Science Blog

Monday th 13th of April 2009

Aspirin and similar drugs may be associated with brain microbleeds in older adults - 15:49

Imaging reveals abnormalities in pathways connecting brain areas in those with writer's cramp - 15:49

New therapies expected to help reduce future visual burden of age-related eye disease - 15:49

Erectile dysfunction treatments do not appear to damage vision over 6 months - 15:49

University of Toronto chemists uncover green catalysts - 15:49

Scripps scientists uncover mimicry at the molecular level that protects genome integrity - 15:49

Study reports success in treating a rare retinal disorder - 15:49

Baby's first dreams - 15:49

Family ties provide protection against young adult sucidal behavior - 14:42

DNA sensors could identify cancer using material only one atom thick - 12:49

Creating ideal neural cells for clinical use - 12:49

Survey research looks at attitudes, obstacles to walking and biking to work - 11:42

New 'near-field' radiation therapy promises relief for overheating laptops - 10:36

NASA experiment stirs up hope for forecasting deadliest cyclones - 10:36

Active optical clock - 08:42

Mathematics and climate change - 07:56

Sunday th 12th of April 2009

HIV pays a price for invisibility - 23:42

Racial disparities persist in the treatment of lung cancer - 23:42

Study of neighborhoods points to modifiable factors, not race, in cancer disparities - 23:42

New alternative to biopsy detects subtle changes in cancer cells, Stanford study shows - 12:49

UCSF team closer to creating safe embryonic-like stem cells - 12:49

New insights into progressive hearing loss - 12:49

Friday th 10th of April 2009

How do they spread? - 16:42

Scripps research scientists model 3D structures of proteins that control human clock - 16:42

It pays to compare: Comparison helps children grasp math concepts - 13:42

You do the math: Explaining basic concepts behind math problems improves children's learning - 13:42

Climate change and atmospheric circulation will make for uneven ozone recovery - 13:42

IU astronomer's discovery poses challenge to galaxy formation theories - 12:35

CSHL-led team identifies key decision-point at which cells with broken DNA repair themselves or die - 12:35

A healthy color - 11:49

MIT: New method could lead to narrower chip patterns - 11:49

Omega-3 fatty acids may benefit cancer patients undergoing major operations - 11:49

Hispanics appear to face poorer quality nursing home care - 11:49

In the ICU, use of benzodiazepines, other factors may predict severity of post-stay depression - 11:49

Mount Sinai researchers discover novel mechanisms that might causally link type-2 diabetes to Alzheimer's disease - 10:42

Study finds multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria high in long-term care - 09:35

New laser technique advances nanofabrication process - 09:35

Can downloads predict impact for scientific articles? - 09:35

New drug shows promise in treating drug-resistant prostate cancer - 09:35

Fresh details about Silver Creek Fault in downtown San Jose, Calif. - 08:50

Genes from tiny marine algae suggest unsuspected avenues for new research - 08:50

Thursday th 9th of April 2009

Test quickly assesses whether Alzheimer's drugs are hitting their target - 23:49

Research shows sharp rise in hospital admissions for children's dental care - 18:35

Physicists discover important step for making light crystals - 16:42

Pitt, Berkeley researchers reconstruct seashells to model nervous system function - 16:42

Gene fusion discovery may lead to improved prostate cancer test - 16:42

Scorpion biodiversity - 16:42

CSHL researchers explain process by which cells 'hide' potentially dangerous DNA segments - 15:35

Biological FM signal maintains inflammation in cancer, asthma and other diseases - 14:49

Deadly parasite's rare sexual dalliances may help scientists neutralize it - 14:49