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Muffling noisy central heating systems
Droning noises generated by central heating boilers can aggravate good neighborly relations. Fraunhofer scientists have developed a compact sound attenuator for boiler exhaust vents. The active silencer employs electronics to damp noise emission. During the cold season, the droning sound of the... view more (2002-03-05)

'Fusion' protein found by Johns Hopkins researchers
Working with fruit flies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a protein required for two neighboring cells to fuse and become one "super cell."   view more (2007-04-11)

Restoring fish populations leads to tough choice for Great Lakes Gulls
You might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural to assume that more fish would mean better dining.   view more (2008-05-15)

Picky female frogs drive evolution of new species in less than 8,000 years
Picky female frogs in a tiny rainforest outpost of Australia have driven the evolution of a new species in 8,000 years or less, according to scientists from the University of Queensland, the University of California, Berkeley, and the Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.   view more (2005-10-31)

Microfossils show promise in prospecting climate history
In 2004 and now in 2005, the hurricane seasons have been horrifyingly intense - so how bad is the long-range forecast? Based on a century of data, meteorologists currently believe that a 30-year lull in hurricane activity is over and we are at the beginning of a new multi-decade period of larger... view more (2005-10-31)

Tiny pikas seem to be on march toward extinction in Great Basin
The tiny rabbit-like American pika, an animal species considered to be one of the best canaries in a coal mine for detecting global warming in the western United States, appears to be veering toward the brink of extinction in the Great Basin.   view more (2005-12-29)

Report Warns about Carbon Dioxide Threats to Marine Life
Worldwide emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel burning are dramatically altering ocean chemistry and threatening marine organisms, including corals, that secrete skeletal structures and support oceanic biodiversity.   view more (2006-07-06)

The Biochemist, June 2001 Edition, Theme: Take The Strain - Brain Degeneration
Older and wiser - Introduction by Elaine Snell Sadly, in the UK alone, one in every 100 people over the age of 65 years has Parkinson's disease. Globally, the number of people with Alzheimer's disease will double to 30 million in the next 30 years. By the middle of the century, the number of people... view more (2001-06-01)

Antiepileptic Drug Developed At Hebrew University To Undergo Phase Three Clinical Trials Under New Agreement
The new antiepileptic drug valrocemide, developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem by Meir Bialer, the David Eisenberg Professor of Pharmacy, will undergo phase three clinical trials in the U.S. under a new agreement between Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of Israel and Acorda Therapeutics of... view more (2003-10-02)

A step forward for recycling
A step forward for recycling   view more (2000-01-31)

The Universe, seen under the Gran Sasso mountain, seems to be older than expected
Some nuclear fusion reactions inside stars occur more slowly than we thought and, as a consequence, stars themselves, as well as galaxies and the entire universe are a bit older than expected. This is what comes out from the last results of Luna experiment (Laboratory for Underground Nuclear... view more (2004-05-13)

Green tea holds promise as new treatment for inflammatory skin diseases
Green tea could hold promise as a new treatment for skin disorders such as psoriasis and dandruff, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.   view more (2007-08-07)

New study predicts where corals can thrive
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth have developed a new scientific model that accurately maps where coral reefs are in the most trouble and identifies regions where reefs can be protected best.   view more (2008-04-17)

New Caledonia Lagoon: Sediment Transport Tracking And Prediction
Researchers have for several years now been using numerical modelling in the southwestern lagoon of New Caledonia to work out marine current circulation patterns and obtain detailed knowledge of its hydrodynamics. The lagoon has been subject to substantial sediment inputs generated by erosion and... view more (2003-09-24)

Scientists identify prion's infectious secret
Researchers have known for decades that certain neurodegenerative diseases, such as mad cow disease or its human equivalent, Cruetzfeldt-Jakob disease, result from a kind of infectious protein called a prion.   view more (2007-05-10)

Listeria monocytogenes: how can a relatively innocuous food-borne pathogen induce a potentially fatal disease?
Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes) provokes listeriosis, a potentially fatal food-borne disease, which mainly affects pregnant women and immuno-compromised individuals where it can lead to death rate as high as 30%. Understanding the mechanism behind the disease is crucial to dealing with... view more (2004-04-20)

Valuable coral reefs under siege
Leading coral reef experts are meeting today, 16 December 2004, at the Zoological Society of London to discuss the alarming rates of decline and formulate an action plan to prevent the demise of these important ecosystems. With approximately 20% of coral reefs already destroyed, it is thought that... view more (2004-12-15)

Sky islands: metaphor or misnomer?
The term "sky islands" sounds intriguing, but it may be more lyrical than useful when discussing mammal distributions, according to new research from Eric Waltari of the Sackler Institute of Comparative Genomics at the American Museum of Natural History and Robert Guralnick from the... view more (2008-08-14)

Seeing Alzheimer's amyloids
In an important step toward demystifying the role protein clumps play in the development of neurodegenerative disease, researchers have created a stunning three-dimensional picture of an Alzheimer's peptide aggregate using electron microscopy.   view more (2008-05-13)

Auto immune response creates barrier to fertility; could be a step in speciation
Plant biologists at the Max Planck Institute of Developmental Biology and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that an autoimmune response, triggered by a small number of genes, can be a barrier to producing a viable offspring.   view more (2007-09-04)

Breaking the 'mucus barrier' with a new drug delivery system
Chemical engineers from Johns Hopkins University have broken the "mucus barrier," engineering the first drug-delivery particles capable of passing through human mucus - regarded by many as nearly impenetrable - and carrying medication that could treat a range of diseases. Those conditions... view more (2008-08-20)

Smoking habits during pregnancy may cause genetic instability in the foetus
The Spanish Pediatrics Association has recently awarded the Pediatrics laboratory at the University of Navarre for a research into tobacco and foetal genetic instability. The study, by Marta Zalaca'­n, was carried out in conjunction with the Department of Gynacology and Obstetrics at the Hospital... view more (2004-11-30)

Gains in the fight against acid aspiration lung injury
Doctors are gaining new leverage in the fight against lung injury caused by acid reflux. The paper by Bonnans et al., "Lipoxin A4 regulates bronchial epithelial cell responses to acid injury," appears in the April issue of The American Journal of Pathology and is accompanied by a... view more (2006-05-03)

Phantom parent molecule of important class of chemical compounds isolated for first time
A team of scientists from the University of Georgia and two European universities has, for the first time, synthesized and characterized the elusive parent molecule of an important class of chemical compounds.   view more (2008-06-12)

Alaskan storm cracks giant iceberg to pieces in faraway Antarctica
A severe storm that occurred in the Gulf of Alaska in October 2005 generated an ocean swell that six days later broke apart a giant iceberg floating near the coast of Antarctica, more than 8,300 miles away.   view more (2006-10-03)
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