that controls the body's response to stress hormones appear to protect adults who were abused in childhood from depression, psychiatrists have found.
Researchers make new discoveries on what does and doesn't affect immune system
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
2
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body's immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone ...
Birds, bats and insects hold secrets for aerospace engineers
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.2 / 5 (5) |
0
Natural flyers like birds, bats and insects outperform man-made aircraft in aerobatics and efficiency. University of Michigan engineers are studying these animals as a step toward designing flapping-wing planes ...
Core blimey! Scientist calls for geological 'time machine'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 04, 2008 |
3.3 / 5 (6) |
0
A geologist from the University of Leicester has proposed an immense (1.5km) exhibition to illustrate the vastness of geological time and to give a vivid perspective of how quickly human activity is changing the climate.
Vitamin E or C does not reduce risk of dementia or Alzheimer's
Feb 04, 2008 |
4 / 5 (5) |
0
Contrary to previous research, older adults who use over-the-counter vitamin E or C supplements do not have a reduced risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. This is according to a new study published in the Journal of ...
Baboon dads have surprising influence on daughters' fitness
Biology /
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.8 / 5 (4) |
0
Polygamous baboon fathers get more grandchildren if they spend a little time with their children during their juvenile years, according to research directed by scientists at Duke and Princeton universities.
Iodized table salt may be low in iodine, raising health concerns
Feb 04, 2008 |
3.6 / 5 (5) |
0
Amid concern that people in the United States are consuming inadequate amounts of iodine, scientists in Texas have found that 53 percent of iodized salt samples contained less than the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ...
New evidence of occupational cancers: fruit and veg growers, hairdressers among those at risk
Feb 04, 2008 |
4 / 5 (4) |
0
New research by staff at the University’s Centre for Public Health Research show increased risk of cancer for occupational groups including hairdressers, sewing machinists, field crop and fruit and vegetable growers. Occupational ...
Conjoined twins facing uncertain future
Feb 04, 2008 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Emma and Taylor Bailey are being examined in Arizona to determine the viability of separating the 17-month-old conjoined twins.
Online tool supports more dialogue on prostate cancer risk
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
A comprehensive, clinical nomogram tool, the Sunnybrook Prostate Cancer Risk Calculator – the first to use all known risk factors for prostate cancer – is available online to help men determine individual prostate cancer ...
Geotimes explores oil around the world
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 04, 2008 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
1
With oil hovering around $90 a barrel, Geotimes magazine examines emerging trends and issues in several obvious, and some not-so-obvious locations, in this month’s cover story “Oil Around the World.”
Communing with nature less and less
Feb 04, 2008 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
From backyard gardening to mountain climbing, outdoor activities are on the wane as people around the world spend more leisure time online or in front of the tube, according to findings published this week in the Proceedings of ...
Breaking down Huntington's disease one protein at a time
Biology /
Feb 04, 2008 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Hoping to piece together the intricate series of interactions that lead to Huntington's disease, Indiana University Bloomington scientists have determined the shape and structure of a binding site that may ...
