High throughput microscopy that uses robots and special microscopes and techniques to generate thousands of…
Month: May 2008
Biofuels: Fungus Use Improves Corn-to-ethanol Process
Scientists are developing a process that cleans up and improves the dry-grind ethanol production process….
Long-term Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk Until 5 Years After Use, Study Finds
Now there is proof for women in Germany, too: If hormone replacement therapy is taken…
Scientists Hold Seance For Supernova
Astronomers have unearthed secrets from the grave of a star that blasted apart in a…
Web 2.0 Sites a Thriving Marketplace for Malware (PC World)
PC World – Malicious software makers are using social networks, video sites, and blogs to…
Tourists To Caribbean Urged To Pay One Dollar Each To Help Fight Tropical Diseases Of Poverty
In an editorial in this month’s PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, the journal’s Editor in Chief,…
Many Patients With Heart Disease Have Poor Knowledge Of Heart Attack Symptoms
Nearly half of patients with a history of heart disease have poor knowledge about the…
Skin Defects Set Off Alarm With Widespread And Potentially Harmful Effects
When patches of red, flaky and itchy skin on newborn mice led rapidly to their…
Medication Shows Promise For Patients With Severe Chronic Constipation
A new medication appears to offer significant relief to patients with severe chronic constipation while…
Carbon Nanoribbons Could Make Smaller, Speedier Computer Chips
Stanford chemists have developed a new way to make transistors out of carbon nanoribbons. The…