Science Centric

Wednesday the 18th of November 2009

Study: Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat - 06:28

When East meets West: Why consumers turn to alternative medicine - 06:28

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 2000 - 06:28

Pushing the brain to find new pathways - 06:28

Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene interaction with saturated fat - 06:28

Bigger not necessarily better, when it comes to brains - 05:56

Heart disease found in Egyptian mummies - 05:56

Canadians finding it tough to shake the salt habit - 05:56

Night beat, overtime and a disrupted sleep pattern can harm officers' health - 05:56

Some prescription meds can harm foetus - 05:56

Ladybugs taken hostage by wasps - 05:56

Studies suggest males have more personality - 05:56

Dawn enters asteroid belt - for good - 05:21

Cross-country runabouts - immune cells on the move - 05:21

Adverse symptom reporting by patients vs. clinicians - 05:21

Your own stem cells can treat heart disease - 05:21

Study finds link between preeclampsia and reduced thyroid function - 05:21

Drug therapy more cost-effective than angioplasty for diabetic patients with heart disease - 05:21

Prevalence of high LDL, or 'bad' cholesterol levels decreases in US - 04:49

Is 80-year-old mistake leading to first species to be fished to extinction? - 04:49

New study confirms exotic electric properties of graphene - 04:49

Family partnership, education interventions lower heart failure patients' salt consumption - 04:49

Monetary gain and high-risk tactics stimulate activity in the brain - 04:49

Duke researchers find explanation for rapid maturation of neurones at birth - 04:49

Scientists discover cells that control inflammation in chronic disease - 04:49

FIve exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers - 04:14

Some obese people perceive body size as OK, dismiss need to lose weight - 04:14

Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression - 04:14

How fish is cooked affects heart-health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids - 04:14

Human emissions rise 2 percent despite GFC - 04:14

Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death - 04:14

Tuesday the 17th of November 2009

Scientists guide immune cells with light and microparticles - 12:35

Software creates less complete and accurate radiology reports than free text - 12:35

Slowing evolution to stop drug resistance - 11:58

UT Southwestern scientist begins to unravel what makes pandemic H1N1 tick - 11:58

Sleep deprivation negatively affects split-second decision making, study shows - 11:57

Medical establishment prevents nurses from assuming new roles - 11:57

First ever large-scale study of ketamine users published - 11:57

Finding a protective mechanism for retinal cells could save sight - 11:56

Penguins and sea lions help produce new atlas - 11:56

Simple test could offer cheap solution to detecting landmines - 11:23

UTMB researchers find inflammation critical in aortic dissection - 11:22

Treatment for depression post-bypass surgery improves quality of life - 11:22

Major schizophrenia study finds striking similarities across 37 countries in 6 regions - 11:22

MS is more aggressive in children but slower to cause disability than in adults - 11:22

Text message reminders can encourage healthy action - 11:21

Glimpsing a greener future - 11:21

New climate treaty could put species at risk - 11:21

An often overlooked protein actually a potent regulator of cardiac hypertrophy - 10:43

Volatile gas could turn Rwandan lake into a freshwater time bomb - 10:43