Nov 24, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A team of Scottish researchers found that taking too much paracetamol on a regular basis puts a patient at high risk of an accidental overdose. A paper,...

Nov 22, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists led by chemist Robert Doyle demonstrated, for the first time, that a critical hormone that helps people feel full after eating can...

Nov 14, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Japanese researchers have discovered a hitherto unknown population of coelacanths, a fish species known as a living fossil, off southeast Africa, according...

Sep 26, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from MIT and Children’s Hospital Boston have built cardiac patches studded with tiny gold wires that could be used to create pieces of tissue...

Sep 23, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers found that children who are poor readers have the same brain difficulty in processing the sounds of language whether they have a high or low...

Sep 22, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists at Harvard University have created a material that repels just about any type of liquid, including blood and oil, and does so even under harsh...

Sep 21, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Dutch researchers revealed that the more fruits and vegetables you eat, especially white-fleshed goodies, the more you protect yourself against stroke. It...

Sep 20, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have found that larger groups of great and blue tits are better at solving problems than smaller ones, according to a press release of Oxford...

Sep 20, 2011 by Natali Anderson

On-line gamers have solved the structure of a retrovirus enzyme whose configuration had stymied scientists, according to a press release from National...

Sep 16, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A researcher in the School of Biological Sciences, Kate Charlton-Robb, unearthed the remarkable findings, showing that coastal dolphins in southern Australia...

Sep 15, 2011 by Natali Anderson

A study led by Stanford University researchers at a waterhole in Namibia, shows that in years of low rainfall, when resources are scarce, some male elephants...

Sep 15, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has sequenced the genomes of 17 strains of common lab mice, according to  this week’s issue of Nature. This...

Sep 13, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers from the International Consortium for Blood Pressure Genome-Wide Association Studies have identified a total of 23 gene regions associated...

Sep 9, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Researchers have discovered why butterflies have the capacity to change their wing patterns to mimic neighbouring species and ensure their survival from...

Sep 9, 2011 by Natali Anderson

The cause of loud sounds generated by males of some hummingbird species has been identified for the first time. A paper published in the September 9 issue...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

German researchers have found that sniffer dogs can help physicians make early yet reliable detections of lung cancer in patients, according to the European...

Sep 8, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Cardiologists at Royal Brompton Hospital, UK have discovered that scanning the heart using cardiovascular magnetic resonance can better diagnose and treat...

Sep 6, 2011 by Natali Anderson

An international team of researchers has identified two new genes connected with hereditary renal diseases. The team of scientists from Canada, Germany,...

Sep 2, 2011 by Natali Anderson

Scientists have discovered a genetic cause of extreme thinness for the first time, according to a study published today in the journal Nature. The research...

Sep 1, 2011 by Natali Anderson

The green anole lizard Anolis carolinensis, a native of the Southeastern United States, is the first nonbird species of reptile to have its genome sequenced...