Researchers have identified two small-molecule inhibitors that effectively targeted the focal adhesion kinase (FAK), an…
Month: December 2010
Ravenous foreign pests threaten U.S. national forests
Foreign pests are eating their way through U.S. national forests, destroying majestic scenery and costing…
Mechanism responsible for spreading biofilm infections identified
Scientists have discovered how catheter-related bacterial infection develops and disseminates to become a potentially life-threatening…
Plants engineered to produce new drugs
Humans have long taken advantage of the huge variety of medicinal compounds produced by plants….
AVAR 2010: Trend Micro Presents Papers on Emerging Security Threats, New Cleanup Approaches
The annual conference of the Association of Anti Virus Asia Researchers, “AVAR 2010,” was held…
AVAR 2010: Trend Micro Presents Papers on Emerging Security Threats, New Cleanup Approaches
The annual conference of the Association of Anti Virus Asia Researchers, “AVAR 2010,†was held…
WikiLeaks founder to meet British police (AFP)
AFP – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arranging to meet with British police, his lawyer…
For elderly, even short falls can be deadly; Adults 70-plus three times as likely to die following low-level falls
While simple falls, such as slipping while walking off a curb, may seem harmless, they…
Slurry sanitation using heat, a new, simple, low-energy method
Livestock effluents have always been spread as fertiliser on fields. But they can also transmit…
High-dose, short-course radiation for prostate cancer does not increase side effects, study finds
When treating prostate cancer with radiation therapy, side effects such as urinary problems and rectal…