Researchers have demonstrated that oral administration of a cysteine protease inhibitor, E64d, not only reduces…
Month: May 2011
Cell phones and cancer: Assessment classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans
A new World Health Organization report classifies radiofrequency electromagnetic fields as possibly carcinogenic to humans,…
Medical ethicists working in hospitals need to have standards, experts urge
A professor is helping standardize practices for health-care ethicists who consult and give guidance on…
Bilingualism no big deal for brain, researcher finds
There are many complicated theories on how the brain processes more than one language, but…
Key goals for building on 30 years of HIV/AIDS research
In the 30 years since the first reported cases of a mysterious illness now known…
How the brain processes faces: Neural system responsible for face recognition discovered
Until now, scientists believed that only a couple of brain areas mediate facial recognition. However…
Egg cartons not accurate in reporting animal welfare claims, expert argues
If you think that you’re using humanely produced eggs for your omelets or deviled eggs,…
Decades-old molecular mystery linked to blood clotting solved
Blood clotting is a complicated business, particularly for scientists trying to understand how the body…
Innovative tool to quantify antibiotic use in animals
Scientists have launched a new web application “ABcheck”. This AntiBiotic-check offers farmers, veterinarians and others…
Working toward sending humans to Mars
What would it take to send astronauts to Mars? A team of aeronautical and textile…