Children born to mothers with pregnancy-related diabetes run twice the risk of language development problems,…
Month: November 2008
Overfishing Threatens European Bluefin Tuna
Bluefin tuna disappeared from Danish waters in the 1960s. Now the species could become depleted…
Type 2 Diabetes Management: Apelin Hormone Injections Powerfully Lower Blood Sugar
By injecting a hormone produced by fat and other tissues into mice, researchers report in…
Accident Ahead? New Software Will Enable Cars To Make Coordinated Avoidance Maneuvers
A road construction barrier falls over: The car driver can’t avoid it, since there are…
How Body Determines Optimal Amount Of Germ-fighting B Cells
Researchers can now explain how the body determines whether there are enough mature B-cells in…
Pool Of Distant Galaxies: Deepest Ultraviolet Image Of The Universe Yet
This uniquely beautiful patchwork image, with its myriad of brightly colored galaxies, shows the Chandra…
PTSD Symptoms Associated With Increased Risk Of Death After Heart Events
Individuals who receive implantable cardiac defibrillators after a sudden heart event appear more likely to…
Tuning In To The Virtues Of Virtual Labs
The grid’s huge communication and computation capacities could let scientists gather data and run remote…
Pregnancy Disorder Signals Need To Screen For Heart Disease
High blood pressure experienced during pregnancy could be a woman’s earliest warning that she is…
Protein-printing Technique Gives Snapshots Of Immune System Defense
A new technique lets researchers, for the first time, look at single white blood cells…