Science Centric

Thursday the 4th of December 2008

Researchers gain new insight on wonder of cell division - 21:16

Science: Investigating new materials with ultracold atoms - 21:16

Vitreous humour in the eye helps to establish time of death - 21:15

A new approach improves prioritisation of disease-associated SNPs - 21:15

Degree module boosted through on line games technique - 21:15

Happiness is a collective - not just individual - phenomenon - 21:15

Depression rife among medical students - 21:15

Experiment shows potential for vegetation to recover at the Sierra Nevada ski station - 21:15

Deep-sea exploration to conduct high-tech survey of Florida's endangered coral reefs - 21:15

A celestial snow globe of stars - 21:15

Discovery provides new perspective on animal evolution - 21:14

Free mammograms, access to follow-up care for underserved women - 21:14

Researcher designs robot that jumps like a grasshopper - 21:14

Quantum simulator for complex electronic materials - 21:14

Virtual faces created with emotions, moods and personality - 21:14

Mars Science Laboratory mission rescheduled for 2011 - 21:14

NASA orbiter finds Martian rock record with 10 beats to the bar - 21:14

Model unravels rules that govern how genes are switched on and off - 19:31

Apple or pear shape is not main culprit to heart woes - it's liver fat - 19:31

Coerced medication used in psychiatric care despite lack of clinical evidence - 19:30

Interferon as long-term treatment for hepatitis C not effective - 19:30

Few Ontario women with invasive ovarian cancer referred for genetic testing of breast cancer genes - 19:30

Bonefish census reveals population holding steady - 19:30

Researcher develops screening tool to identify patients with prediabetes - 19:30

Vitamin E shows possible promise in easing chronic inflammation - 19:30

Mix of Taiji, cognitive therapy and support groups benefits those with dementia - 19:29

Long-term care health coverage a hidden casualty of economic slide - 19:29

'Zinc zipper' plays key role in hospital-acquired infections - 19:29

UC San Diego engineers work to make historic buildings safer during strong earthquakes - 19:29

Gene packaging tells story of cancer development - 19:29

Past religious diversity has profound impact on genetics of Iberian people - 19:29

Study strengthens link between tobacco smoke and behavioural problems in boys with asthma - 19:29

Jefferson researcher awarded NIH grant - 19:29

Healthy ageing and the holidays: Researchers' tips - 19:28

Researchers make key discovery for body to accept gene therapy - 19:28

Tissue repair evolves: Cartilage transplants now for the shoulder - 19:28

UCLA expert blames American values for health-care crisis - 17:49

Study offers insights about development of the human immune system - 17:49

Shrinking glaciers reveal hidden forests and a warmer climate - 17:49

How disease disables tomato plant's 'intruder alarm' - 17:49

Dormant stem cells for emergencies - 17:49

A book of common prayers - 17:49

Managing your identity - 17:49

Weather matters to particulate pollution - 17:49

New bone implant technology using techniques used to make catalytic converters - 17:49

Study finds treatment fails to improve common form of heart failure - 17:49

Researchers find new genetic target for sickle cell disease therapy - 17:49

New recommendations by scientific societies about late-onset hypogonadism - 17:49

Extraordinary immune cells may hold the key to managing HIV - 17:49

Drug and alcohol abuse double risk of ICU admission - 17:49