Scientists have new insight into the response of human skin to radiation and what drives…
Month: December 2008
New Holographic Method Could Be Used For Lab-on-a-chip Technologies
Researchers have developed a technique that uses a laser and holograms to precisely position numerous…
Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work
It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well…
Blast From The Past: Astronomers Resurrect 16th-Century Supernova
Astronomers have used light echoes as a time machine to unearth secrets of one of…
Spoonful Of Sugar? Barriers That Prevent Children From Taking Medicines
The widespread problem of children failing to take their medication for a range of life-threatening…
Another Large Earthquake Off Coast Of Sumatra Likely
The subduction zone that brought us the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and tsunami is ripe for…
Genetic Screening No Better Than Traditional Risk Factors For Predicting Type 2 Diabetes
Screening for a panel of gene variants associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes…
Polymers ‘Battered’ With Nanoparticles Could Create Self Healing Paints And Clever Packaging
Research chemists have devised an elegant process which simply and cheaply covers small particles of…
Treating Sleep Apnea In Alzheimer’s Patients Helps Cognition
Continuous positive airway pressure treatment seems to improve cognitive functioning in patients with Alzheimer’s disease…
How To Destroy An Asteroid: Blowing Up Killer Space Rocks Without Dangerous Debris
Astrophysicists agree that the best method for avoiding a catastrophic collision would be to change…