Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells survive and thrive not just by their own innate wiles, but…
Month: October 2010
Efforts underway to rescue vulnerable bananas, giant swamp taro, other Pacific Island crops
Hoping to save the vulnerable varieties of bananas painted by the artist Paul Gauguin, rare…
‘Lubricin’ molecule discovered to reduce cartilage wear
A team of researchers in North Carolina has discovered that lubricin, a synovial fluid glycoprotein,…
A new way to weigh planets
Astronomers have developed a new way to weigh the planets in our solar system —…
Netflix suffers big outage as stock hits new peak (AP)
AP – While Netflix shareholders celebrated Thursday, the video subscription service’s customers griped about a…
Airbags reduce risk of kidney injury in car crashes, study finds
Occupants in motor vehicles with airbags are much less likely to suffer kidney or renal…
Short-range scattering in quantum dots: Discovery advances novel devices
Chinese researchers have described a new breakthrough in understanding the way electrons travel around quantum…
Risk markers for Alzheimer’s disease
Many proposed drugs for Alzheimer’s disease have been tested, but have not proved good enough….
First implanted device to treat balance disorder developed
A University of Washington Medical Center patient is the world’s first recipient of a device…
Risk gene for severe heart disease discovered
A common variant of the cardiovascular heat shock protein gene, HSPB7, was found to increase…