The feeding habits of teenage galaxies
Astronomers have known for some time that the earliest galaxies were much smaller than the impressive spiral and elliptical galaxies that now fill the Universe. View More (2012-03-14)
NASA's RXTE Captures Thermonuclear Behavior of Unique Neutron Star
A neutron star is the closest thing to a black hole that astronomers can observe directly, crushing half a million times more mass than Earth into a sphere no larger than a city. View More (2012-03-12)
New insight into why locusts swarm
New research has found that a protein associated with learning and memory plays an integral role in changing the behaviour of locusts from that of harmless grasshoppers into swarming pests. View More (2011-12-20)
Human cells build protein cages to trap invading Shigella
In research on the never-ending war between pathogen and host, scientists at the Pasteur Institute in Paris have discovered a novel defensive weapon, a cytoskeletal protein called septin, that humans cells deploy to cage the invading Shigella bacteria that cause potentially fatal human diarrhea, according to a presentation on Dec. 5, at the American Society for Cell Biology Annual Meeting in... View More (2011-12-05)
One for you, one for me
Each time a cell divides -- and it takes millions of cell divisions to create a fully grown human body from a single fertilized cell -- its chromosomes have to be accurately divvied up between both daughter cells. View More (2011-11-18)
Should doctors encourage people to donate a kidney to a stranger?
With three people on the kidney transplant list dying in the UK every day, should doctors encourage their patients to put themselves at risk for the benefit of others? View More (2011-11-16)
EARTH: Geotubes -- from sludge to shoreline protection to surfing
What do geology and textiles have in common? More than you might think. Since the 1980s, coastal, ocean and hydraulic engineers have been reinforcing coastlines and cleaning up contaminated water from dredge materials and other sludges and slurries with a revolutionary fabric that combines the strength of certain textiles with geoscientific know-how. View More (2011-11-15)
UCLA study shows loss of key estrogen regulator may lead to metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis
UCLA researchers demonstrated that loss of a key protein that regulates estrogen and immune activity in the body could lead to aspects of metabolic syndrome, a combination of conditions that can cause Type 2 diabetes, atherosclerosis and cancer. View More (2011-09-07)
Experts offer pointers for optimizing radiation dose in head CT
An article in the August issue of the Journal of the American College of Radiology summarizes methods for radiation dose optimization in head computed tomography (CT) scans. View More (2011-08-01)
ARS and Cooperators Study Cotton Gin Dust Emissions
The last of seven cotton gins is being tested this year as the fieldwork for a major 4-year cotton gin dust sampling project draws to a close. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientists organized the project to intensively sample emissions from seven cotton gins across the Cotton Belt. View More (2011-07-06)
Bacteria living on old-growth trees 
may help forests grow
A new study by Dr. Zoƫ Lindo, a post-doctoral fellow in the Department of Biology at McGill University, and Jonathan Whiteley, a doctoral student in the same department, shows that large, ancient trees may be very important in helping forests grow. View More (2011-02-24)
It's time for Europe to step up research in the Polar Regions
Polar research must become an integral part of the European Union's research activities if Europe is to benefit from the dramatically changing face of the Polar Regions, the European Polar Board (EPB) said today at the launch of its strategic position paper on European polar research: "Relevance, Strategic Context and Setting Future Directions." View More (2010-12-08)
Many male cancer patients are missing out on sperm banking
Many men - whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment - are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research published today in the Annals of Oncology. View More (2010-10-28)
Researchers define role of CEP290 in maintaining ciliary function
A new study in the September 6 issue of the Journal of Cell Biology helps define the role of an important ciliary protein, CEP290. View More (2010-09-07)
Dogs' family status depends on family's locale
Man's best friend might just be treated like any other animal depending on where the owners live. A study by David Blouin, assistant professor of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Indiana University South Bend, found that people who think of animals as children tend to have a city background. View More (2010-08-16)
Schools, Communities Share Responsibility for Child Nutrition
The American Dietetic Association has published an updated position paper on local support for nutrition integrity in schools that calls on schools and communities to work together to provide healthful and affordable meals for all children and to promote educational environments that help students learn and practice healthy behaviors for their entire lives. View More (2010-08-10)
Secularization of suicide meant callous mockery of writers' deaths
Poet Virginia Woolf dressed in overcoat, pockets filled with stones, walked into a river in 1941 and drowned. Two decades later, novelist Ernest Hemingway put his shotgun to his head and pulled the trigger. View More (2010-08-06)
Gauging safety in the electronic age
Engineers at the University of Leicester are taking the unusual step of learning from architecture in order to design safer electrical systems. View More (2010-06-21)
Physical therapist-led exercise in patients in ICU improves function and decreases hospital stay
Patients who are critically ill and participate in mild exercise programs led by physical therapists achieve higher functional mobility and spend fewer days in intensive care units (ICU) and hospitals than those who receive less exercise, according to a report published in the April issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. View More (2010-05-11)
Tinnitus -- low heritability
The relative importance of genetic factors in tinnitus is low, according to new research from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. This is the first large population-based study to measure the heritability of tinnitus. View More (2010-04-21)
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