Researchers found that from 1995 to 2010 there was a 15-fold increase in the number…
Month: November 2012
Microbial ‘missing link’ discovered after man impales hand on tree branch
Two years ago, a 71-year-old Indiana man impaled his hand on a branch after cutting…
Impaired blood vessel function found in cystic fibrosis patients
The first evidence of blood vessel dysfunction has been found in a small cohort of…
Funneling the sun’s energy
Engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing…
Water resources management and policy in a changing world: Where do we go from here?
Visualize a dusty place where stream beds are sand and lakes are flats of dried…
Patient’s own immune cells may blunt viral therapy for brain cancer
Doctors now use cancer-killing viruses to treat some patients with lethal, fast-growing brain tumors. Clinical…
Alzheimer’s disease in mice alleviated: Promising therapeutic approach for humans
Pathological changes typical of Alzheimer’s disease were significantly reduced in mice by blockade of an…
Cell biology: Calcium ‘accelerator’ keeps cell power supply going
Scientists have moved another step closer to solving a decades-long mystery of how the flow…
Health and environmental risk in flame retardants in building insulation
Researchers in the United States are calling for a change to the US building codes,…
From degeneration to regeneration: Advances in skeletal muscle engineering
Medical researchers have developed a new therapeutic technique to repair and rebuild muscle for sufferers…