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Why don't painkillers work for people with fibromyalgia?
People who have the common chronic pain condition fibromyalgia often report that they don't respond to the types of medication that relieve other people's pain.   view more (2007-09-28)

Without its insulating ice cap, Arctic surface waters warm to as much as 5 C above average
Record-breaking amounts of ice-free water have deprived the Arctic of more of its natural "sunscreen" than ever in recent summers. The effect is so pronounced that sea surface temperatures rose to 5 C above average in one place this year, a high never before observed, says the... view more (2007-12-13)

South Pacific plant may be missing link in evolution of flowering plants
A new University of Colorado at Boulder study involving a "living fossil plant" that has survived on Earth for 130 million years suggests its novel reproductive structure may be a "missing link" between flowering plants and their ancestors.   view more (2006-05-18)

Ulster cannot afford to fall behind in science
SBS today expressed surprise and disappointment that the Northern Ireland Executive has not allocated any extra resources for university research in its draft budget.   view more (2002-09-26)

The UK Research Assessment Exercise
The Science and Technology Committee will conduct an inquiry into the Research Assessment Exercise. The RAE takes place every 4-5 years and grades university departments according to their performance in research. The Higher Education Funding Councils allocate their funding accordingly. Tomorrow,... view more (2001-12-13)

NASA predicts nongreen plants on other planets
NASA scientists believe they have found a way to predict the color of plants on planets in other solar systems.   view more (2007-04-11)

EMSY: a new gene for breast/ovarian cancer
A new human breast and ovarian cancer gene has just been described by investigators in the last issue of the journal Cell. The gene, called EMSY, also characterises a subset of breast cancer with poorer survival, which makes it a potentially important diagnostic tool.   view more (2003-12-10)

Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess
Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold.   view more (2008-09-05)

Atrocities Against British Merchant Seamen During the Second World - New Research Findings
The book shows, among other things, that the German Navy routinely treated British merchant navy survivors with considerable kindness. Particularly early on in the war, German submariners risked their own lives to aid the crews of the ships which they had sunk. In the first weeks of the war the... view more (1999-08-05)

Press invitation: MMR debate at the Science Museum
The Science Museum will be giving the MMR controversy a shot in the arm at a special event on 14 January 2003 at 7.30 pm, bringing together leading players in the debate. They will also be looking at the lessons we could have learnt from vaccine controversies of the past. An injection of sanity?... view more (2002-12-18)

Researchers discover new battleground for viruses and immune cells
Vaccines have led to many of the world's greatest public health triumphs, but many deadly viruses, such as HIV, still elude the best efforts of scientists to develop effective vaccines against them.   view more (2008-02-07)

Arctic sea ice thinning at record rate
The thickness of sea ice in large parts of the Arctic declined by as much as 19% last winter compared to the previous five winters, according to data from ESA's Envisat satellite.   view more (2008-10-29)

Bats add their voice to the FOXP2 story
When it comes to the FOXP2 gene, humans have had most to shout about. Discoveries that mutations in this gene lead to speech defects and that the gene underwent changes around the time language evolved both implicate FOXP2 in the evolution of human language.   view more (2007-09-19)

CORDIS helps Aerospatiale Matra Airbus with Technology Transfer
For Europe technology transfer is a means to accelerate innovation. For high tech companies, like Aerospatiale Matra Airbus, it can be a valuable source of development capital. To handle this, the intellectual property department of the company is involved not only with patenting, but also with... view more (2000-10-17)

Can involvement in extra-curricular activities help prevent juvenile delinquency?
The study, conducted by Northeastern University researchers, looked separately at delinquency and risky behaviors for both young men and young women in a suburban high school and how involvement in outside activities influenced those behaviors. The findings provided interesting, and, in some cases,... view more (2008-03-24)

New tools for knowledge and growth: EU scientists propose priorities for research infrastructures
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) today presented the European Commission with its first "List of Opportunities" - 23 concrete examples of some of the new, large scale infrastructures which Europe's scientific and industrial community will need in the coming... view more (2005-04-08)

R&D reaches record levels in Spain as it takes on the EU Presidency
The percentage of Spanish GDP (gross domestic product) destined for research and development (R&D) has reached its highest ever level, just as Spain takes over the European Union`s rotating presidency.   view more (2002-01-04)

Science Matters in Northern Ireland
SBS today welcomed the opening of the new Centre for Molecular Biosciences at the University of Ulster, but highlighted the general lack of government investment in science in Northern Ireland. In a talk to scientists in Northern Ireland, Dr Peter Cotgreave, Director of SBS, pointed out that... view more (2002-02-01)

Driving Innovation - Tecan Demonstrates New Products At LabAutomation2004
Tecan, a leading player in the Life Sciences supply industry, announces the launch of several new laboratory automation and detection products at the upcoming LabAutomation2004 exhibition on February 2-4 in San Jose, California, USA. LabAutomation2004 will feature the latest automation... view more (2004-01-26)

USC researchers identify mechanism that controls activation of stem cells during hair regeneration
Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel cyclic signaling in the dermis that coordinates stem cell activity and regulates regeneration in large populations of hairs in animal models.   view more (2008-01-17)

Nitrogen - the silent species eliminator
Nitrogen pollution from agriculture and fossil fuels is known to be seriously damaging grasslands in the UK. A new European study is starting to show that the effect is Europe-wide, confirming that current policies to protect ecosystems may need a re-think.   view more (2007-10-15)

MIT closes in on bionic speed
Robots, both large and micro, can potentially go wherever it's too hot, cold, dangerous, small or remote for people to perform any number of important tasks, from repairing leaking water mains to stitching blood vessels together.   view more (2005-11-08)

Physically disabled high flyers from middle class backgrounds
Physically disabled people who become high flyers at work are more likely to come from middle class than working class backgrounds. This is the key finding from research conducted by Sonali Shah, of the University of Loughborough. Ms Shah presents her work today, Tuesday 5 January, in a poster... view more (1998-12-23)

From Lucy to language: psychology meets archaeology
The British Academy has announced a £1M research grant to explore how our social lives have influenced our evolutionary success and to redefine what it means to be human. The grant has been awarded to From Lucy to Language - a proposal from a team of psychologists and archaeologists from the... view more (2003-06-13)

Embryonic stem cells accrue genetic changes
An international team of researchers has discovered that human embryonic stem cell lines accumulate changes in their genetic material over time.   view more (2005-09-06)
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