The study is published in this week’s online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. It is the first to compare brain metabolism among…
Texas A&M researcher Frank Raushel is part of a team of scientists who modified a technique called “molecular docking” to predict which molecule, called a…
“The depth of a person's addiction to nicotine appears to depend on his or her unique internal chemistry and genetic make-up,” said lead author Jerry Stitzel,…
The transport of oxygen in blood is undertaken by hemoglobin, the largest component of red blood cells. This protein collects oxygen in respiratory organs,…
Each year, pharmaceutical companies invest millions of dollars to test drugs, many of which will never reach the market because of side effects found only…
The LHC’s cryogenic system has the task of cooling some 36 800 tonnes of material to a temperature of just 1.9 degrees above absolute zero (–271.3°C), colder…
Many of these advances will offer vastly improved outcomes for patients, therapies for hitherto difficult-to-treat diseases or conditions, improved…
Researchers hope the technique, which uses magnetic resonance imaging, will enable a far greater understanding of why certain people become obese when others…
– This is the start of a global joint effort to exchange events between both countries and continents, says Mats Erixon at KTH´s Centre for Sustainable…
This contamination free technology has taken a crucial role in the development of modern aeronautics and the present objective is the realization of fully…
The researchers at the University of Cambridge, funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), found that if a particular gene…
Two primary ways are the use of distilled water (both of domestic and industrial origin), and of fertilizers based out of biological mixtures. A study done by…
In a joint communiqué signed November 7, 2007, representatives of the partner countries have announced the go-ahead for construction of the international…
But the vast array of supplements available and lack of industry regulation make it difficult for the average person to make an informed choice about taking…
Mice that don’t produce lubricin, a thin film of protein found in the cartilage of joints, showed early wear and higher friction in their joints, a new study…
The new study refutes the ‘island rule’ which says that in island environments small mammals such as rodents tend to evolve to be larger, and large mammals…
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