Research shows Australian weather could get worse
Jun 20, 2007 |
4 / 5 (10) |
0
Research by University of Queensland climatologists into Australia's past climate has shown just how extreme our weather can be.
Study: Icebergs create ocean 'hot spots'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (8) |
0
A U.S. study suggests Antarctic icebergs created by global climate change are having a major ecological impact.
Drexel Researcher Develops Sensor to Test for E. coli in 10 Minutes
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.8 / 5 (6) |
0
The latest outbreak of E. coli cases — now in 12 Western states and involving 6 million pounds of fresh and frozen meat — shows a need for better detection in food processing exists.
Arctic ocean history is deciphered by ocean-drilling research team
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (6) |
0
Sediment cores retrieved from the Arctic's deep-sea floor by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program’s Arctic Coring Expedition (ACEX) have provided long-absent data to scientists who report new findings in the June 21 issue ...
In 'spontaneous' liver cancer, researcher sees a cure
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
Adding more good news to last week’s announcement that Nexavar® (sorafenib) may be the first effective treatment for advanced liver cancer, researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University ...
Hubble Images of Asteroids Help Astronomers Prepare for Spacecraft Visit
Jun 20, 2007 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Telescope images of Vesta and Ceres show two of the most massive asteroids in the asteroid belt, a region between Mars and Jupiter. The images are helping astronomers plan for the Dawn spacecraft's tour of ...
Zeroing in on the brain's speech 'receiver'
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
A particular resonance pattern in the brain’s auditory processing region appears to be key to its ability to discriminate speech, researchers have found. They found that the inherent rhythm of neural activity called “theta ...
Early Preparation Key as Children Keep Watch on Aging Parents
Jun 20, 2007 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Moving back in with the parents is one of the last things many children want to do, but as mom and dad start to age, their kids are finding it difficult to take care of them from afar.
Estrogen use lowered one risk factor for heart disease among some younger postmenopausal women
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
A follow-up study to the federally funded Women's Health Initiative should help allay one concern in a subset of women in their 50s who are considering taking estrogen to relieve hot flashes. The study shows that among women ...
Another Sexual Attraction is Possible...
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
The coming summer vibrates with expressions of insect love and desire. The cicada's songs or the butterflies' bright colours are examples of how an emitting sex attracts conspecific members of the responding sex.
Bees hit a purple patch
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
4 / 5 (3) |
0
A bee’s favourite colour can help them to find more food from the flowers in their environment, according to new research from Queen Mary, University of London.
A faster way to recover from chemotherapy and marrow transplant
Jun 20, 2007 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston report finding a new way to increase stem cells in blood, suggesting a possible treatment to help patients who undergo chemotherapy or bone marrow transplant for leukemia and other ...
Helping chlorine-eating bacteria clean up toxic waste
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Cornell researchers hope to learn how certain bacteria that break down pollutants do their job and then to make them more effective in cleaning up toxic wastes.
Invasive plant potential threat to Canadian landscape
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
3 / 5 (3) |
0
It might sound like something out of a 1950s B-movie but the potential proliferation of the native Asian tropical plant kudzu here in Canada is no imaginary threat, warns Professor Rowan Sage of ecology and evolutionary biology. ...
Hepatitis B drug can compromise HIV treatment
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 20, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Treating hepatitis B patients with the drug entecavir can cause those who are also infected with HIV to become resistant to two of the most important drugs in the anti-HIV arsenal, according to a new report in the New En ...
