A new study finds that youth populations with sickle cell disease are receiving inadequate health…
Month: December 2008
Diabetes Medications In Same Class Carry Different Risks Of Heart Failure, Death
Older adults who take the diabetes medication rosiglitazone appear to have a higher risk of…
Putting An End To Turbulence
Whether in oil pipelines or city water mains — scientists have discovered that turbulent flow…
Genomic Causes Of Certain Type Of Leukemia Relapse Identified
Scientists have identified distinctive genetic changes in the cancer cells of children with acute lymphoblastic…
Want Sustainable Fishing? Keep Only Small Fish, And Let The Big Ones Go
Scientists analyzed fisheries data to determine the effect of the “keep the large ones” policy…
First inventory of life at poles
The first comprehensive inventory of the sea and land animals living in a polar region…
Britain ‘needs deeper CO2 cuts’
More cuts in greenhouse gases by 2020 are needed if the UK is to play…
EFF Berates Apple Over Open-source ITunes Project (PC World)
PC World – Apple’s attempt to quash an effort to help the latest iPods and…
Antioxidants ‘cannot slow ageing’
Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may…
How Binge Drinking May Drive Heart Disease
As the holidays arrive, a group of researchers has identified the precise mechanisms by which…