Triglycerides (TG), the main form of dietary fat, continuously circulate in the blood, but if their concentration elevates the risk of atherosclerosis and…
Over 200 million people undergo surgery each year, and there has been concern that anesthetic use may contribute to Alzheimer’s and other brain disorders. Bin…
The end of April usually brings the first signs of harmful algae in New England waters, and this year, researchers participating in the Gulf of Maine Toxicity…
A new study from Temple University researchers, presented this month at the American Occupational Therapy Association’s 2008 conference, found that children…
Over the past 60 years, Britain has established 20 nuclear sites and facilities, as part of its civil nuclear programme. These are now managed by the Nuclear…
“Increasing evidence now shows that storms are becoming more intense due to climate change,” said lead author and Earthwatch scientist Professor James Crabbe…
These are the findings of a research project conducted by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), which compares population development in the…
The preliminary results of the survey were recently presented at the International Symposium on Early Nutrition Programming held in Granada, Spain. Dr Heather…
Cryptography is an arms race, but the finish line may be fast approaching. Up to now, each time the codemakers made a better mousetrap, codebreakers breed a…
People act in their own best interests, according to traditional views of how and why we make the decisions that we do. However, psychologists at the…
Consumption of Iberian pig meat is traditional in Spain as an exponent of good taste and maximum gastronomic quality. In the last years, a booming economic…
However, the successful participation of more than 400 families in 8 countries in the largest European dietary intervention study, co-ordinated by the EC…
“We can grow forests of freestanding copper nanowires of controlled diameter and length, suitable for integration into electronic devices,” said Kyekyoon…
USM OFFERS HOPE TO PATIENTS WITH FACIAL DEFORMITIESUniversity Science Malaysia (USM) plans to offer specialist surgery to patients born with facial and skull…
A research group supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has uncovered a new route for attacking the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that may…
Dave Tosh, from the School of Biological Sciences at Queens University, found the greater white-toothed shrew in Tipperary and Limerick while working with…