Engineers are creating a wireless device designed to be injected into tumors to tell doctors…
Category: Science
Testosterone Replacement Theraphy Beneficial In Men 60 And Older, Study Suggests
In one of the first clinical trials involving men 60-85 years of age, researchers’ preliminary…
Rats Can Discriminate Odors In Milliseconds
Imaging the olfactory bulb of awake rats reveals that odor discrimination occurs about 100 milliseconds…
How Things Get Wet: New Mathematical Formula Sets Wetting Theory Straight
The relationship between a thin liquid film or drop of liquid and the shape of…
Back Pain May Be In Your Genes, Twin Study Suggests
What do you learn by looking at the spines of hundreds of Finnish twins? If…
Identification Of Dopamine ‘Mother Cells’ Could Lead To Future Parkinson’s Treatments
“Mother cells” which produce the neurons affected by Parkinson’s disease have been identified by scientists….
Leaky Blood Vessels Open Up Nerve Cells To Toxic Assault In Lou Gehrig’s Disease
Leaky blood vessels that lose their ability to protect the spinal cord from toxins may…
Bacteria Pitted Against Fungi To Protect Wheat
Beneficial flower-dwelling bacteria could soon join the fight against Fusarium graminearum, the fungus that causes…
We’re Surrounded! House Dust Is A Rich Source Of Bacteria
If you’ve always suspected there are unknown things living in the dark and dusty corners…
The ‘black hole’ facing UK science
Newsnight’s Susan Watts talks to scientists who claim a funding shortfall threatens UK research.