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Indigo ointment may help treat patients with psoriasis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (9) | comments 2

An ointment made from indigo naturalis, a dark blue plant-based powder used in traditional Chinese medicine, appears effective in treating plaque-type psoriasis, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of ...


Eastern indigo snake

Vets at Zoo Atlanta inseminate snake

Other Sciences /

created Dec 18, 2005 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Veterinarians at Zoo Atlanta have performed what is believed to be the first artificial insemination of a snake.


Centuries-old Maya Blue mystery finally solved

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 26, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (36) | comments 1

Anthropologists from Wheaton College (Illinois) and The Field Museum have discovered how the ancient Maya produced an unusual and widely studied blue pigment that was used in offerings, pottery, murals and other contexts ...


Diet could reduce onset of eye disease by 20 percent

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

University of Liverpool scientists claim that the degeneration of sight, caused by a common eye disease, could be reduced by up to 20% by increasing the amount of fruit, vegetables and nuts in the diet.


The symptoms of T-cell leukemia/lymphoma

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Multiple lymphomatous polyposis (MLP) is an unusual form mantle cell lymphoma characterized by polyps throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma (ATLL) is a malignancy associated with retrovirus, ...


Human papillomavirus lesion identified at the dentist

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is a group of viruses that includes more than 100 different strains or types and is the most common sexually transmitted virus. The American Social Health Association (ASHA) reports that 75 percent ...


Online magazine tries to be a lab for media future

Technology / Internet

created May 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Web edition of a cover story from Fortune this spring took a sharp turn from what you might expect at a 79-year-old magazine.


Kew botanists discover more than 250 new plant species in 250th anniversary year

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Giant rainforest trees, rare and beautiful orchids, spectacular palms, minute fungi, wild coffees and an ancient aquatic plant are among more than 250 new plant and fungi species discovered and described by botanists from ...


Net Neutrality lives on in Congress

Technology / Internet

created May 25, 2006 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Both the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are expected to review Net neutrality-related bills later this week.


Net Neutrality lives on in Congress

Technology / Internet

created May 22, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Both the House Judiciary Committee and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation are expected to review Net neutrality-related bills later this week.


This picture shows the sun partially covered by the moon during an eclipse as seen from Jakarta in January 2009

'Monster' solar eclipse takes on Asian giants

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (10) | comments 5

The world's most populous nations will gaze skywards Wednesday as the longest total solar eclipse of the 21st century lays a carpet of darkness across India and China, from Mumbai to Shanghai.