Researchers are building complex mathematical models to understand cancer’s evolution and how to treat it.
Month: February 2013
Activation of cortical type 2 cannabinoid receptors ameliorates ischemic brain injury, study suggests
A new study suggests that cortical type 2 cannabinoid (CB2) receptors might serve as potential…
When Phishing Goes Mobile
Based on the number of phishing sites we observed in 2012, it appears that cybercriminals…
When Phishing Goes Mobile
Based on the number of phishing sites we observed in 2012, it appears that cybercriminals…
Antibacterial protein’s molecular workings revealed
Investigators report new insights to the workings of calprotectin, an immune system protein that “starves”…
Mercury may have harbored an ancient magma ocean: Massive lava flows may have given rise to two distinct rock types
By analyzing Mercury’s rocky surface, scientists have been able to partially reconstruct the planet’s history…
Discovering the birth of an asteroid trail
Unlike comets, asteroids are not characterised by exhibiting a trail, but there are now ten…
Early life stress may take early toll on heart function
Early life stress like that experienced by ill newborns appears to take an early toll…
In rich and poor nations, giving makes people feel better than getting, research finds
Feeling good about spending money on someone else rather than for personal benefit may be…
Scientists unveil secrets of important natural antibiotic
An international team of scientists has discovered how an important natural antibiotic called dermcidin, produced…