A group of Canadian scientists is developing software that can actually measure emotional responses to…
Month: June 2010
Reducing the toxicity of lithium
Lithium is the most effective treatment for bipolar disorder. However, its use is limited because…
Tracking coral larvae to understand Hawai’i reef health
Scientists will use satellite-tracked drifters to track the coral larvae’s dispersal along O’ahu’s south shore…
Drug that restricts blood supply to prostate tumors delays disease progression
A blood vessel-blocking drug called tasquinimod slowed the rate of disease progression in a clinical…
World’s largest DNA scan reveals rare variants that disrupt gene activity in autistic children
The largest DNA scan for familial autism found rare genetic changes occurring nearly 20 percent…
In Pictures: Butterfly ‘bling’
Dazzling pictures have been released by scientists working on tropical butterflies.
Death is no escape from Internet in Hong Kong (AFP)
AFP – Even Hong Kong’s dead cannot escape the Internet after the government Thursday opened…
Poor health? Easier for some to blame bad genes than change lifestyle
Does knowing that genes are partly responsible for your health condition mean you are less…
Molecular imaging prototype looks deep into soft tissues of the brain and other organs
Research points to the possibility of a new hybrid molecular imaging system that uses single…
In India, one in 25 people have gene that causes heart failure
One in 25 people from India and other south Asian countries carries a mutated gene…