It is known that soil microorganisms can maintain some activity during the cold winter months….
Month: November 2010
Personalized medicine: Tumor analysis reveals new opportunities for existing cancer drugs
Targeted cancer therapies such as trastuzumab (Herceptin), gefitinib (Iressa) and erlotinib (Tarceva) could be used…
Orangutans count on stats for survival
Orangutans threatened with extinction could be brought back from the brink with help from an…
Gene links to anorexia identified: Largest genetic study of the eating disorder detects common and rare variants
Scientists have identified both common and rare gene variants associated with the eating disorder anorexia…
Hubble captures new star birth in an ancient galaxy
Elliptical galaxies were once thought to be aging star cities whose star-making heyday was billions…
Telenor finds no irregularity with India licences (Reuters)
Reuters – Norway’s Telenor denied on Saturday that its Indian subsidiary Uninor had won mobile…
Graphic images influence intentions to quit smoking
Marketing researchers surveyed more than 500 U.S. and Canadian smokers and found that the highly…
Mathematical problems recast as physics questions, provide new tools for old quandaries
A scientist with an interdisciplinary bent has taken two well-known problems in mathematics and reformulated…
Reports claiming amyotrophic lateral sclerosis caused by head trauma lacks scientific validation, review finds
A recent study suggesting that amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may be attributed to “repetitive head…
Cholesterol-lowering statins boost bacteria-killing cells
Widely prescribed for their cholesterol-lowering properties, recent clinical research indicates that statins can produce a…