A molecule that lies dormant until it encounters a cancer cell, then suddenly activates and…
Month: April 2011
Discovery of two new genes provides hope for stemming Staph infections
The discovery of two genes that encode copper- and sulfur-binding repressors in the hospital terror…
Lesser-known Escherichia coli types targeted in food safety research
Almost everyone knows about Escherichia coli O157:H7, the culprit behind many headline-making outbreaks of foodborne…
Scotland’s carbon emissions could be halved in two decades, study suggests
Cutting Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions by a half within 20 years is achievable, a study…
Public relatively unconcerned about nanotechnology risks
A new study finds that the general public thinks getting a suntan poses a greater…
Wii key to helping kids balance
By cleverly linking five Wii Balance Boards, a team of university undergraduates has combined the…
Real-time search market worth more than $30 million a day
All of those Twitter tweets and Facebook friends may have value after all, according to…
Tool predicts disability timeline for progressive multiple sclerosis patients
Many patients with progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) worry how quickly the disease will progress. Now,…
Closely monitoring low-risk prostate cancer, with biopsy, does not raise risk of death, study suggests
A new study of 769 men from across the United States recently diagnosed with low-grade…
Can alcohol help the brain remember? Repeated ethanol exposure enhances synaptic plasticity in key brain area, study finds
Drinking alcohol primes certain areas of our brain to learn and remember better, says a…