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Environmental Conservation

WWF’s Historic Photo of Borneo’s Wild Rhino Captured

The rhino is believed to be one of a population of as few as 13 whose existence was confirmed during a field survey last year in the interior forests of Sabah,…

Health & Medicine

Breakthrough Materials for Enhanced Vascular Grafts Unveiled

In the June issue of the journal Biomedical Materials, researchers reported the design and fabrication of a new material to be used for vascular grafts that in…

Life & Chemistry

Stem Cells from Adult Skin Show Promise in Disease Models

Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Calgary have found that stem cells derived from adult skin can create neural…

Life & Chemistry

Microbes transform 'safest' PBDEs into more harmful compounds

The finding, by a team of environmental engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, suggests these transformations could complicate efforts to reduce…

Health & Medicine

Airborne mold spores increase kids' risk for multiple allergies

The team found that infants who were exposed to basidiospores and other airborne fungal spores–specifically penicillium/aspergillus and alternaria–early in…

Health & Medicine

Drug that battles resistance to leukemia pill Gleevec 'extremely effective' against cancer

An experimental therapy that battles drug resistance in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) has proved “extremely effective” in fighting cancer, giving patients for…

Information Technology

Automatic X-ray inspection – New system generation with submicron-resolution and 2 Megapixels digital camera

Delivering more tools than comparably priced systems, the microme|x comes standard with phoenix|x-ray’s new inspection software, quality|assurance 2006. This…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights on Virus Protection by IVMS and EMBL Researchers

Now researchers from the Institut de Virologie Moléculaire et Structurale (IVMS) and the Outstation of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in…

Life & Chemistry

New Stem-Cell Discoveries Boost Body’s Self-Healing Power

In most organs of the body, old cells are continually being replaced by new. If too many new cells are produced, however, it can lead to overgrowth and tumour…

Health & Medicine

Exploring Obesity: Health Risks and Myths Uncovered

Obesity in combination with risk factors like diabetes, high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and smoking do indeed increase the risk of cardiovascular…

Information Technology

Control system tests begin for Vega’s main engine

The Vega development programme is performing a crucial series of tests during 2006, including engine firings, mechanical and electrical performance…

Life & Chemistry

Self-Heating Cup: Enjoy Hot Drinks Anytime, Anywhere

As a matter of fact, this is a glass arranged in a particular way, thus by pressing on its side it is possible to heat the glass contents up to nearly boiling…

Environmental Conservation

Climate Experts Gather in Norway for IPCC Meeting

The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) gets together in Bergen, Norway, 26-29 June, as part of their preparation for the Fourth Assessment…

Health & Medicine

Target women's depression to reduce disability from chronic conditions

This suggests that by targeting their depression, doctors could help reduce disability in female patients with chronic conditions such as arthritis and back…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Stimulating Demand for Organic Products in the EU

The report considers why farmers in this and four other EU countries (Denmark, Ireland, Italy & Portugal) are increasingly reluctant to consider engaging in…

Health & Medicine

Boosting Healthy Polyunsaturated Fats: Innovative Strategies

Writing in the June edition of the British Nutrition Foundation’s Nutrition Bulletin, Professor Ian Givens of the University’s Nutritional Sciences Research…

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