The largest study to examine the association of dietary fats and prostate cancer risk has…
Month: April 2011
Phage hunting students find new bacteriophages in soils of St. Louis suburbs
Twelve students who had participated in an unusual biology course as freshmen have found two…
Zeroing in on the elusive green LED
Researchers have developed a new method for manufacturing green LEDs with greatly enhanced light output….
Increased computer use by adolescents cause for concern, Canadian study finds
Researchers in Canada have found a strong association between computer and Internet use in adolescents…
Tuberculosis discovery paves way for drugs that prevent lung destruction
Scientists have identified a key enzyme responsible for destroying lung tissue in tuberculosis. Drugs that…
Pelvic organs given the slip by the protein fibulin-5
Pelvic organ prolapse is a disabling condition that affects almost 50 percent of women over…
New perspectives on ion selectivity
A new series of articles examines the ion selectivity of cation-selective channels and transporters.
Collective conservation efforts boosted rhino population in Nepal, new data show
After three rigorous weeks of conducting the National Rhino Census in Nepal, new data on…
New class of cancer drugs could work in colon cancers with genetic mutation, study finds
A class of drugs that shows promise in breast and ovarian cancers with BRCA gene…
Port Valdez invertebrates stabilized 26 years after Alaska’s great earthquake
It took 26 years for marine invertebrates living on the Port Valdez seafloor to stabilize…