Chronic pain is a serious medical problem, afflicting approximately 20 percent of adults. Some individuals…
Month: August 2010
For the first time ever, scientists watch an atom’s electrons moving in real time
Scientists have used pulses of laser light measuring mere quintillionths of a second long to…
Indonesia denies plan to ban BlackBerry services (AFP)
AFP – Indonesia on Thursday denied it is considering a ban on certain BlackBerry smartphone…
Deutsche Telekom Q2 earnings slip 9 percent (AP)
AP – German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom AG says its second-quarter profit fell 8.8 percent…
Depression is a risk factor and not an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, study suggests
Researchers have found that depressive symptoms show little change during the development and progression of…
Coccolithophore growth and calcification — a possible role for iron
Lack of sufficient iron may be a significant factor in controlling massive blooms of Emiliania…
Link between estrogen metabolism pathway and breast cancer risk discovered
Scientists have discovered that DNA polymorphisms related to the production of estrogen play an important…
Biologists discover microRNAs that control function of blood stem cells
One key to fighting diseases such as leukemia and anemia is gaining an understanding of…
Metabolic pathway found in malaria parasites; possible drug targets
A newly described metabolic pathway used by malaria-causing parasites may help them survive inside human…
Genomic mapping study finds largest set of genes related to major risk factor for heart disease
Scanning the genomes of more than 100,000 people from all over the world, scientists report…