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China falls victim to deadly alliance of Formula One and British American Tobacco
The staging of the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai this weekend confirms Formula One motor racing as a leading vector of the global tobacco pandemic, and threatens to make a mockery of China's signing of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003, according to health policy experts.   view more (2004-09-23)

Three-year SAPPHIRE and US carotid feasibility trials demonstrate durability of carotid stenting
Preliminary three-year data from the SAPPHIRE and final three-year data from the U.S. Carotid Feasibility Study (USFS) presented at the 2005 Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting, demonstrate the long-term durability of carotid artery stenting (CAS) for the prevention of stroke versus... view more (2005-10-19)

Ancient birds flew on all-fours
The earliest known ancestor of modern-day birds took to the skies by gliding from trees using primitive feathered wings on their arms and legs, according to new research by a University of Calgary paleontologist.   view more (2006-09-22)

New radiation protection technique results in reduced physician exposure
A new radiation protection technique can significantly reduce physician radiation exposure during coronary angiography, according to a researcher at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore, MD.   view more (2006-05-03)

Nanomedicine: Grounds for optimism and a call for papers (p 673)
Issue 30 August 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 29 August 2003. 'Nanomedicine is a discipline whose time has come', states this week's editorial. Nanoscience and the implications for medicine has recently been the focus of the US National Institutes of Health who have highlighted three key... view more (2003-08-27)

Internet Banking Gathering Momentum – University of Ulster Report
By 2011, eight out of ten people will do their banking via the Internet, according to a global survey conducted by top University of Ulster financial services sector researchers Dr Kate Stewart and Laura Bradley. And the movement from bricks to clicks will have major implications for the way... view more (2002-04-30)

Report highlights surprising resilience of Britain's seaside towns
Research published today (Thursday 19 June) challenges accepted stereotypes of seaside town economies. A common assumption has been that the rising popularity of foreign holidays has led to economic decline in Britain's seaside towns. A new report, released today (Thursday) at the British Resorts... view more (2003-06-16)

Stomach receptor for H. pylori discovered
Scientists have determined that decay-accelerating factor (DAF), a protein found in epithelial cells in the stomach, acts as a receptor for the bacteria Helicobacter pylori.   view more (2006-05-05)

Identification of role for proteins in children's muscle disease could open up new treatment options
A study presented by Mrs. Elisabeth Elst today shows for the first time that a protein—heat shock protein 60 (HSP60) — that is present in chronic inflammations, triggers a response by T-cells (a type of white blood cells that plays a part in the body's own immune response) in children... view more (2006-06-22)

Screening chest x-ray detects early-stage lung cancers at high rates, study results show
Almost half of lung cancers detected by a chest x-ray were early-stage cancers, according to baseline results of a large, randomized clinical trial that is testing the efficacy of a chest x-ray as a screening test for lung cancer.   view more (2005-12-21)

Supernova birth seen for first time
Astronomers have seen the aftermath of spectacular stellar explosions known as supernovae before, but until now no one has witnessed a star dying in real time.   view more (2008-05-22)

Depression raises disability risk, especially among African-Americans
Depressed middle-aged adults are at four times greater risk for being unable to perform everyday tasks than their non-depressed peers, a Northwestern University study found.   view more (2005-10-25)

Penn researchers gain new insights on spinal muscular atrophy
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that the effect of a protein deficiency, which is the basis of the neuromuscular disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), is not restricted to motor nerve cells, suggesting that SMA is a more general disorder.   view more (2008-05-30)

Mini subs to probe odd structures in BC lake
Single person submersibles have been called in to help scientists retrieve samples from a lake in northern British Columbia that may hold vital clues to the history of life on Earth and on other planets.   view more (2008-06-17)

Nexavar shown to significantly extend survival for patients with advanced liver cancer
Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NYSE: BAY) and Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ONXX) today announced that an independent data monitoring committee (DMC) has reviewed the safety and efficacy data from the companies' pivotal Phase 3 trial in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma... view more (2007-02-13)

ICT and telemedicine help out health care
Waiting lists will not be eliminated by makeshift measures like a policy on absenteeism or recruiting people returning to work after having a family. The best way to balance supply and demand in the health care services is the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) and in... view more (2002-04-16)

Mutation in brain cells of descendants of Abraham Lincoln suggest he suffered from movement disorder
Researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Minnesota have discovered a gene mutation in the descendants of Abraham Lincoln's grandparents that suggests the Civil War president himself might have also suffered from a disease that destroys nerve cells in the cerebellum- the part of the brain... view more (2006-02-03)

Dwarf galaxies need dark matter too, U-M astronomers say
Stars in dwarf spheroidal galaxies behave in a way that suggests the galaxies are utterly dominated by dark matter, University of Michigan astronomers have found.   view more (2007-10-25)

A Stellar Explosion You Could See on Earth!
Astronomers are familiar with seeing amazing things through their telescopes. But nothing prepared them for an incredible explosion detected early Wednesday morning by NASA's Swift satellite. At 2:12 a.m. EDT, Swift detected an explosion from deep space that was so powerful that its afterglow was... view more (2008-03-24)

Trade-offs reveal no clear favorites in alternative energy market
The nuclear power industry is riding the green wave back into public favor with its promise of a low-carbon solution to our growing energy needs. But even as the industry struggles to dictate what role nuclear can realistically play, it is bound by a global energy landscape-from solar to carbon... view more (2007-09-12)

Deadly rugby virus spreads in sumo wrestlers
Rugby players may get more than just the ball out of a scrum - herpes virus can cause a skin disease called "scrumpox" and it spreads through physical contact.   view more (2008-09-29)

Avoidance of Physical Activity and Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Study Confirms Link Between Lack of Exercise and Increased Disability                Findings Highlight the Mediating Role of Muscle Strength Physical disability is one of the major consequences of Osteoarthritis (OA) of... view more (2002-06-28)

Have scanner, will travel
No train will travel where safe passage is not guaranteed. Shifted rails or a tree growing too close to the track is an accident waiting to happen. To clear the way for safer travel, a rapid laser scanner measures the clearance profile surrounding the train. We all need our own space - even a... view more (2004-02-03)

NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia leads research into robotic surgery for kidney cancer
Clinical research at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center is helping bring the advantages of robotic surgery, including reduced pain and quicker recovery, to kidney cancer patients.    view more (2008-07-29)

Closer To The Monster
Trailblazing VLT Interferometer Studies of the Central Region in Active Galaxy NGC 1068 [1] Fulfilling an old dream of astronomers, observations with the Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) at the ESO Paranal Observatory (Chile) have now made it possible to obtain a clear picture of the... view more (2004-05-04)
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