Researchers predict that advancements in breast cancer screening will need a personalized touch because mammography…
Month: April 2013
Reducing salt and increasing potassium will have major global health benefits
Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our…
Seeds of model cereal plant now available
Seeds of the model cereal plant Brachypodium distachyon are now available to the international scientific…
Asteroid and moon landing technology demonstrated
Last week Astrobotic successfully flew a sensor package designed to guide spacecraft safely to the…
Breakthrough in chemical crystallography
Scientists have made a fundamental breakthrough in single-crystal X-ray analysis, the most powerful method for…
Promising oil-drilling tool
An innovative new oil-drilling tool concept has seen the light of day.
Discovery in neuroscience could help re-wire appetite control
Researchers have made a discovery in neuroscience that could offer a long-lasting solution to eating…
How life may have first emerged on Earth: Foldable proteins in a high-salt environment
Scientists may be a step closer to understanding how life first emerged on Earth billions…
Suicide risk linked to rates of gun ownership, political conservatism
Residents of states with the highest rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at…
Walking can lower risk of heart-related conditions as much as running
Walking can lower the risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much…