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Life & Chemistry

New Study Challenges Old Beliefs About Brain Cell Functions

The domains of individual astrocytes are well contained in both healthy and damaged tissue. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy in…

Health & Medicine

Study Links Adolescent Arrest History to Higher HIV Risk

Adolescents with a history of arrest are at greater risk for HIV infection than adolescents with no arrest history, according to a new study published in the…

Environmental Conservation

New Study Reveals Complex Climate Change Effects on Species

According to a recent study in Ecological Monographs, predicting the impact of climate change on organisms is much more complicated than simply looking at…

Health & Medicine

Stronger Leg Muscles May Shield Against Knee Osteoarthritis

Knee osteoarthritis (OA) occurs when the cartilage that cushions the ends of the bones in the knee joint deteriorates over time. As this cushion wears down,…

Studies and Analyses

Study Finds Aging Process Lowers Breast Cancer Risk

As most women get older, and especially after menopause, the milk-producing glands (lobules) shut down — a process known as lobular regression, or involution….

Health & Medicine

Increased Demand for Prostate Tests: Impact on Cancer Services

Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast and the Eastern Health and Social Services Board discovered that more than two-thirds of doctors (65 per cent) said…

Life & Chemistry

Cell Therapy Advances for Diabetes Management and Care

These patients had a history of failing insulin production since several years making them dependent on insulin injections; their blood glucose levels had…

Life & Chemistry

Protein 'wires' common in Parkinson's disease now shown in the lab

Scientists Martijn van Raaij, Ine Segers-Nolten and Vinod Subramaniam of the University of Twente show these clear differences in their publication in…

Environmental Conservation

World Fisheries Overview: 29% Species at Risk of Collapse

Using data from the FAO’s fisheries statistics, the article presents a time-based overview of world fisheries, which shows that 29% of the species that are…

Life & Chemistry

Mentos and Coke Experiment Sparks Interest in Schools

The Coke and Mentos fountain experiment has grabbed worldwide attention, with thousands of people tuning into Eepybird.com (www.eepybird.com) to watch the…

Information Technology

Grid computing ‘Mappa mundi’ unveiled in Florida

The map, developed by researchers from GridPP in the UK and the European particle physics laboratory, CERN, in Geneva, uses Google Earth to pinpoint Grid sites…

Information Technology

Transforming Learning: A New Method for Teaching Algorithms

The level simulated by the machine is limited by the intelligence we can communicate by means of algorithms. An algorithm is a finite whole of instructions or…

Environmental Conservation

Sustainable Tech: A Smart Alternative to Inefficient Sewage Solutions

The environmental technology required to achieve this goal is still getting insufficient attention, said Jules van Lier in his inaugural address, professor in…

Information Technology

Enhancing Multimedia: The Rise of Metadata Labeling

With affordable digital cameras, camcorders and camera phones becoming ubiquitous, consumers are increasingly finding themselves facing mountains of…

Architecture & Construction

Sustainable Student Village Design Competition Announced

The University is seeking expressions of interest for the right to build and manage the University’s £22 million ‘Sustainable Student Village’. Bidders are…

Environmental Conservation

South Africa Plans International Airport Near Durban

The South African government wants to transform a runway for light aircraft into an international airport on a site near Durban that lures more than three…

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