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- About Bionomena
November 3, 2009, 02:56
Thank you for visiting the Bionomena website. Bionomena aims to aid biology researchers by organizing new research, explaining concepts and spotlighting new…
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November 3, 2009, 03:33
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- Category: Experiments (21)
- Make: Online : How-To: Make glow sticks by: (author unknown)
August 9, 2010, 22:27
Have you ever been curious how a glow stick works or how they achieve all those wonderful colors? In this video from NurdRage you'll learn what it takes to…
- Make: Online : Sylvia's Super Awesome Mini Maker Show: Crazy putty by: (author unknown)
August 9, 2010, 22:20
We're excited to bring to you the second episode in our special summer kids video miniseries, Sylvia's Super Awesome Mini Maker Show! Subscribe to the MAKE…
- How-To: Extract DNA by: Gareth Branwyn
July 27, 2010, 21:38
The page below, from the Universe of Utah's Genetics Science Learning Center, shows you how easy it is to extract DNA strands from any living thing (but stay…
- The state of DIY biology by: John Baichtal
July 27, 2010, 17:00
Amateur biotech is starting to heat up -- witness Biocurious, the new biology-focused hackerspace. DIY bio enthusiast Cathal Garvey analyzes the state of…
- Chemistry: Potent potato power : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
June 28, 2010, 22:03
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- Chemistry: Potent potato power by: (author unknown)
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Chemistry: Potent potato power Nature 465, 848 (2010). doi:10.1038/465848d Cited research: J. Renew. Sustain. Energy2, 033103 (2010)Schoolchildren are…
- Make a Biosphere for a Low Maintenance Cubicle Companion [Fun] by: Jason Fitzpatrick
April 2, 2010, 07:30
If our guide to office plants and fish left you thinking it all sounded a bit too high maintenance, then…
- Hot Ice or Sodium Acetate - Make Hot Ice or Sodium Acetate from Vinegar and Baking Soda by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 01:59
Sodium acetate or hot ice is an amazing chemical you can prepare yourself from baking soda and vinegar. You can cool a solution of sodium acetate below its…
- Do Paper Chromatography With Leaves by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 01:43
Learn how to separate plant pigments using paper chromatography.
- What’s Inside Head & Shoulders* That Nukes Yeast, Zaps Static? | Magazine by: (author unknown)
March 19, 2010, 04:39
Start with a moisturizer, then add a few (safe) preservatives, an antistatic agent, and some of that stuff inside breast implants, and you have dry scalp care!
- Garage biohacking in Silicon Valley by: Gareth Branwyn
March 16, 2010, 15:00
Rob Carlson, author of Biology is Technology: The promise, perils, and new business of engineering life, was recently in the Bay Area to deliver a talk to…
- DIY Group Sends Balloon to 70,000 Feet by: Priya Ganapati
February 12, 2010, 04:30
A group of electronics hobbyists launched a balloon up to 70,000 feet and learned some lessons along the way.
- A field guide for microbe watchers by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 03:00
The world's smallest forms of wildlife might not be visible to the naked eye, but that shouldn't stop us checking them out
- Open Source Software Meets Do-It-Yourself Biology by: Soulskill
January 26, 2010, 09:30
destinyland writes "This article profiles a growing movement — DIY biology — that's made possible in part by open source tools. Using programs…
- What's That Stuff? The Chemistry Behind Everyday Products by: Kathy Ceceri
January 26, 2010, 06:07
Right around the time I started writing for GeekDad, I embarked on an adventure of learning about chemistry at home with my kids. By the end of the year,…
- Space Photos Taken From Shed Stun Astronomers by: timothy
January 23, 2010, 00:03
krou writes "Amateur astronomer Peter Shah has stunned astronomers around the world with amazing photos of the universe taken from his garden shed. Shah…
- Flashback: Kitchen Counter DNA Lab by: Goli Mohammadi
January 13, 2010, 18:00
With our Make: Science Room in full swing, I'm reminded of the Backyard Biology issue of MAKE. In Volume 07, we have articles that include freezing and…
- iDoScience.org by: Phillip Torrone
January 11, 2010, 20:00
This is really interesting, a new site coming in 2010 that helps folks collect data... For the web geeks, perhaps it's like a NING or Mechanical Turk for…
- Add Flair to Your Holiday Fires with Colorful Pine Cones [DIY] by: Jason Fitzpatrick
December 20, 2009, 14:00
While a roaring fire in the fireplace is a sight to behold all by itself, you can add some magical flair to the whole affair with these colorful, simple to…
- DIY Home Sleep Research With Cameras, Accelerometers, EEGs by: Aaron Rowe
December 15, 2009, 03:00
Having trouble sleeping, but not sure why? Or simply want to fine-tune your sleep? Turn your bedroom into a research lab with gadgets that monitor your snooze…
- Cornstarch and Water by: admin
November 3, 2009, 04:16
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- Make: Online : How-To: Make glow sticks by: (author unknown)
- Category: Science News Links (25)
- Making Up for Bad Health Habits by: (author unknown)
September 6, 2010, 03:10
Bad Habit #1: Not Enough Calcium
- NEC builds a better bioplastic from plant stems and cashew nut shells by: Donald Melanson
August 25, 2010, 10:44
We've already seen cellphones made from corn and bioplastics used in other products, but NEC has now come up with what it says is an even better solution: a…
- Child of Vietnam war wins top maths honour by: (author unknown)
August 19, 2010, 02:00
Vietnamese-born mathematician Ngo Bao Chau on Thursday won the maths world's version of a Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal, cementing a journey that has taken him…
- Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems by: (author unknown)
August 19, 2010, 00:00
Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother's womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later,…
- Bees warm up with a drink, too by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 22:23
When we venture out on a cool morning, nothing energises our body like a nice warm drink and new research reveals that bees also use the same idea when they're…
- More light for a better quality of life by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 22:00
The importance of artificial light to society has long been recognized with the utilization of fire thought of as the quintessential human invention. Now…
- Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer (w/ Video) by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 14:00
The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull -- coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak -- for a fighting…
- Consumers need protection from unrealistic claims of home genetic tests, new report states by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 14:00
Direct to consumer (DTC) genetic tests are increasingly being marketed to the public via television, print ads, and the Internet. These home genetic tests…
- Stem cell versatility could help tissue regeneration by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 10:01
Scientists have reprogrammed stem cells from a key organ in the immune system in a development that could have implications for tissue regeneration.
- Drug-eluting stents confirmed safe, effective for long-term use by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:30
Researchers at the Rabin Medical Center in Israel have determined that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) improves the long-term clinical outcome for…
- Researchers discover new mechanism behind cellular energy conversion by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:30
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have enhanced our understanding of the mechanism by which cells achieve energy conversion, the process in which…
- How DNA evidence creates victims of chance by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:00
In the second part of New Scientist's special investigation, we show that the odds attached to a piece of DNA evidence can vary enormously
- Even modest weight gain can harm blood vessels, study by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 08:14
Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy young people who put on as little as 9 pounds of fat, specifically in the abdomen, are at risk for developing…
- The risky business of human trials by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 07:12
Clinical trial "volunteers" take big risks and deserve the same rights as other workers, argues Roberto Abadie in The Professional Guinea Pig
- Mars Farming Gets Green Thumbs-Up by: Brandon Keim
August 18, 2010, 05:00
Mars explorers could use complicated mechanical systems to produce oxygen, filter waste and eat food transported from Earth. Or they could just loose the…
- Phys Ed: The Right Kind of Sports Bra - Well Blog - NYTimes.com by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 04:24
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- Microscopic firewalls: Robust foils of synthetic nacre analogues act as a heat shield by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 03:18
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough…
- 'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years | Science | guardian.co.uk by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 21:28
"We now present it as the first example of behavioural manipulation and probably the only one which can be found. In most cases, this kind of control is…
- Moderate drinking, especially wine, associated with better cognitive function by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 21:00
A large prospective study of 5033 men and women in the Tromsø Study in northern Norway has reported that moderate wine consumption is independently associated…
- Astronaut Muscles Would Wither by Mars by: Jess McNally
August 17, 2010, 20:09
The first cellular analysis of muscles from astronauts who have spent 180 days at the International Space Station shows that their muscles lost more than 40…
- Novel diabetes hope comes from Chinese herbs by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 16:00
Emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that…
- 'Immortal' Trees Can't Escape Aging by: Brandon Keim
August 17, 2010, 15:53
Because some quaking aspen trees can reproduce by copying themselves, some people have wondered whether they might live forever, at least theoretically. But…
- Substantial costs associated with scientific misconduct should prioritize prevention efforts by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 14:00
The estimated costs associated with a single investigation of scientific misconduct can be as high as US 5,000, and the costs of investigating the allegation…
- Sundews just want to be loved by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 09:04
Sex can be complicated at the best of times, but plants have an extra difficulty. If you're a plant who relies on insects to pollinate your flowers and…
- Mayo's 'smart' adult stem cells repair hearts by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 23:30
Mayo Clinic investigators, with Belgian collaborators, have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and…
- Category: Exciting Advances (17)
- Multiple Sclerosis may be treated by unclogging clogged blood vessels by: admin
November 25, 2009, 23:45
The Globe and Mail has an interesting article about a new hypothesis for the cause of multiple sclerosis. The idea, thought up by Dr. Paolo Zamboni, is…
- Man thought to be in a vegetative state for 23 years was conscious the whole time by: admin
November 22, 2009, 23:59
The Daily Mail (Nov. 23, 2009) has a report about a man who was diagnosed as being in a coma with his consciousness gone. However, three years ago new tests…
- New rapid diagnostic chip based on microfluidics invented by IBM researchers by: admin
November 21, 2009, 23:39
Image via Wikipedia Physorg.com reports on a publication (December 2009 issue of Lab on a Chip) by IBM researchers about a microfluidics device that can…
- X-ray diffraction images of yeast and bacterial cells by: admin
November 21, 2009, 08:44
Image via Wikipedia Two studies published in Physical Review Letters (Nov. 5, 2009) report on using X-ray diffraction to take images of cells. One study…
- To be a better runner: reduce overall running time but increase sprints by: admin
November 19, 2009, 03:18
Sciencedaily reports on an Oct. 1, 2009 study published in the Journal of Applied Physiology that showed significant improvements in runners when reducing…
- Wired Magazine has a stimulating report on the use of light to control individual neurons by: admin
November 18, 2009, 04:34
Wired reports on how the discovery of a light-sensitive protein channel led to allowing mice with a model of Parkinson's disease to walk again. It is an…
- Using fluorescent bacteria to detect landmines by: admin
November 17, 2009, 01:01
A Nov. 16, 2009 ScienceDaily report describes how a research team from the University of Edinburgh made a bacteria that fluoresces (glows green) when exposed…
- Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, found in many household items, cause systemic genetic damage. by: admin
November 16, 2009, 23:48
A Nov. 17, 2009 ScienceDaily report discusses an article published in Cancer Research which studying the risk of titanium dioxide (TiO2). Titanium dioxide is…
- Tracking a virus along the plasma membrane in nm and ms resolution by: admin
November 15, 2009, 21:14
Image via Wikipedia This Nature methods paper by Kukura et al was published on Nov. 1, 2009. The article shows the development of a method to track…
- Vitamin D and calcium reduces cancer risk in post menopausal women by: admin
November 14, 2009, 22:44
This double-blind placebo controlled study, published in 2007 in the American Society for Nutrition tracked 1179 women in rural Nebraska. They found that…
- Breast tissue regeneration trials in humans to begin after successful trials in pigs by: admin
November 12, 2009, 21:49
An article in the Nov. 13, 2009 issue of the Daily Mail discusses how a team of doctors led by Phillip Marzella, successfully regeneration pig breast tissue. …
- New DNA sequencing Technology by: admin
November 11, 2009, 23:16
Image via Wikipedia Published in Science is a DNA sequencing technology that reduces the cost of consumables and the overall sequencing process. …
- Stem Cell Treatment of Spinal Injuries Works in Rats-Human Trials Next by: admin
November 10, 2009, 09:40
Science Daily has a report on using stem cells to heal spinal injuries in rats. Rats treated with stem cells recovered 97% of their walking ability while…
- A 16 year old girl looks and acts like a toddler-no one knows why by: admin
November 8, 2009, 22:08
This ABC news report (http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Health/story?id=7880954&page=1&page=1) covers the story of Brooke Greenberg. Brooke is 16 years old,…
- Being outdoors delays the onset of Myopia by: admin
November 6, 2009, 19:34
This article reviews the evidence for preventing myopia (near-sightedness or when one can't see far objects clearly). The article concludes by saying that…
- Gene Therapy for Adrenoleukodystrophy by: admin
November 6, 2009, 17:23
This article discusses a new Science paper (6 November 2009: Vol. 326. no. 5954, pp. 818 - 823 DOI: 10.1126/science.1171242) about gene therapy for a brain…
- New infrared spectroscopy technique by: admin
November 4, 2009, 11:28
http://www.usnews.com/science/articles/2009/10/28/identifying-molecules-in-infrared-could-lead-to-new-medicines.html
- Multiple Sclerosis may be treated by unclogging clogged blood vessels by: admin
- Category: Technology Advances (25)
- Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 13:00
In experiments with potentially broad health care implications, a research team led by a University of Washington physicist has devised a method that works at…
- Laser sets quail embryos' hearts racing by: (author unknown)
August 15, 2010, 09:00
An infrared laser has been used as an optical pacemaker, tripling the pulse rate of a quail embryo – the technique could one day work in humans too
- New nanoscale transistors allow sensitive probing inside cells by: (author unknown)
August 12, 2010, 11:00
Chemists and engineers at Harvard University have fashioned nanowires into a new type of V-shaped transistor small enough to be used for sensitive probing of…
- New microscope breaks light microscopy resolution barrier by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 13:20
A new laser-equipped microscope at IU Bloomington's Light Microscopy Imaging Center makes it possible to examine biological samples with unprecedented detail…
- Researchers develop magnetic molecular machines to deliver drugs to unhealthy cells by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 08:50
Scientists from UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute and Korea's Yonsei University have developed an innovative method that enables nanomachines to release…
- Neurochip technology developed by Canadian team by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 07:32
The University of Calgary, Faculty of Medicine scientists who proved it is possible to cultivate a network of brain cells that reconnect on a silicon chip - or…
- BioTechniques - X-ray diffraction gets the inside scoop on whole yeast cells by: (author unknown)
July 20, 2010, 11:41
A new microscopy technique can capture high-resolution 3-D images of the internal structures of whole, unstained yeast cells.
- Eye telescope gets FDA approval by: (author unknown)
July 13, 2010, 20:03
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has finally given the approval to an implantable miniature telescope which treats end-stage age-related mac...
- A macroscopic mechanical resonator driven by mesoscopic electrical back-action by: A. J. Rimberg
July 3, 2010, 01:30
A macroscopic mechanical resonator driven by mesoscopic electrical back-action Nature 466, 86 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09123 Authors: Joel Stettenheim,…
- Measurement of single-cell dynamics : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
June 28, 2010, 22:35
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- ScienceDirect - Biophysical Journal : Massively Parallel Single-Molecule Manipulation Using Centrifugal Force by: (author unknown)
June 28, 2010, 22:13
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- A fluorophore ligase for site-specific protein labeling inside living cells — PNAS by: (author unknown)
June 28, 2010, 22:08
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- Visualizing and controlling vibrational wave packets of single molecules by: Niek F. van Hulst
June 26, 2010, 23:10
Visualizing and controlling vibrational wave packets of single molecules Nature 465, 905 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09110 Authors: Daan Brinks, Fernando D.…
- Complex molecular dynamics in the spotlight : Nature Biotechnology : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
June 26, 2010, 22:17
Zero-mode waveguides illuminate the process of translation.
- Colorimetric detection of DNA, small molecules, proteins, and ions using unmodified gold nanoparticles and conjugated polyelectrolytes [Applied_Biological_Sciences] by: Xia, F., Zuo, X., Yang, R., Xiao, Y., Kang, D., Vallee-Belisle, A., Gong, X., Yuen, J. D., Hsu, B. B. Y., Heeger, A. J., Plaxco, K. W.
June 15, 2010, 08:28
We have demonstrated a novel sensing strategy employing single-stranded probe DNA, unmodified gold nanoparticles, and a positively charged, water-soluble…
- Discovery advances control of starch digestion by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 09:40
(PhysOrg.com) -- Controlling diet-induced degenerative disorders such as Type II Diabetes and obesity could be as easy as sprinkling a dietary supplement on…
- Detecting tumors faster by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 03:10
(PhysOrg.com) -- To diagnose cancer reliably, doctors usually conduct a biopsy including tissue ana-lysis ? which is a time-consuming process. A microscopic…
- Big Brother in the wild: Natural and sexual selection in wild insect population by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 11:10
Tracing the success of individual wild insects in leaving descendants is now possible according to new research by University of Exeter biologists using a…
- Biosensors reveal how single bacterium gets the message to split into a swimming and a stay-put cell by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 11:00
Some species of bacteria perform an amazing reproductive feat. When the single-celled organism splits in two, the daughter cell - the swarmer - inherits a…
- For the first time, scientists capture very moment blood flow begins by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 10:41
By capturing movies of both the blood and vasculature of zebrafish embryos, each less than two millimeters long, researchers have been able for the first time…
- Non-invasive technique could distinguish fertile and infertile human sperm cells by: (author unknown)
May 21, 2010, 07:00
Scientists in Germany have developed a non-invasive technique that within seconds can distinguish healthy fertile and infertile sperm cells by collecting the…
- Scientists use biomedical technique to image marine worm by: (author unknown)
May 20, 2010, 04:00
Scientists have, for the first time, successfully imaged the internal tissues of a soft-bodied marine worm at high resolution using a technique borrowed from…
- Scientists listen to faint sounds inside insects using atomic force microscopy by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 20:00
Scientists are using atomic force microscopy to record sounds emanating from inside living insects like flies, mosquitoes and ladybugs.
- A Three-Inch Bio-Detector Quickly Scans For All the Bacteria and Viruses We Know Of, All at Once | Popular Science by: (author unknown)
May 8, 2010, 22:09
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- New therapy for cocaine toxicity: Enzyme break downs cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than human body does by: (author unknown)
May 8, 2010, 07:00
Researchers have developed and tested a modified enzyme that can break down cocaine into inactive products nearly 1,000 times faster than the human body does…
- Nanoscale DNA sequencing could spur revolution in personal health care by: (author unknown)
- Category: Cardiovascular Health (25)
- Drug-eluting stents confirmed safe, effective for long-term use by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:30
Researchers at the Rabin Medical Center in Israel have determined that the use of drug-eluting stents (DES) improves the long-term clinical outcome for…
- Even modest weight gain can harm blood vessels, study by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 08:14
Mayo Clinic researchers found that healthy young people who put on as little as 9 pounds of fat, specifically in the abdomen, are at risk for developing…
- Mount Sinai pioneers new cardiac imaging device by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 08:20
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have for the first time developed a way to visualize coronary artery plaques vulnerable to rupture using…
- Heart's sounds can help diagnose heart failure by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 12:53
For emergency department patients with shortness of breath and a risk of heart failure, physicians usually grab one thing first: a stethoscope.
- Optical imaging technique for angioplasty by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 08:50
A new optical imaging technique described in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments, which is published by the American Institute of Physics, holds the…
- A strategy to fix a broken heart (w/ Video) by: (author unknown)
August 9, 2010, 14:40
These days people usually don't die from a heart attack. But the damage to heart muscle is irreversible, and most patients eventually succumb to congestive…
- Prompting hearts to make their own beating muscle by: (author unknown)
August 6, 2010, 08:55
The successful transformation of structural cells into working heart muscle cells is a step on the way to repairing damaged hearts
- Heart problem no problem for fliers by: (author unknown)
July 24, 2010, 00:00
It's OK to fly even if you have serious heart problems, according to this week's advice from the British Cardiovascular Society
- Levels of 'good' cholesterol less relevant to cardiovascular risk once 'bad' cholesterol has been reduced by: (author unknown)
July 21, 2010, 15:30
In the general population, the more 'good' cholesterol that a person has, the less likely they are to suffer a cardiovascular event. But new research shows…
- New gene therapy proves effective in treating severe heart failure by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 15:20
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a…
- 'Fountain of youth' steroids could protect against heart disease by: (author unknown)
May 23, 2010, 13:00
A natural defense mechanism against heart disease could be switched on by steroids sold as health supplements, according to researchers.
- Women clear winners with heart failure device, study finds by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 19:00
For women with mild heart failure, device therapy is an extremely attractive option to prevent progression of the disease. A new study found that women with…
- SSRIs and cardiovascular health: Popular antidepressants may have beneficial side effects for cardiovascular health by: (author unknown)
May 8, 2010, 13:00
A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may provide a boost to cardiovascular health by affecting the way platelets, small…
- Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken heart more than previously thought by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 04:00
Long-term anabolic steroid use may weaken the heart more than previously thought, a new study finds. Steroid-related heart impairment is severe enough to…
- Gene expression test reduces need for invasive heart muscle biopsy by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 16:00
Monitoring rejection in heart transplantation patients with a simple blood test can safely reduce their need for invasive heart-muscle biopsies, a new study…
- Outcomes of patients dismissed from the hospital with non-cardiac chest pain by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 08:30
The growing number of Americans with cardiovascular disease has caused a heightened sensitivity in the evaluation of chest pain. In a study published in the…
- Blood test identifies people at risk for heart attack that other tests miss by: (author unknown)
April 19, 2010, 15:20
A simple blood test can identify people who are at risk for a heart attack, including thousands who don't have high cholesterol, according to researchers…
- Dangerous plaques in blood vessels rupture by overproducing protein-busting enzymes by: (author unknown)
March 30, 2010, 01:00
Researchers have gathered evidence that dangerous plaques in blood vessels can rupture by overproducing protein-digesting enzymes. Such ruptures can lead to…
- Chymase inhibitors could enhance treatment for damaged hearts by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 09:50
Millions of patients with high blood pressure and heart failure take a class of drugs known as ACE (angiotensin-converting enzyme) inhibitors. These drugs…
- ESC supports 'appropriate' use of nuclear imaging technology by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 13:15
Cardiac nuclear imaging and computed tomography angiography (CCTA) still have an important role to play in cardiac disease diagnosis, say experts from the…
- Researchers target vascular disease linked to cancer-causing gene mutation by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 12:50
Researchers have discovered how a genetic disease known mainly for its life-threatening tumors also can cause sudden death from cardiovascular disease in…
- Tiny molecules may tell big story about cardiovascular disease risk by: (author unknown)
February 19, 2010, 13:13
Tiny bits of molecular "trash" found in circulating blood appear to be good predictors of cardiovascular disease and untimely death, say researchers at Duke…
- Cardiovascular biology: Fatty foam cells by: (author unknown)
February 10, 2010, 00:00
Cardiovascular biology: Fatty foam cells Nature 463, 713 (2010). doi:10.1038/463713c Cell Metab.11, 125–135 (2010) 10.1016/j.cmet.2010.01.003A key element…
- Early life stress may predict cardiovascular disease by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 15:28
Early life stress could be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers report.
- Study examines course and treatment of unexplained chest pain by: (author unknown)
February 8, 2010, 14:40
Fewer than half of individuals who have "non-specific" chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard…
- Drug-eluting stents confirmed safe, effective for long-term use by: (author unknown)
- Category: Lifestyle and Health (25)
- Making Up for Bad Health Habits by: (author unknown)
September 6, 2010, 03:10
Bad Habit #1: Not Enough Calcium
- Prenatal exposure to pesticides linked to attention problems by: (author unknown)
August 19, 2010, 00:00
Children who were exposed to organophosphate pesticides while still in their mother's womb were more likely to develop attention disorders years later,…
- More light for a better quality of life by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 22:00
The importance of artificial light to society has long been recognized with the utilization of fire thought of as the quintessential human invention. Now…
- Phys Ed: The Right Kind of Sports Bra - Well Blog - NYTimes.com by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 04:24
corral
- Moderate drinking, especially wine, associated with better cognitive function by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 21:00
A large prospective study of 5033 men and women in the Tromsø Study in northern Norway has reported that moderate wine consumption is independently associated…
- Astronaut Muscles Would Wither by Mars by: Jess McNally
August 17, 2010, 20:09
The first cellular analysis of muscles from astronauts who have spent 180 days at the International Space Station shows that their muscles lost more than 40…
- Novel diabetes hope comes from Chinese herbs by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 16:00
Emodin, a natural product that can be extracted from various Chinese herbs including Rheum palmatum and Polygonum cuspidatum, shows promise as an agent that…
- 'Immortal' Trees Can't Escape Aging by: Brandon Keim
August 17, 2010, 15:53
Because some quaking aspen trees can reproduce by copying themselves, some people have wondered whether they might live forever, at least theoretically. But…
- Sundews just want to be loved by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 09:04
Sex can be complicated at the best of times, but plants have an extra difficulty. If you're a plant who relies on insects to pollinate your flowers and…
- Antagonistic people may increase heart attack, stroke risk by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 14:40
Antagonistic people, particularly those who are competitive and aggressive, may be increasing their risk of heart attack or stroke, researchers report in…
- IBMT meditation found to boost brain connectivity by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 13:20
Just 11 hours of learning a meditation technique induces positive structural changes in brain connectivity by boosting efficiency in a part of the brain that…
- Levels of controversial soap chemical rise by: (author unknown)
August 13, 2010, 02:54
Tests on US volunteers show increased levels of triclosan, used in soaps and toothpaste, adding to as yet unconfirmed health fears
- Building muscle doesn't require lifting heavy weights: study by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 09:11
Current gym dogma holds that to build muscle size you need to lift heavy weights. However, a new study conducted at McMaster University has shown that a…
- Light and moderate physical activity reduces the risk of early death by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 07:03
A new study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Cambridge University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has…
- Research shows sugary drinks do not cause weight gain by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 07:00
New research from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, shows that sugary drinks, consumed in moderate quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate…
- Land on your toes, save your knees by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 10:15
Anterior cruciate ligament injuries are a common and debilitating problem, especially for female athletes. A new study from UC Davis shows that changes in…
- A breakthrough for child survival in the poorest nations and America's cities by: (author unknown)
July 22, 2010, 10:19
A Johns Hopkins University scientist, whose team of researchers recently identified pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria as the primary causes of death of 6…
- Know Your Body's Quick-Cooling Spots [Heat Hacks] by: Whitson Gordon
June 25, 2010, 08:00
You've probably heard that you can pour water over your wrists or neck to cool off quickly, but we've got…
- Five Plants that Can Survive the Low Light of Your Cubicle [Plants] by: Erica Ho
June 17, 2010, 09:30
Got an aching for some a little green life in your workspace or home, don't have the natural light to…
- MRI set to win reprieve from EU ban by: Alison Abbott
June 15, 2010, 23:00
MRI set to win reprieve from EU ban Nature 465, 854 (2010). doi:10.1038/465854a Author: Alison Abbott Directive that limits workers' electromagnetic…
- Hip exercises found effective at reducing, eliminating common knee pain in runners by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 15:12
A twice weekly hip strengthening regimen performed for six weeks proved surprisingly effective at reducing -- and in some cases eliminating -- knee pain…
- To burn more fat, skip breakfast before workout by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 14:40
(AP) -- Running on empty may not be such a bad idea after all. Though many athletes eat before training, some scientists say that if you really want to get…
- Study links cardiorespiratory fitness, stroke risk by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 14:00
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study by researchers at the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has found that men with low levels of cardiorespira…
- Zinc switches found in plants by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 13:30
Geneticists have discovered two gene switches in plants which enable better zinc intake. This paves the way for plant breeders to reduce malnutrition.
- Traditional aerobic fitness training trumps pedometer-based walking programs for health benefits by: (author unknown)
May 28, 2010, 07:00
Researchers compared fitness training to a pedometer-based walking program, measuring the fitness and health outcomes of each. All participants saw health…
- Category: Diet and Nutrition (25)
- Can chocolate lower your risk of stroke? by: (author unknown)
February 11, 2010, 13:00
Eating chocolate may lower your risk of having a stroke, according to an analysis of available research that will be released today and presented at the…
- Red wine and dark chocolate cancer killers: researcher by: (author unknown)
February 11, 2010, 02:40
Cabernet and chocolate are potent medicine for killing cancer, according to research presented here Wednesday.
- Study carried out into biological risks of eating reptiles by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 13:20
Reptiles are bred in captivity primarily for their skins, but some restaurants and population groups also want them for their meat. A study shows that eating…
- Flower power can still calm the masses by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 12:40
Feeling stressed? Try chamomile! This 'traditional' remedy has been around for years, but how much truth is there behind this old wives' tale?
- Blueberries counteract intestinal diseases by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 10:30
It is already known that blueberries are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. New research from the Lund University Faculty of Engineering in Sweden shows that…
- Mediterranean diet may lower risk of brain damage that causes thinking problems by: (author unknown)
February 8, 2010, 13:46
A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a study released…
- Soft drink consumption may increase risk of pancreatic cancer by: (author unknown)
February 8, 2010, 02:30
Consuming two or more soft drinks per week increased the risk of developing pancreatic cancer by nearly twofold compared to individuals who did not consume…
- Eat your greens: they can prevent the ill-effects of toxins in foods by: (author unknown)
January 25, 2010, 06:50
(PhysOrg.com) -- LLNL researchers have found that a small dose of chlorophyll or chlorophyllin, found in green leafy vegetables, could reverse the effects of…
- Intelligence in young children is not influenced by omega 3 fatty acid by: (author unknown)
January 22, 2010, 09:47
(PhysOrg.com) -- Infant intelligence is more likely to be shaped by family environment than by the amount of docosahexoic acid (DHA), an omega 3 fatty acid,…
- High vitamin D levels linked to lower risk of colon cancer by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 16:32
High blood levels of vitamin D are associated with a lower risk of colon cancer, finds a large European study published on bmj.com today. The risk was cut by…
- Even small dietary reductions in salt could mean fewer heart attacks, strokes and deaths by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 09:48
Reducing salt in the American diet by as little as one-half teaspoon (or three grams) per day could prevent nearly 100,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths each…
- Low vitamin D levels associated with greater risk of relapse in childhood-onset multiple sclerosis by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 09:45
Low vitamin D blood levels are associated with a significantly higher risk of relapse attacks in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) who develop the disease…
- Retail meat linked to urinary tract infections: Strong new evidence by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 13:01
Chicken sold in supermarkets, restaurants and other outlets may place young women at risk of urinary tract infections (UTI), McGill researcher Amee Manges has…
- First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 10:00
Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries - one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called…
- Heart group lists 7 essentials for heart health by: admin
January 20, 2010, 07:00
(AP) -- Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your…
- Vitamin D supplementation can reduce falls in nursing care facilities by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 03:40
Giving people living in nursing facilities vitamin D can reduce the rate of falls, according to a new Cochrane Review. This finding comes from a study of many…
- Friendly bacteria love the humble apple by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 02:12
Why does an apple a day keep the doctor away? New research published in the open access journal BMC Microbiology contributes to our understanding of why eating…
- Thyme oil can inhibit COX2 and suppress inflammation by: (author unknown)
January 13, 2010, 08:30
For those who do not drink, researchers have found that six essential oils -from thyme, clove, rose, eucalyptus, fennel and bergamot -can suppress the…
- Young men consuming an alarming amount of salt by: (author unknown)
January 13, 2010, 08:30
Young Swedish men are consuming at least double the recommended amount of salt according to a study carried out by the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of…
- US war on salt begins by: (author unknown)
January 12, 2010, 08:11
Already a leader in the charge against unhealthy fats, New York City is now asking processed food manufacturers across the US to slash their use of salt
- Effect of Leucovorin (Folinic Acid) on the Developmental Quotient of Children with Down's Syndrome (Trisomy 21) and Influence of Thyroid Status by: Henri Blehaut et al.
January 11, 2010, 00:00
Background Seven genes involved in folate metabolism are located on chromosome 21. Previous studies have shown that folate deficiency may contribute to mental…
- Soy: Friend or Foe? by: Health WorldNet
January 10, 2010, 15:00
Remember when soy or soya was the wonder food of the 90s? In the form of tofu or bean curd, it was purported to be the perfect protein source without the bad…
- Baked Fish Far Healthier Than Fried Fish by: NaturalNews.com
January 8, 2010, 22:00
(NaturalNews) The American Heart Association (AHA) recently reported the results of a study conducted on cooked fish and how various cooking methods affect…
- Alcohol intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in the Spanish EPIC cohort study by: Heart
January 8, 2010, 15:13
Conclusions: Alcohol intake in men aged 29–69 years was associated with a more than 30% lower CHD incidence. This study is based on a large prospective…
- Boost Your Healthy-Eating Willpower; Burning Off Fast Food Is Harder than You May Think [Health] by: Lisa Hoover
January 8, 2010, 14:00
Indulging in that fast food meal doesn't sound as good when you realize what you have to go through to shed the pounds you'll put on. Working off a 6-pack of…
- Can chocolate lower your risk of stroke? by: (author unknown)
- Category: Exercise (25)
- Exercise or Not, Sitting at a Desk All Day Is Bad for You [Health] by: Adam Pash
March 1, 2010, 10:30
We've been proponents of standing desks and treadputers for some time, but we've also met with plenty of reader skepticism on the subject. The New York Times…
- Falling Temperatures Don't Mean You Cannot Exercise Outdoors, Says Expert by: admin
February 9, 2010, 14:30
(PhysOrg.com) -- Don`t let the temperature temper your exercise resolution. Even when the temperature drops you can still keep that New Year`s exercise…
- High-altitude climbs may cause corneal swelling, but do not appear to affect vision by: admin
February 8, 2010, 14:30
Swelling commonly occurs in the corneas of mountain climbers, but does not appear to affect vision at altitudes of up to 6,300 meters (about 20,670 feet),…
- Fit-2Gether.com's Blog | Top Gym Mistakes that Can Hurt Your Progress and Your body by: admin
February 2, 2010, 01:17
Fit-2Gether.com's Blog | Top Gym Mistakes that Can Hurt Your Progress and Your body
- Biomechanics: Barefoot running strikes back by: admin
January 27, 2010, 00:00
Biomechanics: Barefoot running strikes back Nature 463, 433 (2010). doi:10.1038/463433a Authors: William L. Jungers Detailed analyses of foot kinematics and…
- Heart group lists 7 essentials for heart health by: admin
January 20, 2010, 07:00
(AP) -- Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your…
- Aerobic exercise grows brain cells by: admin
January 20, 2010, 05:43
(PhysOrg.com) -- Aerobic exercises such as running or jogging have long been known to be good for the health, but now new research, published in the Proceedings…
- Lift Weights 10 Minutes a Day, 3 Days a Week to Lose Belly Fat [Health] by: Lisa Hoover
January 18, 2010, 11:00
Even if you don't care about having six-pack abs, studies show excess belly fat is unhealthy. Turns out just 30 minutes of weight lifting a week can make a big…
- Television increases heart disease risk by: admin
January 12, 2010, 06:47
TELEVISION increases the risk of heart disease, scientists have revealed. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
- Physical activity blunts risk from elevated heart rate in women by: admin
January 12, 2010, 05:30
A higher resting heart rate is particularly strongly associated with increased risk for ischemic heart disease death in women under the age of 70 years, shows…
- Risk of dying from heart disease 'rises every hour you watch TV' by: admin
January 11, 2010, 23:45
TV addicts were warned their lifestyle also increased the risk of death from other causes including cancer and the chances of dying early from heart attacks…
- First look at effects of resting heart rate and exercise on heart-disease deaths by: admin
January 11, 2010, 15:01
A higher resting heart rate correlates with a higher risk of death from ischemic heart disease, and physical activity attenuates this effect, particularly in…
- Boost Your Healthy-Eating Willpower; Burning Off Fast Food Is Harder than You May Think [Health] by: Lisa Hoover
January 8, 2010, 14:00
Indulging in that fast food meal doesn't sound as good when you realize what you have to go through to shed the pounds you'll put on. Working off a 6-pack of…
- How high can a climber go? by: admin
January 8, 2010, 08:53
The maximum time an athlete is able to continue climbing to exhaustion may be the only determinant of his/her performance. A new European study, led by…
- Combined effect of resting heart rate and physical activity on ischaemic heart disease: mortality follow-up in a population study (the HUNT study, Norway) by: admin
January 7, 2010, 14:08
Conclusion RHR is positively associated with the risk of death from IHD, and among women, the results suggest that by engaging in PA, the risk associated with…
- Let's get physical: Nine facts about fitness by: admin
January 7, 2010, 02:36
Pump iron or play golf? Scientists are pretty sure they've established the best ways to get fit – now they're ready to tell the rest of us
- To Live A Health Fitness Lifestyle by: admin
January 6, 2010, 15:00
According to the National Institutes of Health, that's how to enjoy a good quality of life. Avoid chronic diseases that cause pain or entail expensive…
- Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles, new study suggests by: admin
January 6, 2010, 14:00
Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health benefits, can increase stresses on the joints of the leg. In a new study, researchers compared…
- The effects of aerobic exercise on metabolic risk, insulin sensitivity and intrahepatic lipid in healthy older people from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study: a randomised controlled trial by: admin
January 5, 2010, 21:47
Conclusions/interpretation Enrolment in a supervised aerobic exercise intervention led to weight loss, increased fitness and improvements in some but not…
- Strength training, self-management improve outcomes for knee osteoarthritis by: admin
January 5, 2010, 07:40
Researchers participating in the Multidimensional Intervention for Early Osteoarthritis of the Knee (Knee Study) determined that physically inactive, middle-age…
- Exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease by: admin
January 4, 2010, 23:00
Peripheral artery disease affects 5 million individuals in the US and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the…
- Running shoes may cause damage to knees, hips and ankles by: admin
January 4, 2010, 09:28
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for more disability in the elderly than any other disease. Running, although it has proven cardiovascular and other health…
- Pomegranate 'can combat MRSA and other superbugs' by: admin
December 26, 2009, 15:05
Scientists have discovered that the fruit can be combined with vitamin C and metal salts to fight hospital superbugsScientists have discovered the power of…
- High-Intensity Aerobic Exercise Training Improves the Heart in Health and Disease. by: admin
December 24, 2009, 15:00
Authors: Kemi OJ, Wisløff U Regular exercise training confers beneficial effects to the heart as well as to the entire body. This occurs partly because…
- Being fit, reducing waist girth, and not smoking improves CV health in men by: admin
December 20, 2009, 15:00
Study results show that being physically fit, having a normal waist circumference, and not smoking reduces the risk for coronary heart disease-related events…
- Exercise or Not, Sitting at a Desk All Day Is Bad for You [Health] by: Adam Pash
- Category: Smoking (15)
- Quitting smoking especially difficult for select groups by: admin
February 12, 2010, 09:20
With the national trend toward quitting smoking flat, psychologists are finding some success with treatments aimed at helping smokers from underserved groups,…
- Smoking may pose 'third-hand' cancer hazard by: admin
February 8, 2010, 12:00
Traces of cigarette smoke that accumulate on carpets and furniture could turn carcinogenic when they react with air
- Smokers with cancer could quit and double survival by: admin
January 21, 2010, 16:28
(AP) -- People with early lung cancer who quit smoking could double their chances of surviving, a new study says.
- Smoking and cardiovascular health: A review of the epidemiology, pathogenesis, prevention and control of tobacco by: admin
January 12, 2010, 06:37
Prasad D S, Kabir Zubair, Dash A K, Das B CIndian Journal of Medical Sciences 2009 63(11):520-533The causal associations between cigarette smoking and human…
- Exactly how dangerous is secondhand smoke to children? by: admin
January 11, 2010, 09:00
by Lawrence Rhein, MD, director of the Center for Healthy Infant Lung Development Most people know that smoking is bad for the people who light up a cigarette…
- Smoking cessation may actually increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes by: admin
January 5, 2010, 05:00
Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for type 2 diabetes, but new research suggests that quitting the habit may actually raise diabetes risk in the…
- Being fit, reducing waist girth, and not smoking improves CV health in men by: admin
December 20, 2009, 15:00
Study results show that being physically fit, having a normal waist circumference, and not smoking reduces the risk for coronary heart disease-related events…
- WHO: Smoking kills 5 million every year by: (author unknown)
December 9, 2009, 01:43
(AP) -- Tobacco use kills at least 5 million people every year, a figure that could rise if countries don't take stronger measures to combat smoking, the…
- Chinese 'herbal' cigarettes no healthier than regular cigarettes by: (author unknown)
December 4, 2009, 11:00
Despite popular belief and some marketing claims, researchers have found that Chinese "herbal" cigarettes that combine medicinal herbs with tobacco are just as…
- Cigarette smoking increases colorectal cancer risk by: admin
December 3, 2009, 20:00
New study results strengthen the evidence that people who smoke cigarettes over a long period of time have an increased risk for developing colorectal cancer,…
- Increased nicotine levels detected in those who light-up earlier in the morning by: (author unknown)
December 3, 2009, 17:00
People who smoke their first cigarette within minutes after waking up have much higher levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine when processed by the body,…
- Waterpipe tobacco smokers inhale same toxicants as cigarette smokers by: admin
December 3, 2009, 11:00
Smoking tobacco through a waterpipe exposes the user to the same toxicants -- carbon monoxide and nicotine -- as puffing on a cigarette, which could lead to…
- Nicotine Levels Higher in Children Exposed to Secondhand Smoke in the Home by: admin
December 3, 2009, 10:03
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research,…
- Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit by: admin
December 2, 2009, 21:00
Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography lung-cancer screening program to pick up their…
- Obesity will snuff out health benefits gained by smoking declines by: admin
December 2, 2009, 14:40
If obesity trends continue, the negative effect on the health of the U.S. population will overtake the benefits gained from declining smoking rates, according…
- Quitting smoking especially difficult for select groups by: admin
- Category: Breastfeeding (4)
- Not Breast-Feeding Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Disease by: admin
January 3, 2010, 15:00
Women who do not breast-feed their children are more likely to have subclinical signs of cardiovascular disease than women who consistently breast-feed,…
- Study finds breast milk has longer shelf life than previously thought by: admin
January 2, 2010, 03:00
Breast milk can be safely stored in a refrigerator for four days without the threat of bacterial contamination or loss of nutritional value, Long Island…
- Breastfeeding 'dramatically cuts the risk' of mother getting diabetes by: admin
December 4, 2009, 00:00
Breastfeeding for one month can halve the risk of pre-diabetes, a condition which can lead to full-blown diabetes and heart disease, say researchers. (Source:…
- Breastfeeding protects women from metabolic syndrome, a diabetes and heart disease predictor by: admin
December 3, 2009, 05:46
Breastfeeding a child may lower a woman`s risk of developing Metabolic Syndrome, a condition linked to heart disease and diabetes in women, according to a…
- Not Breast-Feeding Tied to Higher Risk of Heart Disease by: admin
- Category: Cannabis (2)
- Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: research by: admin
February 8, 2010, 02:20
The benefits of marijuana in tempering or reversing the effects of Alzheimer's disease have been challenged in a new study by researchers at the University of…
- Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis by: admin
December 4, 2009, 00:30
Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five…
- Marijuana ineffective as an Alzheimer's treatment: research by: admin
- Category: Cleanliness (6)
- Study finds face masks and hand hygiene can help limit influenza's spread by: admin
January 21, 2010, 12:40
Ordinary face masks and hand hygiene can effectively reduce the transmission of influenza-like illness during flu season. The finding comes from a new study,…
- Studies advise on fluoridated toothpaste use in children by: admin
January 20, 2010, 06:40
Parents should use toothpastes that contain fluoride with a minimum concentration of 1,000 parts per million to prevent tooth decay in their children, says a…
- Poor oral hygiene among 19-year-olds by: admin
January 19, 2010, 14:20
Swedish 19-year-olds need to improve their oral hygiene habits. Seven out of eight adolescents have unacceptable oral hygiene, which increases the risk of…
- Study suggests why circumcised men are less likely to become infected with HIV by: admin
January 6, 2010, 03:37
Circumcision, which substantially lowers HIV risk in men, also dramatically changes the bacterial communities of the penis, according to a study led by…
- Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean by: admin
December 8, 2009, 16:18
A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in…
- Microbes help mothers protect kids from allergies by: admin
December 7, 2009, 07:10
A pregnant woman's exposure to microbes may protect her child from developing allergies later in life. Researchers in Marburg, Germany find that exposure to…
- Study finds face masks and hand hygiene can help limit influenza's spread by: admin
- Category: Medical Procedures (10)
- Trauma patients safe from mortality risks associated with so-called 'weekend effect' by: admin
January 23, 2010, 00:40
People who are in car crashes or suffer serious falls, gunshot or knife wounds and other injuries at nights or on weekends do not appear to be affected by the…
- Do Statin Drugs Cause Vitamin D Deficiency? by: admin
January 7, 2010, 22:00
(NaturalNews) Many in the medical profession are beginning to recognize that people who take cholesterol-lowering statin drugs are becoming vitamin D-deficient.…
- Sharing a hospital room increases risk of 'super bugs' by: admin
January 5, 2010, 07:09
Staying in a multi-bed hospital room dramatically increases the risk of acquiring a serious infectious disease, Queen's University researchers have discovered.
- Snake bite: Prevention is best but antivenom treatment must also be improved by: admin
January 1, 2010, 00:12
Around 5.5 million people are bitten by snakes each year, resulting in some 400,000 amputations and between 20,000 and 125,000 deaths. Despite this, the burden…
- Risk of blood clot after surgery higher and lasts longer than previously thought by: admin
December 4, 2009, 05:30
The risk of having a potentially fatal blood clot after surgery is higher and lasts for longer than had previously been thought, concludes new research…
- Repeat negative CT scan for lung cancer does not encourage ex-smokers to resume the habit by: admin
December 2, 2009, 21:00
Assurance of a cancer-free status did not prompt people participating in a long-term computerized tomography lung-cancer screening program to pick up their…
- Intensive fungicide use may lead to azole resistance in humans by: admin
December 1, 2009, 15:52
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from the Netherlands, including Gert Kema of Plant Research International, published an article in the Lancet Infectious…
- Preventing repeat strokes -- are survivors taking their medicine? by: admin
December 1, 2009, 11:10
Since 1999, stroke survivors have been advised to use aspirin, prescription antiplatelet agents, or prescription anticoagulants to help avoid another stroke.…
- Ambulatory surgical centers may exceed performance of hospitals for certain procedures by: admin
December 1, 2009, 03:30
Measuring five quality-base performance areas, an ambulatory surgical center out performed a standard hospital based surgical center in otolaryngic surgeries,…
- CPR is successful without mouth-to-mouth, but not without oxygen by: admin
November 30, 2009, 14:40
People can survive cardiac arrest if they receive only chest compressions during attempts to revive them - as advised by the current American Heart Association…
- Trauma patients safe from mortality risks associated with so-called 'weekend effect' by: admin
- Category: Electromagnetic Radiation (4)
- Cell Phones Don't Increase Chances of Brain Cancer by: admin
December 4, 2009, 09:23
mclearn sends in news of "a very large, 30-year study of just about everyone in Scandinavia" that shows no link between mobile phone use and brain tumors.…
- No change in brain tumor incidence during a time when cell phone usage increased by: admin
December 3, 2009, 16:10
There was no substantial change in brain tumor incidence among adults 5 to 10 years after cell phone usage sharply increased, according to a new brief…
- Cellphones and cancer: Interphone can't end the debate by: admin
December 2, 2009, 01:00
The long-awaited study is about to come out – it won't convince sceptics, even though cellphones almost certainly can't cause cancer, says Michael…
- Headphone risk to pacemakers by: admin
November 16, 2009, 07:09
The small powerful magnets used in modern headphones can cause pacemakers and defibrillators to malfunction
- Cell Phones Don't Increase Chances of Brain Cancer by: admin
- Category: Driving (1)
- Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds by: admin
December 22, 2009, 06:09
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new ground-breaking study from University of Washington researchers has found that air bags do not seem to elevate risk of most potential…
- Air bags not a risk to pregnant women in motor vehicle crashes, study finds by: admin
- Category: Social Interactions (6)
- Home is best for cardiac rehabilitation by: admin
January 20, 2010, 03:00
Researchers from the NHS in Cornwall, the Peninsula Medical School, the Agency for Health Technology Assessment in Warsaw and the University of Birmingham have…
- Volunteering may prevent the elderly from becoming frail by: admin
January 8, 2010, 17:00
A study suggests that participating in volunteer activities may prevent frailty in older adults.
- Improving female reproductive health and empowerment through control of NTDs by: admin
December 1, 2009, 12:40
Controlling neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) in developing countries would help improve the reproductive health and rights of girls and women in the poorest…
- Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you by: admin
November 30, 2009, 08:23
If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you -- bad news: a new research report in the December 2009…
- Limp reception for female 'libido drug' by: admin
November 17, 2009, 08:09
A drug dubbed 'female Viagra' that boosts women's libido may have come a step closer, but is it really necessary?
- Does Daylight Savings Time Cause Heart Attacks? by: admin
November 4, 2009, 22:26
Now that we've said goodbye to Daylight Savings Time for another 6 months, perhaps (according to researchers reporting in the New England Journal of Medicine…
- Home is best for cardiac rehabilitation by: admin
- Category: Plants (21)
- 'Immortal' Trees Can't Escape Aging by: Brandon Keim
August 17, 2010, 15:53
Because some quaking aspen trees can reproduce by copying themselves, some people have wondered whether they might live forever, at least theoretically. But…
- Sundews just want to be loved by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 09:04
Sex can be complicated at the best of times, but plants have an extra difficulty. If you're a plant who relies on insects to pollinate your flowers and…
- Five Plants that Can Survive the Low Light of Your Cubicle [Plants] by: Erica Ho
June 17, 2010, 09:30
Got an aching for some a little green life in your workspace or home, don't have the natural light to…
- Zinc switches found in plants by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 13:30
Geneticists have discovered two gene switches in plants which enable better zinc intake. This paves the way for plant breeders to reduce malnutrition.
- Invasive kudzu is major factor in surface ozone pollution, study shows by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 10:00
Kudzu, an invasive vine that is spreading across the southeastern United States and northward, is a major contributor to large-scale increases of the pollutant…
- Botany: Final piece in phytate jigsaw discovered by: (author unknown)
April 26, 2010, 22:00
Scientists have identified the final piece in the jigsaw of how phytate is produced in plants. The discovery has implications for agribusiness, the environment…
- Volunteers Scrutinize 'Ten Most Wanted' Plants for Clues to Climate Change by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 08:21
Students, gardeners, retirees, and other volunteers who are taking part in a nationwide initiative, Project BudBurst, are finding hints that certain plants are…
- Pollen Folds Like Origami by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 05:00
For those of us with allergies, springtime pollen is an invisible nuisance. But under the high-powered microscopes of Eleni Katifori, a biophysicist at…
- Plant biology: Seeking enlightenment by: (author unknown)
April 6, 2010, 23:00
Plant biology: Seeking enlightenment Nature 464, 817 (2010). doi:10.1038/464817b
- Longer-lasting flowers: Fresh Ideas from new research by: (author unknown)
April 5, 2010, 04:00
Tomorrow's fragrant bouquets and colorful potted plants might last longer, thanks to new research.
- 'Third gender' identified in close relative of olive tree by: (author unknown)
April 1, 2010, 10:00
A hitherto unknown reproductive system in a species closely related to the olive tree, Phillyrea angustifolia L., has been discovered. This new reproductive…
- Plant hormone regulates nectar production by: (author unknown)
March 29, 2010, 08:11
Rapeseed is one of the ten most important agricultural crops worldwide. In spring, the rapeseed fields with their bright yellow flowers are widely visible:…
- Vast microbial diversity of carnivorous pitcher plant uncovered by: (author unknown)
March 29, 2010, 04:00
The microbial ecosystem inside the carnivorous pitcher plant is vastly more diverse than previously thought, according to new research.
- Grow Bags Create a Low-Maintenance Garden Anywhere [Stuff We Like] by: Kevin Purdy
March 29, 2010, 01:30
Maybe you want to get started gardening with just a few herbs, but, like us, feel like a natural born plant…
- Plant hormone regulates nectar production: Jasmonic acid triggers nectar accumulation in rapeseed flowers by: (author unknown)
March 28, 2010, 20:00
Plant scientists have discovered that the plant hormone jasmonic acid -- known as a signalling molecule after herbivory -- not only regulates flower development…
- Plants can grow quickly or ward off hungry insects, but not both: research by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 11:25
There's a war occurring each day in our backyards - plant versus plant-eating insect versus insect-eating insect. Research by UC Irvine's Kailen Mooney…
- Chance Observation Leads to Plant Breeding Breakthrough by: (author unknown)
March 24, 2010, 11:00
(PhysOrg.com) -- A reliable method for producing plants that carry genetic material from only one of their parents has been discovered by plant biologists at…
- Global warming threatens plant diversity by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 16:40
In the coming decades, climate change is set to produce worldwide changes in the living conditions for plants, whereby major regional differences may be…
- Cracking the plant-cell membrane code by: (author unknown)
March 22, 2010, 15:10
(PhysOrg.com) -- To engineer better, more productive crops and develop new drugs to combat disease, scientists look at how the sensor-laden membranes surroundin…
- From carnivorous plants to the medicine cabinet? Anti-fungal agents in pitcher plants investigated by: (author unknown)
March 6, 2010, 08:00
Unusual components from carnivorous plants' pitchers were found effective as anti-fungal drugs against human fungal infections, which are widespread in…
- Research shows some plants can remove indoor pollutants by: admin
December 2, 2009, 14:54
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some plants have the ability to drastically reduce levels of indoor pollutants, according to new research at the University of Georgia.…
- 'Immortal' Trees Can't Escape Aging by: Brandon Keim
- Category: Stress (12)
- Barrow researcher reports that slow breathing reduces pain by: admin
January 20, 2010, 14:10
Research performed by a scientist at Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has shown that controlled breathing at a slowed…
- Heart group lists 7 essentials for heart health by: admin
January 20, 2010, 07:00
(AP) -- Here are the seven secrets to a long life: Stay away from cigarettes. Keep a slender physique. Get some exercise. Eat a healthy diet and keep your…
- A new method to measure childhood stress by: admin
January 13, 2010, 10:00
Researchers from the University of Malaga have created the 'Inventory of Daily Stressors', a method aimed at schoolchildren. According to experts, worrying…
- Being straight with your boss cuts stress: study by: admin
January 13, 2010, 06:40
Telling your boss what you really think of them is good for your health -- and helps managers improve, according to research published Wednesday.
- Menopause onset brings higher cholesterol levels, heart disease risk by: admin
January 8, 2010, 04:18
Postmenopausal women taking antidepressants face an increased risk for stroke and death compared with those not using these medications. (Source: American…
- Institute of Medicine recommends stricter resident duty hour regulations to prevent medical errors by: admin
January 4, 2010, 11:00
At the request of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce as part of an investigation into preventable medical errors, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) has…
- Smile! You've got cancer | Barbara Ehrenreich by: admin
January 1, 2010, 15:18
Cancer is not a problem or an illness – it's a gift. Or so Barbara Ehrenreich was told repeatedly after her diagnosis. But the positive thinkers are…
- Meditation Reduces Heart Disease Deaths by: admin
December 23, 2009, 22:00
(NaturalNews) The Medical College of Wisconsin in conjunction with Maharishi University in Iowa funded a study about the effects of transcendental meditation…
- Role of Psychological Factors in the Clinical Course of Heart Transplant Patients - Corrected Proof by: admin
December 14, 2009, 00:00
Depression is an increasingly recognized risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes and mortality in heart transplant patients. These increased cardiovascular…
- Good stress response enhances recovery from surgery, study shows by: admin
December 1, 2009, 11:09
The right kind of stress response in the operating room could lead to quicker recovery for patients after knee surgery, according to a new study led by…
- Don't ignore your emotions at work, professor says by: admin
November 30, 2009, 14:50
(PhysOrg.com) -- `There`s no crying in baseball!` So said Jimmy Dugan, the manager portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie `A League of Their Own.` Not so fast,…
- Seeing family for the holidays? Scientists discover how the stress might kill you by: admin
November 30, 2009, 08:23
If you ever thought the stress of seeing your extended family over the holidays was slowly killing you -- bad news: a new research report in the December 2009…
- Barrow researcher reports that slow breathing reduces pain by: admin
- Category: Obesity (7)
- Degree of obesity raises risk of stroke, regardless of gender, race by: admin
January 21, 2010, 15:20
The higher a person's degree of obesity, the higher their risk of stroke -- regardless of race, gender and how obesity is measured, according to a new study…
- Pregnant women who are overweight put their infants at risk by: admin
January 20, 2010, 09:10
In recent years, there has been a large increase in the prevalence of overweight and obese women of childbearing age, with approximately 51% of non-pregnant…
- Obesity linked to common form of kidney cancer and each extra BMI point increases risk by: admin
January 12, 2010, 15:50
Being obese could lead to a greater risk of developing the most common form of renal cell cancer, according to research in the January issue of the UK-based…
- Setting the record straight on weight loss by: admin
January 6, 2010, 08:50
It's time to set the record straight. The only reliable way to lose weight is to eat less or exercise more. Preferably both.
- Obesity now poses as great a threat to quality of life as smoking by: admin
January 5, 2010, 04:00
As the US population becomes increasingly obese while smoking rates continue to decline, obesity has become an equal, if not greater, contributor to the burden…
- Obesity Will Cost U.S. 4 Billion a Year in Health Care Costs by: admin
January 3, 2010, 22:00
(NaturalNews) An analysis of projected health care costs has revealed that by the year 2018, obesity-related medical expenses will top 4 billion. Current…
- Overweight children may develop back pain and spinal abnormalities by: admin
December 1, 2009, 02:50
Being overweight as a child could lead to early degeneration in the spine, according to a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological…
- Degree of obesity raises risk of stroke, regardless of gender, race by: admin
- Category: Contaminants (10)
- Industrial cleaner linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease by: admin
February 8, 2010, 02:10
Workers exposed to tricholorethylene (TCE), a chemical once widely used to clean metal such as auto parts, may be at a significantly higher risk of developing…
- More melamine-tainted milk products found in China by: admin
January 25, 2010, 05:09
(AP) -- Melamine-tainted dairy products were pulled from convenience store shelves in southern China more than a year after hundreds of thousands of children…
- Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds | World news | guardian.co.uk by: admin
January 25, 2010, 03:42
Iraq littered with high levels of nuclear and dioxin contamination, study finds | World news | guardian.co.uk
- Stain repellent chemical linked to thyroid disease in adults by: admin
January 21, 2010, 02:12
A study by the University of Exeter and the Peninsula Medical School for the first time links thyroid disease with human exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid…
- Ancient Volcanic Eruptions Still Taking Lives by: admin
January 13, 2010, 07:21
(PhysOrg.com) -- A cancer epidemic under way in southeast China may have been initiated by a string of Siberian volcanoes that spewed ash across the Earth 250…
- New solvent technologies to replace use of harmful toxic acids by: admin
January 8, 2010, 14:00
Scientists are developing new ways to replace harmful, carcinogenic, toxic acids and electrolytes which are currently used in many commercial metal finishing…
- Some airborne particles pose more dangers than others by: admin
December 17, 2009, 11:08
Mort Lippmann noticed a strange phenomenon in his laboratory mice. For 14 straight days, their hearts were racing.
- Young adults' blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder by: admin
December 8, 2009, 14:00
Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic disorders, even if they have exposure to lead levels generally…
- Childhood lead exposure causes permanent brain damage by: admin
December 1, 2009, 02:35
A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to evaluate brain function revealed that adults who were exposed to lead as children incur permanent…
- Plastic-hardening chemical makes men soft by: admin
November 13, 2009, 04:10
A compound commonly found in plastic food and drink containers appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual performance problems in men. But how…
- Industrial cleaner linked to increased risk of Parkinson's disease by: admin
- Category: Social Class (6)
- Low socioeconomic status affects cortisol levels in children over time by: admin
January 19, 2010, 14:20
It's no surprise that children from low socioeconomic backgrounds may be at risk for numerous health problems in the future. Scientists speculate that these…
- Poor people smoke more by: admin
January 15, 2010, 09:20
Social status is intimately linked with health-related risk factors. In the current issue of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Thomas Lampert, of the Robert…
- Poor neighbourhoods can kill by: admin
January 13, 2010, 10:00
The strain of life in a crime-ridden inner city seems to send tumours into overdrive. And cancer is just one disease fuelling US health inequalities
- Research suggests new ways to boost cognitive performance of older adults by: admin
January 8, 2010, 12:40
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oscar Wilde once quipped, "The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is…
- Young hunters most likely to be injured using tree stands, researchers say by: admin
December 30, 2009, 12:29
Young hunters between the ages of 15 and 34 are the most likely to suffer serious injuries in tree stand-related incidents, say researchers at the University…
- Leading causes of death among different age groups and ethnicities by: admin
November 30, 2009, 02:35
This figure, made by GOOD, shows the leading causes of death (excluding murder and accidents) for different ethnicities, sex and age groups. What is…
- Low socioeconomic status affects cortisol levels in children over time by: admin
- Category: Posture (1)
- Curing a pain in the neck by: admin
November 18, 2009, 02:34
Help is at hand for sufferers of that plague of modern office workers: neck and upper back pain. Debora MacKenzie reports
- Curing a pain in the neck by: admin
- Making Up for Bad Health Habits by: (author unknown)
- Category: Gene Therapy (1)
- Gene Therapy for Adrenoleukodystrophy by: admin
November 6, 2009, 17:23
This article discusses a new Science paper (6 November 2009: Vol. 326. no. 5954, pp. 818 - 823 DOI: 10.1126/science.1171242) about gene therapy for a brain…
- Gene Therapy for Adrenoleukodystrophy by: admin
- Category: Vaccines (20)
- 'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 09:52
In recent years, scientists have studied the possibility of using engineered human adenoviruses as vaccines against diseases such as HIV, tuberculosis, and…
- 'Needle-free' intervention as natural vaccine against malaria by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 07:40
A study published in the journal Science Translational Medicine proposes that preventative treatment with affordable and safe antibiotics in people living in…
- Did the end of smallpox vaccination cause the explosive spread of HIV? by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 22:00
Vaccinia immunization, as given to prevent the spread of smallpox, produces a five-fold reduction in HIV replication in the laboratory. Researchers suggest…
- World's poorest children among first to receive new life-saving pneumococcal vaccines by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 13:00
Millions of infants and young children in the world's poorest countries will receive potentially life-saving vaccines that help protect against pneumococcal…
- Predicting effectiveness of flu vaccination campaigns by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 15:10
A new study, published by Elsevier this month in Vaccine, describes a new method that assesses the impact and cost-effectiveness of a range of vaccination…
- Chikungunya foiled by copycat 'virus' by: (author unknown)
February 6, 2010, 04:00
A vaccine that masquerades as the crippling chikungunya virus might finally defeat the mosquito-borne disease
- HPV vaccines may reduce a wide range of genital diseases by: (author unknown)
February 5, 2010, 14:44
High-coverage human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccinations among adolescents and young women may result in a rapid reduction of genital warts, cervical cell…
- The Lancet Recants Study Linking Autism To Vaccine by: kdawson
February 2, 2010, 15:24
JamJam writes "The Lancet, a major British medical journal, has retracted a flawed study linking the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine to autism and bowel…
- Researcher discovers how new HIV vaccine candidate can control HIV progression by: (author unknown)
January 19, 2010, 14:20
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Toronto and Mount Sinai Hospital have made significant findings about how a new HIV vaccine candidate…
- First steps taken toward the development of a malaria transmission-blocking vaccine by: (author unknown)
January 15, 2010, 02:00
The PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today announced a new collaboration to initiate development toward a vaccine that may eventually help eliminate and…
- Refusing immunizations puts increases the risk of varicella illness in children by: (author unknown)
January 4, 2010, 17:50
Children of parents who refuse vaccines are nine times more likely to get chickenpox compared to fully immunized children, according to a new study led by a…
- Insect cells provide the key to alternative swine flu vaccination by: (author unknown)
January 4, 2010, 17:30
Scientists in Vienna have developed a new technique for producing vaccines for H1N1, 'swine flu', based on insect cells. The research, published today in the…
- Study links real-time data to flu vaccine strategies by: (author unknown)
December 29, 2009, 02:00
Adaptive vaccination strategies, based on age patterns of hospitalizations and deaths monitored in real-time during the early stages of a pandemic, outperform…
- Dutch PhD develops fast method for preparing flu vaccine by: (author unknown)
December 7, 2009, 13:56
(PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large…
- Dutch PhD develops fast method for preparing flu vaccine by: (author unknown)
December 7, 2009, 13:56
(PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large…
- Aspirin, tylenol may decrease effectiveness of vaccines by: (author unknown)
December 1, 2009, 12:30
With flu season in full swing and the threat of H1N1 looming, demand for vaccines is at an all-time high. Although those vaccines are expected to be effective,…
- Clinical trials launched for treating most aggressive brain tumor with personalized cell vaccines by: (author unknown)
November 30, 2009, 13:00
The University of Navarra Hospital (Spain) has launched a series of clinical trials in order to assess the efficacy of an immunotherapy treatment. This…
- [News of the Week] Swine Flu Pandemic: Developing Countries to Get Some H1N1 Vaccine—But When? by: (author unknown)
November 25, 2009, 09:28
The World Health Organization has promised to supply developing countries with H1N1 vaccine donated by manufacturers and rich countries. But it has secured…
- [News of the Week] Pandemic Influenza: Europe Reconsiders H1N1 Flu Shots for Children by: (author unknown)
November 25, 2009, 09:28
As the H1N1 flu outbreak gathers speed and more vaccine becomes available, some European countries are now telling families that healthy children—or at least…
- Interaction of Cowpea Mosaic Virus (CPMV) Nanoparticles with Antigen Presenting Cells In Vitro and In Vivo by: (author unknown)
November 23, 2009, 00:00
Background Plant viruses such as Cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV) are increasingly being developed for applications in nanobiotechnology including vaccine developmen…
- 'New' human adenovirus may not make for good vaccines, after all by: (author unknown)
- Category: Schizophrenia (15)
- Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 13:50
(PhysOrg.com) -- According to research by Temple psychologist Lauren Ellman, exposure during pregnancy to immune proteins leads to increased risk for brain…
- Dopamine system in highly creative people similar to that seen in schizophrenics, study finds by: (author unknown)
May 19, 2010, 07:00
New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers in Sweden have…
- Impaired brain connections traced to schizophrenia mutation; Like patients, engineered mice falter at working memory tasks by: (author unknown)
March 31, 2010, 22:00
The strongest known recurrent genetic cause of schizophrenia impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs, resulting in working…
- Impaired brain connections traced to schizophrenia mutation; Like patients, engineered mice falter at working memory tasks by: (author unknown)
March 31, 2010, 22:00
The strongest known recurrent genetic cause of schizophrenia impairs communications between the brain's decision-making and memory hubs, resulting in working…
- Brain estrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment by: (author unknown)
March 31, 2010, 13:00
An estrogenic drug that influences neurotransmitter and neuronal systems in the brain is showing promise as an effective therapy for women who suffer from…
- Brain estrogen shows promise as schizophrenia treatment by: (author unknown)
March 31, 2010, 13:00
An estrogenic drug that influences neurotransmitter and neuronal systems in the brain is showing promise as an effective therapy for women who suffer from…
- Flu in pregnancy changes fetal brain by: (author unknown)
January 27, 2010, 08:20
The brains of monkeys whose mothers had flu while pregnant resemble those of people with schizophrenia
- Flu in pregnancy changes fetal brain by: (author unknown)
January 27, 2010, 08:20
The brains of monkeys whose mothers had flu while pregnant resemble those of people with schizophrenia
- Evolution in Health and Medicine Sackler Colloquium: Comparative genomics of autism and schizophrenia [Colloquium] by: Crespi, B., Stead, P., Elliot, M.
January 26, 2010, 15:01
We used data from studies of copy-number variants (CNVs), single-gene associations, growth-signaling pathways, and intermediate phenotypes associated with…
- Team finds childhood clues to adult schizophrenia by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 12:09
(PhysOrg.com) -- Years before adults develop schizophrenia, there is a pattern of cognitive difficulties they experience as children, including problems with…
- Estrogen in the fight against schizophrenia by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 10:40
Many American women are prescribed estrogen to combat the negative effects of menopause, such as bone loss and mood swings. Now, new evidence from a Tel Aviv…
- Blood test for schizophrenia could be ready this year by: (author unknown)
January 20, 2010, 10:00
the most serious form of mental illness - could be available this year, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News,…
- Autism and schizophrenia could be genetic opposites by: (author unknown)
December 2, 2009, 03:33
The conditions may be two sides of the same coin, suggests a review of genetic data – the finding could help design complementary treatments
- [Report] The Schizophrenia Susceptibility Gene dysbindin Controls Synaptic Homeostasis by: Dion K. Dickman
November 25, 2009, 09:28
The dysbindin protein is required for the modulation of presynaptic neurotransmitter release in Drosophila.Authors: Dion K. Dickman, Graeme W. Davis
- Evidence for Anomalous Network Connectivity during Working Memory Encoding in Schizophrenia: An ICA Based Analysis by: Shashwath A. Meda et al.
November 19, 2009, 00:00
Background Numerous neuroimaging studies report abnormal regional brain activity during working memory performance in schizophrenia, but few have examined…
- Immune responses during pregnancy linked to schizophrenia among offspring by: (author unknown)
- Category: Biotechnology (25)
- NEC builds a better bioplastic from plant stems and cashew nut shells by: Donald Melanson
August 25, 2010, 10:44
We've already seen cellphones made from corn and bioplastics used in other products, but NEC has now come up with what it says is an even better solution: a…
- How DNA evidence creates victims of chance by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:00
In the second part of New Scientist's special investigation, we show that the odds attached to a piece of DNA evidence can vary enormously
- Microscopic firewalls: Robust foils of synthetic nacre analogues act as a heat shield by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 03:18
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biological materials are fascinating because they are very light but have the ability to withstand extreme forces. Nacre is amazingly tough…
- Gene that causes barnacles to avoid ship hulls identified by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 07:19
The substance medetomidine has proved effective in preventing fouling of ship bottoms. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now identified the gene…
- Industrial production of biodiesel feasible within 15 years by: (author unknown)
August 13, 2010, 11:20
Within 10 to 15 years, it will be technically possible to produce sustainable and economically viable biodiesel from micro-algae on a large scale. Technological…
- Implantable silk metamaterials could advance biomedicine, biosensing by: (author unknown)
August 12, 2010, 11:24
Researchers at the Tufts University School of Engineering and Boston University have fabricated and characterized the first large area metamaterial structures…
- Implantable blood sugar sensor could eliminate daily finger pricks by: Darren Murph
August 7, 2010, 02:53
Science has been figuring out ways to sidestep those dreaded finger pricks for years now, but it's not often that we hear of such a permanent solution as…
- E. coli engineered to make convenient 'drop-in' biofuel by: (author unknown)
July 29, 2010, 10:00
Genetically modified bacteria that munch on sugar to produce refinable oil could bring down the cost of switching to cleaner liquid fuels
- Biodiesel from algae may not be as green as it seems by: (author unknown)
July 27, 2010, 08:24
The search is on for better ways of growing algae for fuel – current methods use more carbon emissions than the biofuel saves
- Caltech Awarded 2 Million to Create Fuel From Sunlight by: Matylda Czarnecka
July 22, 2010, 14:40
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that it will award up to 2 million to create a Fuels form Sunlight Energy Innovation Hub led by the California…
- Solazyme Provides U.S. Navy with Algal Jet Fuel by: Matylda Czarnecka
July 19, 2010, 11:35
Biofuel producer Solazyme delivered 1,500 gallons of its algae-based jet fuel to the U.S. Navy’s testing and certification program today, helping the…
- Artificial gut frees sewage-eating robot from humans by: (author unknown)
July 19, 2010, 03:34
A biomass-powered robot with a digestive system shows it can operate for a week without human help, by feeding, watering and cleansing itself
- DARPA-funded prosthetic arm reaches phase three, would-be cyborgs celebrate by: Sean Hollister
July 18, 2010, 06:47
Last we heard from Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory, it wanted a neurally-controlled bionic arm by 2009. Needless to say, the school…
- Glycosylation and the Demands of Antibody Engineering - Roy Jefferis examines precise questions about how sugars drive antibody function. - BioPharm International by: (author unknown)
May 19, 2010, 02:47
In one series of experiments, the glycosylation site of IgG1 was removed and an IgA glycosylation site was introduced—resulting in a total loss of biological…
- Between shoot and root, researcher unlocks new tool for biofuel industry by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 22:00
A new study has found that the protein ICR1 controls the way auxin moves throughout a plant affecting its development. When this protein is genetically…
- Scientists call for GM review after surge in pests around cotton farms in China | Environment | The Guardian by: (author unknown)
May 14, 2010, 10:27
Farmland struck by infestations of bugs following widespread adoption of Bt cotton made by biotech giant Monsanto
- Pressure-cooking algae into a better biofuel by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 15:26
(PhysOrg.com) -- Heating and squishing microalgae in a pressure-cooker can fast-forward the crude-oil-making process from millennia to minutes.
- Second plant pathway could improve nutrition, biofuel production by: (author unknown)
April 3, 2010, 07:00
Scientists have defined a hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional…
- Sugar-hungry yeast to boost biofuel production by: (author unknown)
March 29, 2010, 16:00
Engineering yeast to transform sugars more efficiently into alcohols could be an economically and environmentally sound way to replace fossil fuels, say…
- Slackers and superstars of the microbial workplace by: (author unknown)
March 28, 2010, 07:52
Drug companies often use yeast to manufacture drugs, especially proteins such as antibodies and enzymes. It has been assumed that a batch of genetically…
- New Bee Sniffing Technology Can Detect Many Dangerous Vapors At Once by: (author unknown)
March 28, 2010, 07:29
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- Blueprint for 'artificial leaf' mimics Mother Nature by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 10:30
Scientists today presented a design strategy to produce the long-sought artificial leaf, which could harness Mother Nature's ability to produce energy from…
- More economical process for making ethanol from nonfood sources by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 09:13
Scientists in Wisconsin are reporting discovery of a way to lower the cost of converting wood, corn stalks and leaves, switch grass, and other non-food biomass…
- Algae's solar electrons hijacked to steal power by: (author unknown)
March 17, 2010, 02:18
Sticking an electrode into a photosynthesising cell makes it possible to draw off power from light
- Unlocking the opium poppy's biggest secret: Genes that make codeine, morphine by: (author unknown)
March 15, 2010, 10:00
Researchers have discovered the unique genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, opening the door to alternate methods of producing these…
- NEC builds a better bioplastic from plant stems and cashew nut shells by: Donald Melanson
- Category: Stem Cells (25)
- Stem cell versatility could help tissue regeneration by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 10:01
Scientists have reprogrammed stem cells from a key organ in the immune system in a development that could have implications for tissue regeneration.
- Mayo's 'smart' adult stem cells repair hearts by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 23:30
Mayo Clinic investigators, with Belgian collaborators, have demonstrated that rationally "guided" human adult stem cells can effectively heal, repair and…
- Selected cells from blood or bone marrow may provide a route to healing blood vessels by: (author unknown)
August 13, 2010, 08:10
Isolating cells from a patient's blood or bone marrow that nourish blood vessels may be a safer and less arduous route to treatment of cardiovascular disease…
- Researchers use stem cells to treat children with life-threatening, blistering skin disease by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 14:26
University of Minnesota Physician-researchers have demonstrated that a lethal skin disease can be successfully treated with stem cell therapy.
- Regenerating Muscle Cells With Newt-Inspired Tech by: Soulskill
August 6, 2010, 07:13
gmp writes "The NY Times and the Wall Street Journal are reporting on a new paper, published in the science journal Cell Stem Cell, where scientists, inspired…
- Green light for first embryonic stem cell treatment by: (author unknown)
August 6, 2010, 07:04
Injections of material derived from stem cells may help repair damaged spinal cords
- Order from chaos : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 01:48
Much tighter regulations are needed to reap the full benefits of stem-cell treatments.
- Stem-cell furore erupts : Nature News by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 01:17
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- Order from chaos by: (author unknown)
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Order from chaos Nature 466, 7 (2010). doi:10.1038/466007b Much tighter regulations are needed to reap the full benefits of stem-cell treatments.
- Cancer stem cells: Invitation to a second round by: Peter Dirks
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Cancer stem cells: Invitation to a second round Nature 466, 40 (2010). doi:10.1038/466040a Authors: Peter Dirks Tumour cells are non-uniform. The question…
- Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived models of LEOPARD syndrome by: Ihor R. Lemischka
June 28, 2010, 22:39
Patient-specific induced pluripotent stem-cell-derived models of LEOPARD syndrome Nature 465, 808 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09005 Authors: Xonia Carvajal-Ver…
- Extrinsic regulation of pluripotent stem cells : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
June 28, 2010, 22:24
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- Human adult germline stem cells in question by: Hans R. Schöler
June 26, 2010, 22:28
Human adult germline stem cells in question Nature 465, E1 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09089 Authors: Kinarm Ko, Marcos J. Araúzo-Bravo, Natalia Tapia, Julee…
- Burgeoning stem cell product market lures major suppliers by: Sarah Webb
June 26, 2010, 22:03
Burgeoning stem cell product market lures major suppliers Nature Biotechnology 28, 535 (2010). doi:10.1038/nbt0610-535 Author: Sarah Webb
- Nuclear reprogramming to a pluripotent state by three approaches by: Helen M. Blau
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Nuclear reprogramming to a pluripotent state by three approaches Nature 465, 704 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09229 Authors: Shinya Yamanaka & Helen M.…
- Extrinsic regulation of pluripotent stem cells by: Patrick P. L. Tam
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Extrinsic regulation of pluripotent stem cells Nature 465, 713 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09228 Authors: Martin F. Pera & Patrick P. L. Tam During early…
- Stem cells restore tissue affected by acute lung injury by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 22:00
Human stem cells administered intravenously can restore alveolar epithelial tissue to a normal function in a novel ex vivo perfused human lung after E. coli…
- Location of stem cells near cartilage-rich regions in bones confirmed by: (author unknown)
April 26, 2010, 16:00
Working with mice, researchers have pinpointed the location of bone generating stem cells in the spine, at the ends of shins, and in other bones. The team also…
- Insulin-like signal needed to keep stem cells alive in adult brain by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 14:42
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Berkeley, biologists have found a signal that keeps stem cells alive in the adult brain, providing a focus for…
- Breakthrough reveals blood vessel cells are key to growing unlimited amounts of adult stem cells by: (author unknown)
March 7, 2010, 02:00
In a leap toward making stem cell therapy widely available, researchers have discovered that endothelial cells, the most basic building blocks of the vascular…
- New study suggests stem cells sabotage their own DNA to produce new tissues by: (author unknown)
February 15, 2010, 12:18
A new study from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa suggests that stem cells intentionally break their own DNA as a way…
- New study suggests stem cells sabotage their own DNA to produce new tissues by: (author unknown)
February 15, 2010, 12:18
A new study from the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) and the University of Ottawa suggests that stem cells intentionally break their own DNA as a way…
- Induced neural stem cells: Not quite ready for prime time by: (author unknown)
February 15, 2010, 12:17
(PhysOrg.com) -- The great promise of induced pluripotent stem cells is that the all-purpose cells seem capable of performing all the same tricks as embryonic…
- Induced neural stem cells: Not quite ready for prime time by: (author unknown)
February 15, 2010, 12:17
(PhysOrg.com) -- The great promise of induced pluripotent stem cells is that the all-purpose cells seem capable of performing all the same tricks as embryonic…
- Biologists image birth of blood-forming stem cells in embryo (w/ Video) by: (author unknown)
February 14, 2010, 10:00
Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the specific region in vertebrates where adult blood stem cells arise during embryonic development.
- Stem cell versatility could help tissue regeneration by: (author unknown)
- Category: Strange Lifeforms (25)
- Bees warm up with a drink, too by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 22:23
When we venture out on a cool morning, nothing energises our body like a nice warm drink and new research reveals that bees also use the same idea when they're…
- Ancient 'terror bird' used powerful beak to jab like an agile boxer (w/ Video) by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 14:00
The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull -- coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak -- for a fighting…
- 'Zombie ants' controlled by parasitic fungus for 48m years | Science | guardian.co.uk by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 21:28
"We now present it as the first example of behavioural manipulation and probably the only one which can be found. In most cases, this kind of control is…
- Bacteria breakthrough is heaven scent by: (author unknown)
August 15, 2010, 16:00
Bacteria are well-known to be the cause of some of the most repugnant smells on earth, but now scientists have revealed this lowest of life forms actually has…
- Zoologger: The world's most fecund vertebrate by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 03:59
Resembling a gigantic severed fish head, the ocean sunfish is the heaviest bony fish in the sea, and the female produces more eggs than any other vertebrate
- In pictures: Census of the deep maps the world's sea creatures | Environment | guardian.co.uk by: (author unknown)
August 2, 2010, 20:46
Census of Marine Life scientists have drawn up an inventory of the world's underwater citizens – and warned of mass extinctions
- Photos: "Glass" Crustacean Among Hundreds of New Species by: (author unknown)
July 23, 2010, 13:25
A see-through crustacean and a weird water bug are among the hundreds of species discovered so far during a survey of Korean biodiversity. …
- 'Sleep control' cells allow blind mice to see by: (author unknown)
July 23, 2010, 07:44
Mice lacking rod and cone cells can still navigate mazes. They must be using a third light receptor previously thought to have no role in vision
- Scientists study why the blind salamander lives so long by: (author unknown)
July 22, 2010, 05:00
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have long been intrigued by the longevity of a tiny amphibian known as the blind salamander, but it now seems it may live a long…
- Creepy 'Human Fish' Can Live 100 Years by: Brandon Keim
July 21, 2010, 09:13
The olm, a foot-long salamander nicknamed "the human fish" because of its fleshy skin and tubular shape could live for 100 years, far longer than any other…
- P. aeruginosa, Biofilms and Honey « Disease of the Week! by: (author unknown)
July 16, 2010, 22:29
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- Ancient species discovered in Barrier Reef depths - Yahoo! News by: (author unknown)
July 15, 2010, 22:36
Australian scientists have discovered bizarre prehistoric sea life hundreds of metres below the Great Barrier Reef, in an unprecedented mission to document…
- Introducing the good food guide for cockroaches by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 10:53
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever wondered how cockroaches seem to know the best place to grab a meal? New research at Queen Mary, University of London suggests that, just…
- Oasis near Death Valley fed by ancient aquifer under Nevada Test Site by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 14:30
Every minute, 10,000 gallons of water mysteriously gush out of the desert floor at a place called Ash Meadows, an oasis that is home to 24 plant and animal…
- Research questions amphibians' UV vulnerability by: (author unknown)
May 22, 2010, 23:39
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research recently conducted by two ecologists, Wendy Palen at Simon Fraser University and Daniel Schindler at the University of Washington,…
- Surprising infection inducing mechanism found in bacteria by: (author unknown)
May 19, 2010, 10:00
A new study demonstrates that bacteria have a surprising mechanism to transfer virulent genes causing infections. The researchers describe an unprecedented…
- New species of human malaria recognized by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 07:00
Scientists investigating ovale malaria, a form of the disease thought to be caused by a single species of parasite, have confirmed that the parasite is…
- Newly discovered: the 'Pinocchio' of frogs, a gargoyle-faced gecko, and the world's smallest wallaby by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 01:00
A scientific expedition to a pristine wilderness once dubbed "The Lost World" by Western media has revealed a stunning diversity of spectacular species, many…
- Fish facing reflections become feisty but fearful by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 16:00
Fish faced with their reflection in a mirror get aggressive, but also show an unexpected element of fear, which they don't show when fighting a real foe. The…
- Elephants have word for 'bee-ware' by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 10:00
For the first time elephants have been found to produce an alarm call associated with the threat of bees, and have been shown to retreat when a recording of…
- Social networking helps hermit crabs find homes by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 01:00
Biologists have discovered that, contrary to their name, hermit crabs may locate new and improved housing using previously unknown social networking skills.…
- Social networking helps hermit crabs find homes by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 01:00
Biologists have discovered that, contrary to their name, hermit crabs may locate new and improved housing using previously unknown social networking skills.…
- Young salamanders' movement over land helps stabilize populations by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 19:00
Researchers can now describe how species of stream salamanders find new homes by moving both within streams and over land to adjacent streams during multiple…
- Young salamanders' movement over land helps stabilize populations by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 19:00
Researchers can now describe how species of stream salamanders find new homes by moving both within streams and over land to adjacent streams during multiple…
- How chimps deal with death: Studies offer rare glimpses by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 19:00
Two studies offer rare glimpses into the ways that chimpanzees deal with the deaths of those closest to them. In one case, researchers describe the final hours…
- Bees warm up with a drink, too by: (author unknown)
- Category: Agriculture (25)
- Mars Farming Gets Green Thumbs-Up by: Brandon Keim
August 18, 2010, 05:00
Mars explorers could use complicated mechanical systems to produce oxygen, filter waste and eat food transported from Earth. Or they could just loose the…
- Green machine: Don't burn plant waste, bury it by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 07:00
Converting plant waste to biochar leads to bigger cuts in carbon emissions than turning it into biofuels – and brings other benefits too
- US food waste worth more than offshore drilling by: (author unknown)
July 30, 2010, 01:31
A study of the energetic value of food wasted in the US each year shows the scale of the problem
- Report finds bioenergy production can expand across Africa without displacing food by: (author unknown)
July 22, 2010, 21:00
Crops can be produced for bioenergy on a significant scale in west, eastern and southern Africa without doing damage to food production or natural habitats,…
- Veggieworld: Why eating greens won't save the planet by: (author unknown)
July 20, 2010, 00:59
Stop eating meat, save the environment – so the argument goes. But what would really happen if we all went cold turkey?
- Parasitic Wasp Swarm Unleashed to Fight Pests by: (author unknown)
July 19, 2010, 13:09
A huge "army" of parasitic wasps was unleashed in Thailand on Saturday to control a devastating mealybug outbreak, scientists say. …
- Garden Pest Detective from Gardener's Supply by: (author unknown)
July 13, 2010, 02:02
Our Pest Detective will help identify the cause of the damage in your garden. Whether it's animals, insects or plant diseases, we have the tools to help get…
- Glyphosate resistance threatens Roundup hegemony by: Emily Waltz
June 26, 2010, 22:03
Glyphosate resistance threatens Roundup hegemony Nature Biotechnology 28, 537 (2010). doi:10.1038/nbt0610-537 Author: Emily Waltz
- Glyphosate resistance threatens Roundup hegemony by: Emily Waltz
June 26, 2010, 22:03
Glyphosate resistance threatens Roundup hegemony Nature Biotechnology 28, 537 (2010). doi:10.1038/nbt0610-537 Author: Emily Waltz
- Five Plants that Can Survive the Low Light of Your Cubicle [Plants] by: Erica Ho
June 17, 2010, 09:30
Got an aching for some a little green life in your workspace or home, don't have the natural light to…
- Intensive farming may ease climate change by: Jeff Tollefson
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Intensive farming may ease climate change Nature 465, 853 (2010). doi:10.1038/465853a Author: Jeff Tollefson To many people, modern agriculture, with its…
- Even small patches of urban woods are valuable for migrating birds by: (author unknown)
June 8, 2010, 01:00
Even tiny patches of woods in urban areas seem to provide adequate food and protection for some species of migrating birds as they fly between wintering and…
- New rust resistance genes added to common beans by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 07:01
New cultivars of common bean developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and university scientists could shore up the legume crop's defenses against the…
- When plants attract bugs, it may be their own fault by: (author unknown)
May 18, 2010, 04:00
In new research in greenhouses on two types of impatiens plants, Cajun Carmine had significantly less damage from western flower thrips than Dazzler White and…
- Hydrocooling shows promise for reducing strawberry weight loss, bruising by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 07:00
Strawberries are very fragile and highly susceptible to mechanical injury during commercial production and must be harvested when they are ripe to minimize…
- What is a grass? Chloroplast DNA reveals that a grass may not be a grass by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 22:00
Researchers recently investigated the evolution of grasses, one of the most economic and ecologically important plant families, by sequencing the chloroplast…
- Periwinkle plants provide ammunition in the war on citrus greening by: (author unknown)
April 26, 2010, 22:00
Scientists have turned an ornamental plant into a tool for combating a bacterial disease that threatens the world's citrus crop.
- Lady bugs to the rescue in the Galapagos: Biocontrol of insect pest is a major success, entomologists say by: (author unknown)
April 26, 2010, 13:00
The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin, have unique flora and fauna threatened by invasive insects brought in by tourism and population growth.…
- Solid-state illuminator reduces nitrates in leafy green vegetables by: (author unknown)
April 26, 2010, 10:00
Searching for ways to improve the nutritional quality of leafy green vegetables, Lithuanian researchers have found success with new technology that features…
- Food vs. fuel: Scientists say growing grain for food is more energy efficient by: (author unknown)
April 19, 2010, 15:10
Using productive farmland to grow crops for food instead of fuel is more energy efficient, Michigan State University scientists concluded, after analyzing 17…
- Black or blue? Mulch color affects okra growth, yield by: (author unknown)
April 19, 2010, 15:00
Plastic mulches have been used in vegetable production in the United States since the 1950s. Black plastic (polyethylene) mulch, which alters the plant's…
- Completely Farm-Bred Unagi, a World First by: timothy
April 9, 2010, 15:33
JoshuaInNippon writes "Japanese scientists at the National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Research Agency have reported that they successfull…
- Grow Bags Create a Low-Maintenance Garden Anywhere [Stuff We Like] by: Kevin Purdy
March 29, 2010, 01:30
Maybe you want to get started gardening with just a few herbs, but, like us, feel like a natural born plant…
- Single gene dramatically boosts yield, sweetness in tomato hybrids by: (author unknown)
March 28, 2010, 11:00
Giving tomato breeders and ketchup fans something to cheer about, a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientist and his colleagues at the Hebrew University…
- The quality of the tomato depends more on temperature than on natural light by: (author unknown)
March 25, 2010, 10:30
A team from the Basque Institute for Agricultural Research and Development (Neiker-Tecnalia, Spain) has questioned the generally held belief that the quality…
- Mars Farming Gets Green Thumbs-Up by: Brandon Keim
- Category: Physiology (25)
- Researchers discover new mechanism behind cellular energy conversion by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 09:30
Researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have enhanced our understanding of the mechanism by which cells achieve energy conversion, the process in which…
- Muscles Remember Past Glory by: Hesman Saey
August 16, 2010, 15:04
Pumping up is easier for people who have been buff before, and now scientists think they know why — muscles retain a memory of their former fitness even as…
- Experiments decipher key piece of the ‘histone code` in cell division by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 11:30
Reproduce or perish. That`s the bottom line for genes. Because nothing lives forever, reproduction is how life sustains itself, and it happens most fundamentall…
- RNA snippets control protein production by disabling mRNAs by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 08:20
Short pieces of RNA, called microRNAs, control protein production by causing the proteins' RNA templates (known as messenger RNA or mRNA) to be disabled by the…
- Newly identified RNA sequence is key in microRNA processing by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 08:10
Researchers at Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center have identified an RNA sequence that promotes increased numbers of specific…
- Dancing in the dark: scientists shed new light on protein-salt interactions by: (author unknown)
August 12, 2010, 13:30
To study nanostructures in real environments, Berkeley Lab scientists have combined theoretical and experimental approaches to glimpse into a protein`s…
- Cells in the land of milk and honey by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 12:25
Researchers at the Institute of Biochemistry at ETH Zurich have discovered that cells measure their energy reserves with the aid of a sensor, which determines…
- Human cells can copy not only DNA, but also RNA by: (author unknown)
August 10, 2010, 08:50
Single-molecule sequencing technology has detected and quantified novel small RNAs in human cells that represent entirely new classes of the gene-translating…
- Gamers Beat Algorithms At Finding Protein Structures by: samzenpus
August 4, 2010, 16:31
jamie writes "Researchers have turned the biochemical challenge of figuring out protein folding structures into a computer game. The best players can beat a…
- Rediscovery: Scientists confirm role for mysterious cell component, the nucleolinus by: (author unknown)
July 22, 2010, 11:31
When searching for long-lost treasure, sometimes all you need is a good flashlight.
- Structural biology: Crystal-clear images : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 23:44
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- Single-Molecule Pulling Simulations Can Discern Active from Inactive Enzyme Inhibitors - Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications) by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 01:11
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- Autophagy: Snapshot of the network by: Rama Ranganathan
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Autophagy: Snapshot of the network Nature 466, 38 (2010). doi:10.1038/466038a Authors: Beth Levine & Rama Ranganathan Autophagy is an essential cellular…
- Integrating the signs by: (author unknown)
June 26, 2010, 22:14
Integrating the signs Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 17, 641 (2010). doi:10.1038/nsmb0610-641 Signals to and within the cell are integrated at…
- Biochemistry: A radically different enzyme by: Joan B. Broderick
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Biochemistry: A radically different enzyme Nature 465, 877 (2010). doi:10.1038/465877a Authors: Joan B. Broderick The enzyme co-substrate S-adenosylmethionin…
- Structural biology: The gatekeepers revealed by: Monya Baker
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Structural biology: The gatekeepers revealed Nature 465, 823 (2010). doi:10.1038/465823a Author: Monya Baker Proteins in cell membranes are notoriously hard…
- Blood-vessel formation: Bridges that guide and unite by: Peter Carmeliet
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Blood-vessel formation: Bridges that guide and unite Nature 465, 697 (2010). doi:10.1038/465697a Authors: Thomas Schmidt & Peter Carmeliet To form new…
- Researchers make blood poisoning breakthrough by: (author unknown)
June 4, 2010, 11:40
(PhysOrg.com) -- The lives of millions of people struck down by blood poisoning - or sepsis - could be saved after a team of researchers, including an expert…
- Study finds vaginal microbes vary among healthy women by: (author unknown)
June 3, 2010, 10:23
The delicate balance of microbes in the vagina can vary greatly between healthy women, according to a new study led by the University of Maryland School of…
- Sequence space and the ongoing expansion of the protein universe by: Fyodor A. Kondrashov
May 18, 2010, 23:00
Sequence space and the ongoing expansion of the protein universe Nature 465, 922 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09105 Authors: Inna S. Povolotskaya & Fyodor…
- Gene that ties stress to obesity and diabetes discovered by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 22:00
Scientists have identified a gene that links mental stress to such metabolic diseases as obesity, diabetes and arteriosclerosis.
- Blood protein triggers scars in the brain after injury; New target might help aid recovery for patients with traumatic injuries by: (author unknown)
April 28, 2010, 04:00
A protein called fibrinogen that is known to help form blood clots also triggers scar formation in the brain and spinal cord, according to new research.…
- Cell division orchestrated by multiple oscillating proteins by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 22:00
Cell division is a crucial but dangerous business. It unfolds in a cycle of many steps, including DNA replication, spindle formation, mitosis and others, and…
- Assembly of protein strands into fibrils by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 16:00
Researchers have now described how filamentous proteins assemble into ribbon like structures, the so-called amyloid fibrils. They can now explain how denatured…
- Scientists learn to block pain at its source: New non-addictive painkillers from substance similar to ingredient in hot chili peppers by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 10:00
Researchers have discovered a new family of fatty acids, produced by the body itself, that play an important role in the biology of pain. The findings have…
- Category: Protein Biology (25)
- Dancing in the dark: scientists shed new light on protein-salt interactions by: (author unknown)
August 12, 2010, 13:30
To study nanostructures in real environments, Berkeley Lab scientists have combined theoretical and experimental approaches to glimpse into a protein`s…
- Gamers Beat Algorithms At Finding Protein Structures by: samzenpus
August 4, 2010, 16:31
jamie writes "Researchers have turned the biochemical challenge of figuring out protein folding structures into a computer game. The best players can beat a…
- Structural biology: Crystal-clear images : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 23:44
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- Single-Molecule Pulling Simulations Can Discern Active from Inactive Enzyme Inhibitors - Journal of the American Chemical Society (ACS Publications) by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 01:11
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- Autophagy: Snapshot of the network by: Rama Ranganathan
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Autophagy: Snapshot of the network Nature 466, 38 (2010). doi:10.1038/466038a Authors: Beth Levine & Rama Ranganathan Autophagy is an essential cellular…
- Biochemistry: A radically different enzyme by: Joan B. Broderick
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Biochemistry: A radically different enzyme Nature 465, 877 (2010). doi:10.1038/465877a Authors: Joan B. Broderick The enzyme co-substrate S-adenosylmethionin…
- Structural biology: The gatekeepers revealed by: Monya Baker
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Structural biology: The gatekeepers revealed Nature 465, 823 (2010). doi:10.1038/465823a Author: Monya Baker Proteins in cell membranes are notoriously hard…
- Sequence space and the ongoing expansion of the protein universe by: Fyodor A. Kondrashov
May 18, 2010, 23:00
Sequence space and the ongoing expansion of the protein universe Nature 465, 922 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature09105 Authors: Inna S. Povolotskaya & Fyodor…
- Assembly of protein strands into fibrils by: (author unknown)
April 27, 2010, 16:00
Researchers have now described how filamentous proteins assemble into ribbon like structures, the so-called amyloid fibrils. They can now explain how denatured…
- Chemists Clarify Protein-Receptor Complex`s Role in Iron Uptake to Cells by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 15:40
(PhysOrg.com) -- In recent years cancer researchers, particularly brain tumor specialists, have pinned some hope for delivering anti-tumor drugs on transferrin,…
- Designer threads: New insight into protein fiber assembly by: (author unknown)
April 20, 2010, 10:00
Understanding how mixtures of proteins assemble and how to manipulate them in the laboratory has many exciting biomedical applications, such as providing…
- Single-molecule analysis: A ribosome in action by: Susanne Brakmann
April 13, 2010, 23:00
Single-molecule analysis: A ribosome in action Nature 464, 987 (2010). doi:10.1038/464987a Authors: Susanne Brakmann The manufacture of proteins by…
- Single-molecule analysis: A ribosome in action by: Susanne Brakmann
April 13, 2010, 23:00
Single-molecule analysis: A ribosome in action Nature 464, 987 (2010). doi:10.1038/464987a Authors: Susanne Brakmann The manufacture of proteins by…
- Key enzyme discovered to be master regulator in protein-protein reactions by: (author unknown)
March 24, 2010, 09:29
Protein phosphorylation is a process by which proteins are flipped from one activation state to another. It is a crucial function for most living beings, since…
- Segmental isotopic labeling of multi-domain and fusion proteins by protein trans-splicing in vivo and in vitro by: Hideo Iwaï
March 4, 2010, 00:00
Segmental isotopic labeling of multi-domain and fusion proteins by protein trans-splicing in vivo and in vitro Nature Protocols 5, 574 (2010). doi:10.1038/npr…
- [Report] NMR Structure Determination for Larger Proteins Using Backbone-Only Data by: Srivatsan Raman
February 11, 2010, 23:02
Protein structures can be determined by using the limited nuclear magnetic resonance information obtainable for larger proteins.Authors: Srivatsan Raman,…
- [Perspective] Biochemistry: CO2mmon Sense by: Wolf B. Frommer
February 11, 2010, 23:01
Animals and plants use the same enzyme to detect carbon dioxide.Author: Wolf B. Frommer
- [Perspective] Biochemistry: An Ensemble View of Allostery by: Vincent J. Hilser
February 11, 2010, 22:47
Proteins existing as ensembles of conformations may be key to understanding signal transduction processes.Author: Vincent J. Hilser
- Experimental evidence for a frustrated energy landscape in a three-helix-bundle protein family by: Jane Clarke
February 9, 2010, 03:52
Experimental evidence for a frustrated energy landscape in a three-helix-bundle protein family Nature 463, 685 (2010). doi:10.1038/nature08743 Authors: Beth…
- Argonautes: A big turn-off for proteins by: (author unknown)
February 8, 2010, 14:00
Scientists believe they may have figured out how genetic snippets called microRNAs are able to shut down the production of some proteins.
- Protein interactions and ligand binding: From protein subfamilies to functional specificity [Biophysics_And_Computational_Biology] by: Rausell, A., Juan, D., Pazos, F., Valencia, A.
February 2, 2010, 12:33
The divergence accumulated during the evolution of protein families translates into their internal organization as subfamilies, and it is directly...
- Computational and single-molecule force studies of a macro domain protein reveal a key molecular determinant for mechanical stability [Biophysics_And_Computational_Biology] by: Guzman, D. L., Randall, A., Baldi, P., Guan, Z.
February 2, 2010, 12:33
Resolving molecular determinants of mechanical stability of proteins is crucial in the rational design of advanced biomaterials for use in...
- Millisecond timescale fluctuations in dihydrofolate reductase are exquisitely sensitive to the bound ligands [Biophysics_And_Computational_Biology] by: Boehr, D. D., McElheny, D., Dyson, H. J., Wright, P. E.
January 26, 2010, 15:48
Enzyme catalysis can be described as progress over a multi-dimensional energy landscape where ensembles of interconverting conformational substates channel…
- New study focuses on protein dynamics by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 12:19
A discovery by associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Brian Baker and his research group at the University of Notre Dame reveals the importance of…
- Water still has a few secrets to tell by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 09:18
(PhysOrg.com) -- We are used to thinking of water as a substance with relatively few secrets left. Its basic structure has been studied by high school students…
- Dancing in the dark: scientists shed new light on protein-salt interactions by: (author unknown)
- Researchers discover new mechanism behind cellular energy conversion by: (author unknown)
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- Virology Journal retracts paper on Jesus curing possible case of influenza by: (author unknown)
August 16, 2010, 00:39
The Virology Journal published a paper on July 21 speculating that a woman said in the Bible to have been cured by Jesus had influenza. Now, the journal has…
- The Real Science Gap | Miller-McCune Online by: (author unknown)
July 8, 2010, 03:47
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- When blogs make sense : Nature : Nature Publishing Group by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 23:43
Biologists and astronomers approach data sharing differently, but both need better public outreach.
- Assessing assessment by: (author unknown)
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Assessing assessment Nature 465, 845 (2010). doi:10.1038/465845a Transparency, education and communication are key to ensuring that appropriate metrics are…
- How to improve the use of metrics by: (author unknown)
June 15, 2010, 23:00
How to improve the use of metrics Nature 465, 870 (2010). doi:10.1038/465870a Since the invention of the science citation index in the 1960s, quantitative…
- Reward research that benefits society, with kudos or even cash by: Harro van Lente
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Reward research that benefits society, with kudos or even cash Nature 465, 685 (2010). doi:10.1038/465685d Authors: Laurens K. Hessels & Harro van…
- Reward research that benefits society, with kudos or even cash by: Harro van Lente
June 8, 2010, 23:00
Reward research that benefits society, with kudos or even cash Nature 465, 685 (2010). doi:10.1038/465685d Authors: Laurens K. Hessels & Harro van…
- To publish or not to publish? That is the question by: (author unknown)
May 21, 2010, 09:50
For more than 50 years medical research has been vetted through the peer-review process overseen by medical journal editors who assign reviewers to determine…
- Leading journals publish new guidance to improve trial reports by: (author unknown)
March 24, 2010, 03:40
New guidance to improve the reporting of trial findings is published simultaneously today (24 March 2010) by the BMJ and eight other leading journals around…
- Tough love by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 23:00
Tough love Nature 464, 465 (2010). doi:10.1038/464465a A British research council's 'blacklisting' rule is a radical, unpopular but courageous effort to…
- Journal editor: Tobacco-funded studies are bad for us by: (author unknown)
March 5, 2010, 05:56
Several journals will no longer publish research supported by the tobacco industry. Ginny Barbour, the chief editor of one of them, explains why
- Nature's choices : Article : Nature by: (author unknown)
February 19, 2010, 02:44
Nature is the international weekly journal of science: a magazine style journal that publishes full-length research papers in all disciplines of science, as…
- Publish or perish in China : Nature News by: (author unknown)
February 19, 2010, 02:41
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- Nature's choices by: (author unknown)
February 17, 2010, 00:00
Nature's choices Nature 463, 850 (2010). doi:10.1038/463850a Exploding the myths surrounding how and why we select our research papers.
- The virtue of vagueness by: Andrew Robinson
February 10, 2010, 00:00
The virtue of vagueness Nature 463, 736 (2010). doi:10.1038/463736a Author: Andrew Robinson Although scientists strive for increasing clarity in their…
- Changing the rules of the game: addressing the conflict between free access to scientific discovery and intellectual property rights by: Miriam Bentwich
February 9, 2010, 21:59
Changing the rules of the game: addressing the conflict between free access to scientific discovery and intellectual property rights Nature Biotechnology 28,…
- The Matthew Effect by: (author unknown)
February 9, 2010, 06:27
When it comes to scientific publishing and fame, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. How can we break this feedback loop?
- Safeguarding the integrity of protein archive by: Stephen K. Burley
January 27, 2010, 00:00
Safeguarding the integrity of protein archive Nature 463, 425 (2010). doi:10.1038/463425c Authors: Helen M. Berman, Gerard J. Kleywegt, Haruki Nakamura,…
- [News of the Week] Scientific Integrity: A Dark Tale Behind Two Retractions by: Robert F. Service
January 8, 2010, 02:44
Two papers from a prominent chemistry lab were retracted from Science and the Journal of the American Chemical Society this fall because the results couldn't…
- Science fraud: Journal urges China to show 'integrity' by: (author unknown)
January 7, 2010, 16:50
Leading medical journal The Lancet on Friday urged China to tighten measures against scientific fraud after dozens of papers written by two teams of Chinese…
- Systematic Differences in Impact across Publication Tracks at PNAS by: David G. Rand et al.
December 1, 2009, 00:00
Background Citation data can be used to evaluate the editorial policies and procedures of scientific journals. Here we investigate citation counts for the…
- Virology Journal retracts paper on Jesus curing possible case of influenza by: (author unknown)
- Category: Bioethics (22)
- Consumers need protection from unrealistic claims of home genetic tests, new report states by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 14:00
Direct to consumer (DTC) genetic tests are increasingly being marketed to the public via television, print ads, and the Internet. These home genetic tests…
- The risky business of human trials by: (author unknown)
August 18, 2010, 07:12
Clinical trial "volunteers" take big risks and deserve the same rights as other workers, argues Roberto Abadie in The Professional Guinea Pig
- Substantial costs associated with scientific misconduct should prioritize prevention efforts by: (author unknown)
August 17, 2010, 14:00
The estimated costs associated with a single investigation of scientific misconduct can be as high as US 5,000, and the costs of investigating the allegation…
- Berkeley forced to backtrack on genetic testing by: (author unknown)
August 12, 2010, 15:34
A controversial educational scheme has run afoul of California health officials, says Peter Aldhous
- Fallible DNA evidence can mean prison or freedom by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 09:00
Expert interpretations of DNA profiles can seal a suspect's fate. A special New Scientist investigation reveals how variable such opinions can be
- Misconduct found in Harvard animal morality prof's lab by: (author unknown)
August 11, 2010, 03:21
Paper on primate cognition retracted as prominent researcher Marc Hauser takes leave of absence; primatologists call for more details
- Regulation could save genome scanning, not kill it by: (author unknown)
July 29, 2010, 13:00
The personal genomics industry has been bruised by the US Congress, but embracing sensible regulation could shift it to the heart of clinical medicine
- A new code of conduct for researchers by: (author unknown)
July 21, 2010, 16:00
A new European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity will be presented by the European Science Foundation at the World Conference on Research Integrity. The…
- Brain Center at Columbia Gave Patients Impure Drugs - NYTimes.com by: (author unknown)
July 19, 2010, 08:10
Columbia University doctors studying brain disorders routinely injected mental patients with drugs containing potentially dangerous impurities, investigators…
- Sino-European research ethics on the right path by: Christoph Rehmann-Sutter
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Sino-European research ethics on the right path Nature 466, 28 (2010). doi:10.1038/466028c Author: Christoph Rehmann-Sutter Guidelines are now in place to…
- A DNA education by: (author unknown)
June 15, 2010, 23:00
A DNA education Nature 465, 845 (2010). doi:10.1038/465845b Taking personal genetic testing into the classroom brings ethical and legal sensitivities to the…
- BioTechniques - Researcher suspended for unauthorized experiments by: (author unknown)
June 10, 2010, 11:39
The University of Wisconsin Madison has revoked the laboratory privileges of Gary Splitter and paid the federal government ,000 in fines for biosafety…
- Ethics experts call for refocus of scientific review to ensure integrity of research process by: (author unknown)
May 17, 2010, 19:00
In a paper published this week in the journal Science, experts caution that important ethical issues in the testing of new therapies like stem cells may not be…
- Scientific fraud, and how not to do it by: (author unknown)
April 1, 2010, 08:16
On Fact and Fraud by David Goodstein is an improbably entertaining guide to ethics – and the lack of them – in scientific research
- Top US psychiatrist calls for ethics cleanup by: (author unknown)
March 23, 2010, 14:10
(AP) -- American psychiatrists need to break away from a "culture of influence" created by their financial dealings with the drug industry, the head of the…
- Are Animals People? by: (author unknown)
March 17, 2010, 05:17
The disparity between experiments that suggest sophisticated cognition in animals and those that find hard limits to animal intelligence has created a debate…
- Feeling animals' pain by: (author unknown)
March 17, 2010, 02:00
In Second Nature, Jonathan Balcombe shows that animals experience the world as richly as us and may well feel and suffer more intensely than we do
- Obama Supports DNA Sampling Upon Arrest by: David Kravets
March 9, 2010, 21:00
President Barack Obama supports mandatory DNA testing of Americans upon arrest, regardless of whether charges are filed or whether the suspect is convicted.…
- China fights fraud with tough tactics and integrity training by: Martin C. Michel
February 17, 2010, 00:00
China fights fraud with tough tactics and integrity training Nature 463, 877 (2010). doi:10.1038/463877c Author: Martin C. Michel Scientific fraud is indeed…
- Cut-price DNA test ignites genetic discrimination fears by: (author unknown)
February 16, 2010, 08:46
Customers who take an insurance company up on its offer of a low-cost genetic test could stymie their chances of getting life insurance
- Stop patents on diagnostic genes, says US panel by: (author unknown)
February 10, 2010, 03:28
Doctors providing diagnostic gene tests should no longer face the threat of being sued by companies, says a committee advising the US health secretary
- Activists should be consulted in animal testing decisions by: Fern Wickson
January 20, 2010, 00:00
Activists should be consulted in animal testing decisions Nature 463, 293 (2010). doi:10.1038/463293b Author: Fern Wickson You argue, in an Editorial…
- Consumers need protection from unrealistic claims of home genetic tests, new report states by: (author unknown)
- Making Up for Bad Health Habits by: (author unknown)
- Category: Web Log (13)
- RigI reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 8, 2010, 00:30
RigI is a cytosolic protein involved in immune functions, primarily in activating defenses against viral infections. The online Editgrid spreadsheet (below)…
- Long QT syndrome reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 1, 2010, 02:05
Below is a reference spreadsheet (click here for more information on reference spreadsheets) showing the most highly cited articles of researchers working on…
- Reference Spreadsheet Description by: admin
June 1, 2010, 01:55
Reference spreadsheets are enhanced spreadsheets where every cell in the spreadsheet is a potential paper. The purpose of reference spreadsheets…
- How to import data from NCBI sequence databases into Excel 2007 in Four Easy Steps by: admin
April 20, 2010, 07:13
Excel can be a useful tool for organizing and analyzing genomic sequences and associated data*. When there are more than a few sequences to organize and…
- Searching Science Literature: Hubmed’s TouchGraph by: admin
December 2, 2009, 16:13
Hubmed is a new interface to searching the biology and medicine related Medline database. Hubmed has one feature that could help when researching a paper…
- Biology Pictures from Olympus Bioscapes Competition by: admin
November 21, 2009, 12:39
Olympus sponsors a competition for pictures inspired by biology each year. The competition winners for this year have been announced and can be viewed at the…
- Scientific discoveries based on probability analysis are biased and probably wrong by: admin
November 18, 2009, 06:16
This well researched Guardian article, published Nov. 9, 2009, on the use of statistics in scientific research is good for scientists and non scientists to…
- Uri Alon's advice to researchers by: admin
November 16, 2009, 11:37
Researcher Uri Alon has written an essay in the September 24 issue of Molecular Cell about how to choose a research problem. Some of Uri Alon's advice for…
- 15 tools to locate published scientific papers and data by: admin
November 16, 2009, 06:28
One of the first tasks a scientist does is to read the scientific literature about a particular topic. In the past, this could consist of querying a given…
- Supporting Science by: admin
November 12, 2009, 09:41
···Scientists have always had problems obtaining support for their work. In most ancient times, scientists could only work and support themselves if they…
- Usefulness of Genome Research by: admin
November 3, 2009, 22:59
Genome research, starting from the human genome project, has promised a lot. There are now full genomes sequenced from dozens of organisms, spanning archae…
- Scientists and social networking by: admin
November 3, 2009, 21:53
The Internet was originally invented by DARPA for the communication of scientific results. Clearly science requires the communication of results and data. …
- Mendeley Desktop by: admin
November 2, 2009, 23:14
Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com/) is a citation manager with some unique and very useful features. It can import endnote citations if exported from endnote…
- RigI reference spreadsheet by: admin
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- How to import data from NCBI sequence databases into Excel 2007 in Four Easy Steps by: admin
April 20, 2010, 07:13
Excel can be a useful tool for organizing and analyzing genomic sequences and associated data*. When there are more than a few sequences to organize and…
- Searching Science Literature: Gopubmed, a powerful semantic search engine by: admin
December 3, 2009, 08:43
Finding papers and understanding how specific results fit into the wider knowledge world has gotten much easier with the introduction of GoPubmed. Gopubmed…
- Searching Science Literature: Hubmed’s TouchGraph by: admin
December 2, 2009, 16:13
Hubmed is a new interface to searching the biology and medicine related Medline database. Hubmed has one feature that could help when researching a paper…
- The placebo effect and animals by: admin
November 24, 2009, 05:15
Researcher XJ wondered if the placebo effect occurs in primates or other animals. The placebo effect is a therapeutic effect (or generally positive effect)…
- How to import data from NCBI sequence databases into Excel 2007 in Four Easy Steps by: admin
- Category: Research Tools (7)
- Diatom reference spreadsheet by: admin
July 19, 2010, 02:27
Diatoms are photosynthetic microorganisms that are primarily characterized by their ability to extract silicon dioxide from water for the construction of…
- RigI reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 8, 2010, 00:30
RigI is a cytosolic protein involved in immune functions, primarily in activating defenses against viral infections. The online Editgrid spreadsheet (below)…
- Long QT syndrome reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 1, 2010, 02:05
Below is a reference spreadsheet (click here for more information on reference spreadsheets) showing the most highly cited articles of researchers working on…
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June 1, 2010, 01:55
Reference spreadsheets are enhanced spreadsheets where every cell in the spreadsheet is a potential paper. The purpose of reference spreadsheets…
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- Pathway Projector: a new tool for exploring biochemical pathways by: admin
November 18, 2009, 05:49
A research group at Keio University have developed a new software tool for exploring biochemical pathways called Pathway Projector. The well-written…
- 15 tools to locate published scientific papers and data by: admin
November 16, 2009, 06:28
One of the first tasks a scientist does is to read the scientific literature about a particular topic. In the past, this could consist of querying a given…
- Mendeley Desktop by: admin
November 2, 2009, 23:14
Mendeley (http://www.mendeley.com/) is a citation manager with some unique and very useful features. It can import endnote citations if exported from endnote…
- Pathway Projector: a new tool for exploring biochemical pathways by: admin
- Category: Reference Spreadsheets (4)
Bionomena developed spreadsheets containing collected references on a particular topic.
- Diatom reference spreadsheet by: admin
July 19, 2010, 02:27
Diatoms are photosynthetic microorganisms that are primarily characterized by their ability to extract silicon dioxide from water for the construction of…
- RigI reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 8, 2010, 00:30
RigI is a cytosolic protein involved in immune functions, primarily in activating defenses against viral infections. The online Editgrid spreadsheet (below)…
- Long QT syndrome reference spreadsheet by: admin
June 1, 2010, 02:05
Below is a reference spreadsheet (click here for more information on reference spreadsheets) showing the most highly cited articles of researchers working on…
- Reference Spreadsheet Description by: admin
June 1, 2010, 01:55
Reference spreadsheets are enhanced spreadsheets where every cell in the spreadsheet is a potential paper. The purpose of reference spreadsheets…
- Diatom reference spreadsheet by: admin
- Diatom reference spreadsheet by: admin
- Category: Scientist Profiles (24)
- Child of Vietnam war wins top maths honour by: (author unknown)
August 19, 2010, 02:00
Vietnamese-born mathematician Ngo Bao Chau on Thursday won the maths world's version of a Nobel Prize, the Fields Medal, cementing a journey that has taken him…
- Climategate scientist breaks his silence by: (author unknown)
July 28, 2010, 09:00
With inquiries into the affair now complete, Phil Jones reflects on his bruising experiences at the centre of the storm
- Happy birthday Buckminster Fuller, futurist by: John Baichtal
July 12, 2010, 10:00
Bucky got his start in the sheet metal trade as a machinist, and had a hard time fitting in to college, ultimately getting expelled from Harvard. He worked…
- Profile: The field medic : Nature News by: (author unknown)
July 3, 2010, 01:42
Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop
- Obituary: Richard Langton Gregory (1923–2010) by: Colin Blakemore
June 29, 2010, 23:00
Obituary: Richard Langton Gregory (1923–2010) Nature 466, 45 (2010). doi:10.1038/466045a Authors: Colin Blakemore Cognitive scientist who excelled at…
- A life both kind and strange by: W. F. Bynum
June 29, 2010, 23:00
A life both kind and strange Nature 466, 32 (2010). doi:10.1038/466032a Author: W. F. Bynum The population geneticist George Price (1922–75) is an…
- The father of parallel universes by: Robert P. Crease
June 22, 2010, 23:00
The father of parallel universes Nature 465, 1010 (2010). doi:10.1038/4651010a Author: Robert P. Crease Robert P. Crease is fascinated by a biography of…
- Obituary: Cecil Terence Ingold (1905–2010) by: Nicholas P. Money
June 22, 2010, 23:00
Obituary: Cecil Terence Ingold (1905–2010) Nature 465, 1025 (2010). doi:10.1038/4651025a Authors: Nicholas P. Money A leading light in the twentieth-centur…
- Obituary: Martin Gardner (1914–2010) by: David Singmaster
June 15, 2010, 23:00
Obituary: Martin Gardner (1914–2010) Nature 465, 884 (2010). doi:10.1038/465884a Authors: David Singmaster 'Mathemagician' who popularized maths and…
- Obituary: Leena Peltonen-Palotie (1952–2010) by: Gertjan van Ommen
April 13, 2010, 23:00
Obituary: Leena Peltonen-Palotie (1952–2010) Nature 464, 992 (2010). doi:10.1038/464992a Authors: Gertjan van Ommen A visionary in medical genetics.
- Happy birthday, Albert Einstein! by: John Baichtal
March 14, 2010, 18:00
Einstein, who would be 131 today, needs no introduction. The foremost physicist of the 20th Century, he held a position at the Institute of Advanced Study,…
- Feb. 19, 1473: Copernicus Born by: Tony Long
February 18, 2010, 21:00
His promulgation of the heliocentric theory ignites a scientific revolution that changes history.
- Howard Burchell—Personal Reminiscences by: W. Bruce Fye, Claus Pierach, Frits Meijler, Henry Blackburn
February 15, 2010, 00:00
Bill Roberts has performed a great service by publishing >100 oral history interviews of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons. His interview of Howard…
- [Retrospective] Retrospective: Edwin G. Krebs (1918–2009) by: William A. Catterall
February 11, 2010, 22:47
Defining how protein phosphorylation is regulated led to an explosion of knowledge about most cellular processes.Authors: William A. Catterall, John D. Scott
- Feb, 11, 1939: Lise Meitner, 'Our Madame Curie' by: Beverly Hanly
February 10, 2010, 21:00
An Austrian-born physicist publishes a paper explaining — and coining the term — nuclear fission. But she doesn't get her share of the credit.
- Q&A: Peter Atkins on writing textbooks by: Nicola Jones
February 3, 2010, 00:00
Q&A: Peter Atkins on writing textbooks Nature 463, 612 (2010). doi:10.1038/463612a Author: Nicola Jones The success of Peter Atkins's classic textbook…
- A synaptic stroll down memory lane by: (author unknown)
January 29, 2010, 03:00
A documentary examines the life and work of Eric Kandel, neuroscientist and Nobel Prize winner who pioneered the science of memory
- The 'sultan of slime': Biologist continues to be fascinated by organisms after nearly 70 years of study by: (author unknown)
January 22, 2010, 08:20
(PhysOrg.com) -- Where others see dirt, John Bonner sees beauty. Where others see jumbled clumps, he sees highly sophisticated organization.
- Nobel Prize-winning scientist Nirenberg dies at 82 by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 11:30
(AP) -- Marshall Nirenberg, a scientist whose work untangling fundamental genetic processes earned him a Nobel Prize, has died. He was 82.
- Access : Neuroscience: One hundred years of Rita : Nature News by: (author unknown)
January 21, 2010, 08:05
Access : Neuroscience: One hundred years of Rita : Nature News
- Applying Complex Equations to Curious Phenomena by: Jenny Everett
January 18, 2010, 21:00
Ever wonder why flags flutter? How honey drips? Harvard math professor Lakshminarayanan Mahadevan seeks to explain the mundane details of the world that most…
- [Retrospective] Retrospective: Rossiter H. Crozier (1943–2009) by: Jacobus J. Boomsma
January 8, 2010, 02:44
A geneticist's fascination with ants and other social insects yielded deep insights into the evolution of animal societies.Authors: Jacobus J. Boomsma, Pekka…
- Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee by: (author unknown)
December 7, 2009, 14:30
(AP) -- Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking…
- [Retrospective] Retrospective: Paul C. Zamecnik (1912–2009) by: Kurt J. Isselbacher
December 5, 2009, 07:36
A biochemist's determination and brilliance unlocked the mystery of protein synthesis and created a new field of drug development.Author: Kurt J. Isselbacher
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