Astronomers had not seen even one galaxy that existed when the Universe was a billion years old, so finding 500 in a Hubble survey is a significant leap…
We all know that people should eat less saturated fat, but it can be hard to achieve changes in behaviour. Rachel Huxley and colleagues from the George…
The discovery of this pathway, published in the September 22 issue of the journal Cell, advances our understanding of how cells mount a survival response when…
These bacteria insert into their host cells proteins and other virulence factors, which kill by — among other things — disrupting the cells' normal structure….
A study of the strain by its developers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) suggests that the genetic change comes early in the…
Too much body fat may be a bad thing, but there is increasing evidence that too little fat also may have some surprisingly negative consequences.Researchers at…
In the last few years, that tactic has proved productive for researchers investigating turmeric, a curry spice used for centuries in Indian traditional…
“Unfortunately, these problems that impact nutrition and quality of life are underestimated and understudied by oncologists,” said Andrea Dietrich, Virginia…
Applications include power supplies for small appliances and laptop computers, and on-site rechargers for battery packs used by the military. “The catalytic…
It is the most populous country in the world. Half the country is arid or semi-arid and mountains cover three-quarters of it. Natural resources are scarce. Yet…
A study published online in the September 14, 2006 edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences examined cropland expansion in Mato Grosso,…
However, African Americans are more likely than Latinos and Asian Americans to retain their racial group consciousness regardless of improvements in their…
A study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that low-dose aspirin treatment may be responsible for one extra case of…
At the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, a new tool will apply a similar technology to find answers to historic climate…
Scientists who worked on the Archimedes Palimpsest are using modern imaging technologies to digitally restore a 700-year-old palm-leaf manuscript containing…
The researchers, supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), have found that to protect their offspring, adult wasps have…
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