Discovery
Charles Darwin's ecological experiment on Ascension isle
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 14:08.A lonely island in the middle of the South Atlantic conceals Charles Darwin's best-kept secret.
Two hundred years ago, Ascension Island was a barren volcanic edifice. read more »
All about me? College kids lack empathy : Compared to 30 years ago, it's all about me now, study finds
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 05/29/2010 - 22:37.College students today are less likely to "get" the emotions of others than their counterparts 20 and 30 years ago, a new review study suggests. read more »
Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 19:31.Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday. read more »
The future of medicine has arrived
Submitted by Newsbyte on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 22:38.For the first time, the genetic cause of a disease has been revealed by sequencing the patient's genome. The consequences, says Jeremy Laurance, could be enormous. read more »
Genetic Studies Reveal New Causes of Severe Obesity in Childhood
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 12/06/2009 - 22:53.ScienceDaily (Dec. 6, 2009) — Scientists in Cambridge have discovered that the loss of a key segment of DNA can lead to severe childhood obesity. read more »
Latest H1N1 developments from officials
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Key developments on H1N1 (swine flu) outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization and government officials: read more »
Understanding Metabolism Might Improve Care
Submitted by Newsbyte on Sun, 11/30/2008 - 23:24.Researchers said on Thursday that four genetic variations appear to determine the speed at which people burn up food, a finding that could one day help doctors offer patients better individual care. read more »
Scientists create embryo from 3 parents
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 02/06/2008 - 22:04.It sounds like science fiction, but British scientists have announced they've created a human embryo from one man and two women. read more »
Advance on Stem Cells Equalizes Debate
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 11/21/2007 - 06:39.It has been more than six years since President Bush, in the first major televised address of his presidency, drew a stark moral line against the destruction of human embryos in medical research. read more »
A flood of moral issues: Monkey-cloning technology opens the box (topic: stem-cells/cloning)
Submitted by Mrs C on Thu, 11/15/2007 - 07:10.Human cloning is an issue that's now gone well beyond the realm of science fiction. read more »
Can a Lack of Sleep Cause Psychiatric Disorders?
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 10/24/2007 - 06:32.Study shows that sleep deprivation leads to a rewiring of the brain's emotional circuitry read more »
FDA approves drug to prevent breast cancer
Submitted by newscaster on Sat, 09/15/2007 - 10:58.A new drug called raloxifene has been approved by the FDA. It helps older women be less likely to get breast cancer. It also helps women whose bones are thinning with age (osteoporosis). read more »
For paralyzed footballer, breakthrough surgery brings hope out of despair
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 09/13/2007 - 12:07.AMERICAN football is a game of violent, high-speed collisions and for a moment this one appeared no different. read more »
RFID Chips Linked to Fast-Growing Cancer
Submitted by Newsbyte on Mon, 09/10/2007 - 22:19.Numerous studies linking RFID implants to cancer in animals, are gaining significant attention read more »
Diet food bad news for kids
Submitted by newscaster on Mon, 08/13/2007 - 14:00.Diet food bad news for kids
DIET foods and drinks could make young children fat, a new study shows. read more »
Bush vetoes stem cell bill a 2nd time: He urges research not using embryos
Submitted by newscaster on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 19:16.WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Wednesday vetoed legislation that would have eased restrictions on federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, the second consecutive year he has blocked such a bi read more »
Massachusetts Proposes Stem Cell Research Grants
Submitted by newscaster on Wed, 05/09/2007 - 20:29.BOSTON, May 8 — Gov. read more »
GM mosquitoes developed to fight malaria
Submitted by newscaster on Tue, 03/20/2007 - 07:02.IANS
Tuesday, March 20, 2007 14:39 IST read more »
