The US Department of Defense reports that drone accidents in which personnel or aircraft are…
Month: February 2013
Protein balance key in preventing cancer
Two proteins that scientists once thought carried out the same functions are actually antagonists of…
Possible treatment window for memory problems identified
Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain…
Changing shape makes chemotherapy drugs better at targeting cancer cells
Bioengineering researchers have found that changing the shape of chemotherapy drug nanoparticles from spherical to…
First grade math skills set foundation for later math ability
Children who failed to acquire a basic math skill in first grade scored far behind…
Reading the human genome: First step-by-step look at transcription initiation
Researchers have achieved a major advance in understanding how genetic information is transcribed from DNA…
Infusion of stem cells and specially generated T-cells from same donor improves leukemia survival
In a significant advance for harnessing the immune system to treat leukemias, researchers for the…
Molecule does double duty in stopping asthma attacks
Scientists are on the brink of the next treatment advancement that may spell relief for…
Lipid researcher, 98, reports on the dietary causes of heart disease
A 98-year-old researcher argues that, contrary to decades of clinical assumptions and advice to patients,…
Canadian adult obesity at historic high
Obesity rates across Canada are reaching alarming levels and continue to climb, according to a…