Science Blog

Friday th 17th of December 2010

550 million years ago rise in oxygen drove evolution of animal life - 10:32

Ben-Gurion U. researchers: High resistance rates among acute otitis media pathogens in children - 10:32

Beetroot juice could help people live more active lives - 10:32

Study: Customers who participate in eBay’s ‘community’ become better buyers and sellers - 10:32

Breakthrough in worm research has implications for human disease studies - 10:32

Study links emotional and neural responses to musical performance - 10:30

Researcher finds proximity to freeway associated with autism - 10:30

Samples of vital human tumor tissue irradiated with ions for the first time - 10:00

Thursday th 16th of December 2010

Colossal fossil: Museum’s new whale skeleton represents decades of research - 19:00

UCSF team finds new source of immune cells during pregnancy - 19:00

Key information about breast cancer risk and development is found in ‘junk’ DNA - 18:30

Researchers suggest diagnostic criteria for posttraumatic stress disorder are lacking - 18:30

PSA test better predicts cancer in men taking prostate-shrinking drug - 18:30

Tennis star’s hospitalization for altitude sickness - 18:00

Brief clarifies Social Security’s value for women - 17:31

Mapping faculty social networks helps female faculty move ahead at NJIT - 17:31

First measurement of magnetic field in Earth’s core - 16:31

Emotional intelligence peaks as we enter our 60s, research suggests - 16:31

Extinctions, loss of habitat harm evolutionary diversity - 14:11

Tiny 3-D images shed light on origin of Earth’s core - 14:11

New report outlines restoration activities to speed seagrass recovery in the Florida Keys - 13:20

MRI scans reveal brain changes in people at genetic risk for Alzheimer’s - 13:20

Teacher effort is linked to difficult students’ inherited traits - 13:20

Wind turbines may benefit crops - 13:20

Tips from the journals of the American Society for Microbiology - 12:21

Decades after childhood radiation, thyroid cancer a concern - 12:20

New study suggests almonds may help reduce risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease - 12:20

Flu on the western front - 12:20

URI geologist develops improved seismic model for monitoring nuclear explosions in Middle East - 12:20

Information technology needs fundamental shift to continue rapid advances in computing and help drive US competitiveness - 12:20

It’s a pain to take care of pain - 12:20

Scientists identify the largest network of protein interactions related to Alzheimer’s disease - 11:20

Evidence suggests e-cigs safer than cigarettes, researcher claims - 11:20

Report: Policies to spur renewable energy can lower energy costs - 11:20

Blocking the critical structure that lets cancer cells move — their feet - 11:20

No change in health gap between England’s richest and poorest - 10:23

Alcoholics beware — genetic variation linked to liver cirrhosis in Caucasians - 10:23

Lost images of ‘human exhibits’ in Britain discovered - 10:23

Study shows garlic could protect against hip osteoarthritis - 10:23

Scientists discover powerful biomarker panel for the early detection of breast cancer - 10:23

Liver cancer in cirrhotic patients effectively treated with radiofrequency ablation - 10:23

Light dawns on dark gamma-ray bursts - 08:20

Balanghai, Borobudur, Phoenicia and the Morgan: Reconstructing and celebrating our ancient maritime heritage - 03:00

Study shows caffeine negatively affects children - 01:31

Allô allô! Mom’s voice plays special role in activating newborn’s brain - 01:31

Bioethics Commission calls for enhanced federal oversight in new field of synthetic biology - 01:00

Wednesday th 15th of December 2010

SIDS spikes on New Year’s Day - 18:50

Census analysis: Nation’s diversity grows, but integration slows - 18:50

Seaweed as biofuel? Metabolic engineering makes it a viable option - 18:50

New research shows dolphin by-catch includes genetic relatives - 18:50