 Researchers develop nano-sized 'cargo ships' to target and destroy tumors September 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Scientists have developed nanometer-sized 'cargo ships' that can sail throughout the body via the bloodstream without immediate detection from the body's immune radar system and ferry their cargo of anti-cancer ... | |
Existing anti-obesity drugs may be effective against flu, hepatitis and HIV September 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Viruses dramatically increase cellular metabolism, and existing anti-obesity drugs may represent a new way to block these metabolic changes and inhibit viral infection, according to a study published today in the journal ... | |
6 environmental research studies reveal critical health risks from plastic October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and flame retardants (PBDEs) are strongly associated with adverse health effects on humans and laboratory animals. A special section in the October 2008 issue of Environmental ... | |
 Pores open the door to death September 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Our body is almost constantly being threatened by pathogens and cancerous cells that appear out of the blue. But the body puts up a fight: specialized cells in the immune system smuggle small ... | |
All systems go for China's first space walk September 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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China's ambitious space programme is set to take a giant leap forward this week when three astronauts blast off on a mission to undertake the country's first space walk. | |
Herpes drug inhibits HIV in patients infected with both viruses September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH), McGill University and other institutions have discovered how a simple antiviral drug developed decades ago suppresses HIV in patients who are also infected with ... | |
Mobile phone subscriptions to reach 4 billion by year-end: ITU September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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The number of mobile phone subscriptions in the world will reach four billion by the end of the year driven by growth in developing economies, the International Telecommunications Union said Friday. | |
 Micro honeycomb materials enable new physics in aircraft sound reduction September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Noise from commercial and military jet aircraft causes environmental problems for communities near airports, obliging airplanes to follow often complex noise-abatement procedures on takeoff and landing. It ... | |
Seeing race and seeming racist? Whites go out of their way to avoid talking about race October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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White people – including children as young as 10 -- may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prejudiced, according to new research. But that approach often backfires as blacks tend to view this "colorblind" approach ... | |
Marijuana ingredients show promise in battling superbugs September 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Substances in marijuana show promise for fighting deadly drug-resistant bacterial infections, including so-called "superbugs," without causing the drug's mood-altering effects, scientists in Italy and the United Kingdom are ... | |
 When a light goes on during thought processes October 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Thought processes made visible: An international team of scientists headed by Mazahir Hasan of the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has succeeded in optically detecting ... | |
Scientists point to forests for carbon storage solutions September 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientists who have determined how much carbon is stored annually in upper Midwest forests hope their findings will be used to accelerate global discussion about the strategy of managing forests to offset greenhouse gas emissions. | |
 Watch and learn: Time teaches us how to recognize visual objects September 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In work that could aid efforts to develop more brain-like computer vision systems, MIT neuroscientists have tricked the visual brain into confusing one object with another, thereby demonstrating ... | |
New synthetic form of protein holds promise to stop cancer spread September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have a pending patent on a new synthetic form of a protein involved in certain types of cancers and immune system diseases. | |
Common bronchodilator linked to increased deaths September 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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A common bronchodilator drug which has been used for more than a decade by patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been linked to a one-third higher risk of cardiovascular-related deaths. | |
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