PHILADELPHIA -- How molecules of the oldest branch of the human immune system have interconnected has remained a mystery.
Jun 17, 2009
ROME, ITALY -- As rapidly rising temperatures in Africa threaten to scorch local varieties of maize and other food staples, the food security of many Africans…
Jun 17, 2009
Cambridge, Mass. -- June 17, 2009 -- Computer scientists at Harvard have developed a framework for studying the arrangement of tissue networks created by cell division across a diverse set of organisms, including fruit flies, tadpoles, and plants.
Jun 17, 2009
PITTSBURGH -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science have developed two new tools to help computer programmers select from…
Jun 17, 2009
(Boston)- It is known that more intensive management of hypertension can improve blood pressure control and thus improve cardiovascular outcomes.
Jun 17, 2009
Targeting children may be an effective use of limited supplies of flu vaccine, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the EU.
Jun 17, 2009
Berkeley, CA -- Two researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), Evan Mills and Michael Wehner…
Jun 16, 2009
The ways we deal with death are finding a new life online, according to research being published by a Kansas State University journalism professor and her colleague.
Jun 16, 2009
STANFORD, Calif. -- Comparative effectiveness research is generating buzz these days, with the recent economic stimulus package allocating $1.1 billion for these types of studies.
Jun 16, 2009
Larry Schweiger, President and CEO of National Wildlife Federation, said:
Jun 16, 2009
NEW YORK, NY -- JUNE 16, 2009 -- The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced that results of the largest meta-analysis to date comparing mortality…
Jun 16, 2009
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A research team led by a chemist at the University of California, Riverside has fabricated microscopic polymer beads that change color instantly and reversibly when external magnetic fields acting upon the microspheres change orientation.
Jun 16, 2009
Extending health insurance coverage to all children in the U.S. would be relatively inexpensive and would yield economic benefits that are greater than the costs, according to new research conducted at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Jun 16, 2009
Scientists have documented thousands of examples of same-sex sexual behavior in non-human animals and have put forth many intriguing theories to explain why such behaviors are so prevalent.
Jun 16, 2009
