Month: December 2008

Researchers discovered a common variant in the GRM7 gene, which they believe may be associated…

Omega Centauri is one of the finest jewels of the southern hemisphere night sky, as…

Astronomers have captured light echoes of the historic supernova of 1572, which overturned Aristotle’s theory…

In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers have developed estimates for both the prevalence of chronic psychiatric…

Mosquitoes can spread viruses which cause disease without themselves getting sick. Scientists long thought that…

Results from cell culture studies suggest a class of anticancer compounds called EGFR inhibitors, largely…

The risk of obese people developing the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes, hypertension, and…

Responding to today’s postponement of a Government decision on expanding Heathrow until January 2009, Friends…

Cancer researchers may have underestimated the power of some cancers to spread and cause new…