Why is fish oil good for the heart? A new study suggests that this omega…
Month: May 2013
How a Hollywood box office success can translate internationally
A researchers is looking at why some Hollywood movies are successful in the international box…
Inexpensive, accurate way to detect prostate cancer: At-home urine tests
Early screening for prostate cancer could become as easy for men as personal pregnancy testing…
Lost in translocation? How bird song could help save species
Translocation – or moving animals to safer places – is a vital tool for saving…
Changing cancer’s environment to halt its spread
By studying the roles two proteins, thrombospondin-1 and prosaposin, play in discouraging cancer metastasis, scientists…
Biomarkers discovered for inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease, which could help with…
Study reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales
Using a “patient monitoring” device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed…
Bird’s playlist could signal mental strengths and weaknesses
Having the biggest playlist doesn’t make a male songbird the brainiest of the bunch, a…
Minus environment, patterns still emerge: Computational study tracks E. coli cells’ regulatory mechanisms
Random mutations and genetic drift, rather than design principles, may explain the emergence of regulatory…
Bacterial spare parts filter antibiotic residue from groundwater
Researchers have developed and tested a solar-powered nano filter that is able to remove harmful…