Researchers have discovered what causes the lethal effects of staphylococcal infective endocarditis — a serious…
Month: August 2013
Biomarkers for possible blood test to predict suicide risk identified
Researchers have found a series of RNA biomarkers in blood that may help identify who…
Free-floating planets may be born free
Tiny, round, cold clouds in space have all the right characteristics to form planets with…
Unscrambling the genetics of the chicken’s ‘blue’ egg
Researchers have unscrambled the genetic mutation that gives the distinctive blue eggs laid by some…
Earliest known iron artifacts come from outer space
Researchers have shown that ancient Egyptian iron beads held at the UCL Petrie Museum were…
‘Street-view’ comes to the world’s coral reefs
Scientists are taking the public with them to study the world’s coral reefs, thanks to…
LSD and other psychedelics not linked with mental health problems
The use of LSD, magic mushrooms, or peyote does not increase a person’s risk of…
US depression treatment demonstrated effective for UK
Collaborative care involves depressed people having access to a team of specialists, with advice and…
Novel Chinese herbal medicine JSK improves spinal cord injury outcomes in rats
A new study demonstrates that Chinese herbal medicine Ji-Sui-Kang (JSK), given systemically for three weeks…
Scientists relate urban population to air pollution
Live in a large city like New York, London, Beijing or Mumbai, and you are…