DELHI & KAMPALA -- Rationing Funds, Risking Lives: World Backtracks on HIV Treatment, the new report from the International Treatment Preparedness…
Apr 26, 2010
Chokeberry bushes have for centuries been residents of eastern deciduous forests where their bright red and dark purple fruits continue to be favorite snacks of local bird species.
Apr 25, 2010
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Wettability -- the degree to which a liquid either spreads out over a surface or forms into droplets -- is crucial to a wide variety of processes.
Apr 25, 2010
Scientists may be one step closer to being able to generate any type of cells and tissues from a patient's own cells.
Apr 25, 2010
Athens, Ga. -- In so many ways, Don Juan Pond in the Dry Valleys of Antarctica is one of the most unearthly places on the planet.
Apr 25, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- High-resolution visible and thermal infrared images captured by a joint NASA-Japanese satellite sensor and compiled by University of Pittsburgh…
Apr 23, 2010
BOSTON -- It is an accepted fact that genetics play a key role in a person's susceptibility to cancer, and that throughout life, mutations can cause damage to tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) further increasing the chances of developing cancerous tumors.
Apr 23, 2010
New evidence shows immunization against "swine flu" in 1976 might provide individuals with some protection against the 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus, according to new research from St. Jude investigators.
Apr 23, 2010
Have you joined the Twitterverse? All over the world millions of people are posting their 140-or-fewer-character tweets online via Twitter.
Apr 23, 2010
PASADENA, Calif. -- A group of scientists led by researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has engineered a type of artificial optical…
Apr 22, 2010
Scientists have been working for more than a decade to understand how tiny molecules called microRNA regulate genes within cells.
Apr 22, 2010
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- The Galapagos Islands, made famous by Charles Darwin, have a unique biota now highly threatened by invasive species because of increased tourism and population growth.
Apr 22, 2010
With Europe's airport staffers scrambling to send tens of thousands of flights into the air to make up for a week's worth of halted traffic and stranded…
Apr 22, 2010
The public health community has known for years that unprotected anal sex increases the risk of spreading HIV and other infections.
Apr 22, 2010
