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Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies Medicine & Health June 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers say.

Large dinosaurs were extremely hot in their day General Science / Biology July 11, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet If you think dinosaurs are hot today, just think back to about 110 million years ago when they really ran hot and heavy.

Flying over the cloudy world -- science updates from Venus Express Space & Earth science / Space Exploration July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet On 20 April 2006, after its first 9-day, elongated orbit around Venus, ESA's Venus Express started to get closer to the planet, until it reached its final 24-hour long orbit on 7 May. During this time, and ...

Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer Medicine & Health July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...

Camera may hold key to blindness Medicine & Health July 29, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new camera invented by British Dr. Andy McNaughts could help adults who suffer from glaucoma or diabetes save their vision, it was reported.

Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer Medicine & Health July 31, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States and around the world, mainly because lung cancers are found in late stages and the best treatment opportunities already have been ...

New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface Space & Earth science / Environment August 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a report released today, scientists call for a new systematic study of the Earth's "critical zone"--the life-sustaining outermost surface of the planet, from the vegetation canopy to groundwater and everything ...

More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows Technology / Internet August 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| No comments yet Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ...

Breast cancer: A market-driven industry Medicine & Health August 22, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Canadian scientist is questioning the effectiveness of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic of breast cancer among North American women.

Unusual three-drug combo inhibits growth of aggressive tumors Medicine & Health September 08, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson's disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse the effect of sedatives. The unusual mixture inhibited the growth of aggressive prostate tumors ...

Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread Space & Earth science / Environment September 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mercury pollution is making its way into nearly every habitat in the U.S., exposing countless species of wildlife to potentially harmful levels of mercury, a new report from the National Wildlife Federation shows.

Early Family Experience Can Reverse the Effects of Genes Medicine & Health / Psychology October 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, UCLA researchers report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.

Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's Medicine & Health / Research October 11, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of insulin-degrading enzyme, a promising target for new drugs because it breaks down ...

Molecular 'Signature' Protects Cells from Viruses Medicine & Health / Research October 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Viruses are cunning little parasites: they breed by forcing the affected cells to do what they want. By fake commands they get them to produce new viruses. However, the cell often notices that there is something fishy going ...

Phase II Study: Revlimid successful Medicine & Health / Cancer October 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say a Phase II trial of Revlimid in patients with incurable blood cancer has produced positive results.

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Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies Medicine & Health June 26, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers say.

Large dinosaurs were extremely hot in their day General Science / Biology July 11, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| No comments yet If you think dinosaurs are hot today, just think back to about 110 million years ago when they really ran hot and heavy.

Flying over the cloudy world -- science updates from Venus Express Space & Earth science / Space Exploration July 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet On 20 April 2006, after its first 9-day, elongated orbit around Venus, ESA's Venus Express started to get closer to the planet, until it reached its final 24-hour long orbit on 7 May. During this time, and ...

Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer Medicine & Health July 14, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet Stanford University researchers demonstrated for the first time the ability to create 3-D positron emission tomography (PET)/computed tomography (CT) images for "fly-through" and "fly-around viewing" of cancer in the lungs ...

Camera may hold key to blindness Medicine & Health July 29, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new camera invented by British Dr. Andy McNaughts could help adults who suffer from glaucoma or diabetes save their vision, it was reported.

Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer Medicine & Health July 31, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women in the United States and around the world, mainly because lung cancers are found in late stages and the best treatment opportunities already have been ...

New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface Space & Earth science / Environment August 01, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet In a report released today, scientists call for a new systematic study of the Earth's "critical zone"--the life-sustaining outermost surface of the planet, from the vegetation canopy to groundwater and everything ...

More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows Technology / Internet August 02, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 53 vote(s) \| No comments yet Placing strict controls and regulations on website operators does not make the Internet more secure and private for users, according to a new study. In fact, stringent policies seem to make the matter worse, says Dr. Karim ...

Breast cancer: A market-driven industry Medicine & Health August 22, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet A Canadian scientist is questioning the effectiveness of privately funded efforts to stop the epidemic of breast cancer among North American women.

Unusual three-drug combo inhibits growth of aggressive tumors Medicine & Health September 08, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet An experimental anti-cancer regimen combined a diuretic, a Parkinson's disease medication and a drug ordinarily used to reverse the effect of sedatives. The unusual mixture inhibited the growth of aggressive prostate tumors ...

Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread Space & Earth science / Environment September 19, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s) \| No comments yet Mercury pollution is making its way into nearly every habitat in the U.S., exposing countless species of wildlife to potentially harmful levels of mercury, a new report from the National Wildlife Federation shows.

Early Family Experience Can Reverse the Effects of Genes Medicine & Health / Psychology October 10, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| No comments yet Early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, UCLA researchers report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.

Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's Medicine & Health / Research October 11, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers from the University of Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have deciphered the three-dimensional structure of insulin-degrading enzyme, a promising target for new drugs because it breaks down ...

Molecular 'Signature' Protects Cells from Viruses Medicine & Health / Research October 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Viruses are cunning little parasites: they breed by forcing the affected cells to do what they want. By fake commands they get them to produce new viruses. However, the cell often notices that there is something fishy going ...

Phase II Study: Revlimid successful Medicine & Health / Cancer October 12, 2006 \| User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet U.S. scientists say a Phase II trial of Revlimid in patients with incurable blood cancer has produced positive results.

Mushrooms as good an antioxidant source as more colorful veggies

Large dinosaurs were extremely hot in their day

Flying over the cloudy world -- science updates from Venus Express

Coming soon: 3-D imaging that flies 'through' and 'around' cancer

Camera may hold key to blindness

Researchers develop blood test to detect lung cancer

New Report Says Human Tampering Threatens Planet's Life-Sustaining Surface

More regulations make websites less trustworthy, study shows

Breast cancer: A market-driven industry

Unusual three-drug combo inhibits growth of aggressive tumors

Extent of Mercury Pollution More Widespread

Early Family Experience Can Reverse the Effects of Genes

Structure of enzyme offers treatment clues for diabetes, Alzheimer's

Molecular 'Signature' Protects Cells from Viruses

Phase II Study: Revlimid successful

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