A new article in Nature Cell Biology has shown how to increase the length of…
Month: December 2008
Common Infant Virus May Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
Human parechovirus is a harmless virus which is encountered by most infants and displays few…
Mechanism That Triggers Differentiation Of Embryo Cells Discovered
The mechanism whereby embryonic cells stop being flexible and turn into more mature cells that…
Report: Samsung Loses Patent Infringement Case in China (PC World)
PC World – Samsung Electronics has reportedly been ordered to pay compensation to a Chinese…
Brazil remembers slain activist
President Lula of Brazil leads tributes to Chico Mendes, an Amazon environmentalist killed 20 years…
Microsoft Warns of SQL Attack (PC World)
PC World – Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser,…
Storybooks On Paper Better For Children Than Reading Fiction On Computer Screen, According to Expert
Clicking and scrolling interrupt our attentional focus. Turning and touching the pages instead of clicking…
Heart Attack Calculator Created
Greek researchers describe a quick and easy artificial intelligence approach to working out heart attack…
Breast Cancer Risk Varies In Young Women With Benign Breast Disease, Researchers Say
A type of benign breast disease known as atypical hyperplasia substantially increases a young woman’s…
Solar Activity Between 1250-1850 Linked To Temperature Changes In Siberia
Scientists have discovered a strong link between regional temperatures and the solar activity in the…