Menopause has little to no impact on whether women become more susceptible to diabetes, according…
Month: July 2011
Hubble constant: A new way to measure the expansion of the universe
Using a measurement of the clustering of the galaxies surveyed, plus other information derived from…
Enceladus rains water onto Saturn
The Herschel space observatory has shown that water expelled from the moon Enceladus forms a…
High-throughput screen finds compounds that regulate cancer cell invasion
Scientists screened a collection of pharmacologically active compounds to identify those that regulate invadopodia formation,…
Biological interface using piezotronics: Nanowires allow electrical signals to be produced from mechanical actions
Taking advantage of the unique properties of zinc oxide nanowires, researchers have demonstrated a new…
Vessel-damaging activation of the ‘intracellular waste disposal’ mechanism found in smokers
Researchers have found that substances found in cigarette smoke lead to blood vessels’ endothelial cells…
How testosterone protects against inflammation
Pharmacists have shown that cells from men and women react in a different manner to…
Single-dose H1N1 vaccine not reliable protection for pediatric liver transplant patients
Researchers from Australia determined that pediatric liver transplant patients who received a single-dose of the…
Coho salmon at risk in U.S. urbanizing watersheds
For a decade researchers in Seattle have worked to solve the mystery of why adult…
Adrenaline use in cardiac arrest
Adrenaline has kept its place in cardiac arrest guidelines despite limited evidence for or against…