Social isolation affects how people behave as well as how their brains operate, a new…
Month: February 2009
Statistical Analysis Could Yield New Drug Target For Multiple Sclerosis
An elaborate statistical analysis of genes from more than 7,000 individuals has identified an amino…
Fat Synthesizing Enzyme Is Key To Healthy Skin And Hair
Scientists have found that an enzyme associated with the synthesis of fat in the body…
Satellite Collisions: What Can Be Done To Prevent Them In The Future?
The recent collision involving an active U.S. commercial Iridium satellite and an inactive Russian Cosmos…
New Botanical Drug May Silence Peanut Allergies, Animal Study Suggests
A new study finds that a botanical drug could provide the key to new treatments…
‘Frozen Smoke:’ Ultimate Sponge For Cleaning Up Oil Spills
Scientists in Arizona and New Jersey are reporting that aerogels, a super-lightweight solid sometimes called…
Obama’s stimulus bill green lights green spending
Business Green: US President Barack Obama will today sign the $787 billion economic stimulus package…
United Kingdom: Imperial College battery spin off charged up with £10m funding
Business Green: UK energy storage startup Nexeon Limited has announced that it has raised £10m…
United Kingdom: Supermarkets fail to shine in packaging study to find the greenest of them all
Times (UK): It prides itself on being one of Britain’s greenest supermarkets, but when it…
United Kingdom: Kew basks in the return of winter
Independent: Children love snow, of course. But at the height of the recent white-out, when…