A small pilot study suggests that T cells become more responsive in exercising cancer survivors…
Month: October 2012
Eliminating sagebrush may hurt rather than help wildlife
Efforts to enhance wildlife habitat by controlling vegetation could actually cause more harm than good….
Exercise helps ease premature cardiovascular aging caused by type 2 diabetes
Exercise helps attenuate the premature cardiovascular aging that type 2 diabetes can cause.
NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity: Work resumes with first scooped sample
The team operating Curiosity decided on Oct. 9, 2012, to proceed with using the rover’s…
Saturn’s ever-changing F ring
The Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn’s ever-changing F ring, showing its bright core, another strand of…
Scientists pinpoint gene variations linked to higher risk of bipolar disorder
Scientists have identified small variations in a number of genes that are closely linked to…
Study challenges assumptions on wartime sexual violence
A new study finds that there is no compelling evidence to support a host of…
Gene signature predicts prostate cancer survival
Researchers have identified a six-gene signature that can be used in a test to predict…
Neuroimaging technique captures cocaine’s devastating effect on brain blood flow
Researchers have developed a high-resolution, 3D optical Doppler imaging tomography technique that captures the effects…
Nanoparticles: Making gold economical for sensing
Newly developed gold nanocluster arrays are well suited for commercial applications of a high-performance sensing…