Researchers have identified an immune protein that has the potential to stop or reverse the…
Month: May 2013
Earth’s iron core is surprisingly weak
Researchers have used a diamond anvil cell to squeeze iron at pressures as high as…
Mechanism linking key inflammatory marker to cancer identified
Researchers have revealed how a key player in cell growth, immunity and the inflammatory response…
Lovelorn frogs bag closest crooner
What lures a lady frog to her lover? Good looks, the sound of his voice,…
Archaeological genetics: It’s not all as old as it at first seems
Genomic analyses suggest that patterns of genetic diversity which indicate population movement may not be…
Discovery of a novel medicine for the treatment of chronic wounds
Every 20 seconds, a limb is lost as a consequence of diabetic foot ulcer that…
Anabolic steroids may affect future mental health
There is a link between use of anabolic-androgenic steroids and reduced mental health later in…
Echolocation: Blind people have the potential to use their ‘inner bat’ to locate objects, study finds
New research shows that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation,…
Making ice-cream more nutritious with meat left-overs
Most of the animal proteins found in the meat industry waste have, until now, been…
Genetic diversity within tumors predicts outcome in head and neck cancer
A new measure of the heterogeneity – the variety of genetic mutations – of cells…