Findings from a study following more than 3,200 teenagers over a period of four years…
Month: May 2009
Low-cost Materials For Capturing Solar Energy
Cost is one of the main disadvantages of the use of renewable energies. Researchers are…
Vitamin D Insufficiency Linked To Bacterial Vaginosis In Pregnant Women
Vitamin D insufficiency is associated with bacterial vaginosis in the first four months of pregnancy.
Arsenic In Irrigation Water Is Transferred To Crops
Researchers have shown that potatoes irrigated with arsenic-rich water contain this element at levels up…
AIDS Patients With Serious Complications Benefit From Early Retroviral Use, Study Shows
HIV-positive patients who don’t seek medical attention until they have a serious AIDS-related condition can…
Monkeys Found To Wonder What Might Have Been
Monkeys playing a game similar to “Let’s Make A Deal” have revealed that their brains…
Prevention Program Helps Teens Override A Gene Linked To Risky Behavior
A family-based prevention program designed to help adolescents avoid substance use and other risky behavior…
Technology To ‘Watch Over’ Vulnerable Road Users
Researchers have developed a bespoke system that will prevent accidents by using highly advanced sensing…
New Target To Combat Cancer? Defects In Pathway Underlying Fanconi Anaemia Can Cause Cancer In Non-FA Patients
In patients with Fanconi anaemia (FA), one of the DNA repair mechanisms that normally protects…
Sprained Ankle Rehab Complicated By Delayed Muscle Response, Study Finds
Experiments on ankle stability find that people with a history of injury have a delayed…