Researchers have identified a rare form of kidney disease linked to a genetic mutation in…
Month: August 2010
Wild Southeast Asian porcupines under threat due to illegal hunting, researchers find
Researchers have shown that the consumption of the Southeast Asian porcupine as a specialty food…
Structural basis for autism disorders
There is still much that is unknown about autism, but a psychologist has completed a…
A ‘great fizz’ of carbon dioxide was produced at the end of the last ice age
Imagine loosening the screw-top of a soda bottle and hearing the carbon dioxide begin to…
Google plugs free PC-to-phone calling into e-mail (AP)
AP – Google Inc. is adding a free e-mail feature that may persuade more people…
All may not be as it seems: College students, alcohol and sex
College students are less likely to let their female friends engage in risky sexual behavior…
Growing drought-tolerant crops inching forward
A team of scientists has used the tools of structural biology to understand how a…
A dog’s life: Physiotherapy for arthritic pets
Animals with osteoarthritis are generally offered the same types of physiotherapy as humans, although most…
Serengeti highway would disrupt world’s greatest migration, conservationists warn
The Wildlife Conservation Society and the Zoological Society of London are requesting that the Government…
Cold salt water reduces damage in heart attack patients
Treating heart attack patients with hypothermia reduces the amount of heart damage by more than…