Milder winters are causing Scotland’s wild breed of Soay sheep to get smaller, despite the…
Month: July 2009
Overweight Kids Experience More Loneliness, Anxiety
As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about…
Methane-producing Molecule Can Also Repair DNA
The Archaea are single-celled organisms and a domain unto themselves, quite apart from the so…
Risk Of Liver Cancer In Women With Hepatitis B Virus Infection Varies With Number Of Pregnancies
Risk for hepatocellular carcinoma, a primary malignancy of the liver, was statistically significantly higher among…
Police Work Undermines Cardiovascular Health, Comparison To General Population Shows
It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease:…
Triggering Muscle Development: A Therapeutic Cure For Muscle Wastage?
Scientists have shown that if elderly men who were given growth hormone and exercised their…
Hurricane Katrina: Why Some People Stayed Behind
Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in US history, claiming the lives of more…
Computer Scientists Develop Model For Studying Arrangements Of Tissue Networks By Cell Division
Computer scientists have developed a framework for studying the arrangement of tissue networks created by…
Predicting The Return Of Prostate Cancer: New Study Betters The Odds Of Success
Cancer experts say a study tracking 774 prostate cancer patients for a median of eight…
Alzheimer’s Research Yields Potential Drug Target
Scientists have found laboratory evidence that a cluster of peptides may be the toxic agent…