Having close friends and staying in contact with family members offers a protective effect against the damaging effects of Alzheimer’s disease according to research by physicians at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Apr 21, 2006
Raw code for “unbreakable” encryption, based on the principles of quantum physics, has been generated at record speed over optical fiber at the Commerce…
Apr 19, 2006
CANARY ISLANDS, Spain, April 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Comet 73P Schwassmann-Wachmann, which has broken up into 19 separate pieces and is heading for a rendezvous…
Apr 18, 2006
Scientists have long known that the social insects in the order Hymenoptera--which includes ants, bees, and wasps--have an unusual mechanism for sex determination: Unfertilized eggs develop into males, while fertilized eggs become females.
Apr 17, 2006
Since I was dx.with MS (1994)I have put some things together. I've always had cold sores when I've had a fever.
Apr 13, 2006
Research studies, based at the University of Pennsylvania, demonstrate that biodegradable nano-particles containing two potent cancer-fighting drugs are effective in killing human breast tumors.
Apr 11, 2006
University of Mississippi researchers say they have created the first-ever mammalian model of how alcohol consumption spurs tumor growth, showing that even moderate drinking resulted in larger and more robust tumors.
Apr 4, 2006
Voting on the Internet - Coming Soon?
Apr 3, 2006
In a study comparing the associations between faith and health, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) physician has shown the improvements in life…
Apr 3, 2006
Facial injections of polylactic acid, a synthetic biodegradable polymer, may help improve the debilitating facial lipoatrophy (loss of fat in the face)…
Mar 21, 2006
Body weight-supported treadmill training isn’t more effective than conventional mobility rehabilitation for restoring movement to those with partial spinal cord injury, according to a new study.
Mar 5, 2006
Engineers have found a way to pinpoint and identify the tiny iron oxide particles associated with Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases in the brain.
Feb 24, 2006
Men in their fifties are more satisfied with their sex lives than men in their thirties and forties, recording similar levels to 20-29 year-olds, according to a survey published in the February issue of BJU International.
Feb 20, 2006
In the heat of a tight re-election campaign, top Bush political appointees in the NASA press office "exerted strong pressure during the 2004 presidential…
Feb 16, 2006
