This spring, a Swedish scientist sparked international concern with a journal article saying that radioactive…
Month: October 2012
Greenhouse gas emissions mapped to building, street level for U.S. cities
Researchers have developed a new software system capable of estimating greenhouse gas emissions across entire…
Chaperone protein subverts removal of glaucoma-causing protein
The chaperone protein Grp94 can interfere with the clearance of another protein known to cause…
Intervention reduces sexual risk behavior and unintended preganancies in teen girls, study finds
Adolescent girls participating in a sexual risk reduction intervention were more likely to practice abstinence…
Secondary osteoporosis: More than what meets the eye!
A new study has revealed that considering all osteoporotic patients as having simple osteoporosis and…
Dead stars could be the future of spacecraft navigation
Scientists are investigating the feasibility of using dead stars to navigate spacecraft in deep space….
IspH — a protein free to choose its partners
The iron-sulfur protein IspH plays a central role in the terpene metabolism of several pathogens….
Bioenergy: The broken promise
Biofuels are going to save us from climate threats and the oil crisis, while at…
Doubling up on advanced prostate cancer with PARP inhibitors
A newly discovered function of PARP-1 could be the key to more effective therapeutics to…
Antioxidant may prevent, even cure, cataracts and other degenerative eye disorders
A research group is working with an antioxidant that could prevent or cure cataracts, macular…