Medulloblastomas are the most common malignant brain tumors of childhood, with 40 to 50 percent…
Month: November 2010
Flexible wings driven by simple oscillation may be viable for efficient micro air vehicles
To avoid some of the design challenges involved in creating micro-scale air vehicles that mimic…
HIV drugs interfere with blood sugar, lead to insulin resistance
The same powerful drugs that have extended the lives of countless people with HIV come…
Cloud study predicts more global warming
Global climate models disagree widely in the magnitude of the warming we can expect with…
Overweight primarily a problem among wealthier women in low- to middle-income countries
A new study finds that high body mass index (BMI) in developing countries remains primarily…
Cost effectiveness of ecological restoration demonstrated
New research provides evidence that ecological restoration can provide a cost effective response to environmental…
New function of gene in promoting cancer found
Researchers have discovered that a gene well known for its involvement in tumor cell development,…
Uptake protein acts as zinc’s doorway to the cell
A new study details how zinc, an element fundamental to cell growth, enters the cell…
How sunlight shapes daily rhythms
Fresh insight into how biological clocks adjust to having less sunlight in the winter could…
Lifeblood of leaves: Vein networks control plant patterns
New research may have solved the mystery of how leaf vein patterns correlate with use…