Patients recovering from a right foot injury or surgery should think twice about how soon…
Month: December 2010
Water pathways from the deep sea to volcanoes
Oceanic plates take up a lot of water when submerged into the Earths’ interior at…
Genetic sequencing used to identify and treat unknown disease
For the one of the first times in medical history, researchers and physicians sequenced all…
Free radicals good for you? Banned herbicide makes worms live longer
It sounds like science fiction — scientists tested the current “free radical theory of aging”…
Blimey, a ban on Web porn in Britain?
Britain’s minister for culture, communications and creative industries is taking aim at all three areas…
Blimey, a ban on Web porn in Britain?
Britain’s minister for culture, communications and creative industries is taking aim at all three areas…
Study links emotional and neural responses to musical performance
It is well known that music arouses emotions. But why do some musical performances move…
Scientists identify a spontaneously chain-reacting molecule
A new paper describes, for the first time, a simple molecule that each time it…
Zebrafish provide new hope for cancer treatment
The imaging of tumor growth in zebrafish has revealed for the first time how newly…
Warning lights mark shellfish that aren’t safe to eat
Red tides and similar blooms can render some seafood unsafe to eat, though it can…