Posted by: diychica on: October 31, 2009
The long-standing rule of matching wine and food — red wine with red meat and white wine with fish — actually has a scientific explanation, according to two scientists working for the Mercian Corporation, a Japanese producer and marketer of wine.
Source:http://www.physorg.com/news176060518.html
Posted by: diychica on: July 8, 2009
Scientists in Newcastle claim to have created human sperm in the laboratory in what they say is a world first.
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8138963.stm
Posted by: diychica on: July 8, 2009
Scientists have invented a new miniature robot that could potentially save your life by treating artery blockage and cancer roaming around inside your veins and arteries, guided by magnetic fields.
Source:http://io9.com/5308785/your-new-magnetic-robot-friend-wants-to-crawl-inside-your-body
Posted by: diychica on: July 6, 2009
Drinking five cups of coffee a day could reverse memory problems seen in Alzheimer’s disease, US scientists say.
Source:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132122.stm?t
Posted by: diychica on: June 16, 2009
A scientific breakthrough in the understanding of how Alzheimer’s disease may spread across the brain of elderly patients might lead to novel ways of treating senile dementia, scientists have announced.
Source:http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-how-alzheimers-infects-the-brain-1699214.htmlhttp://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/revealed-how-alzheimers-infects-the-brain-1699214.html
Posted by: diychica on: June 11, 2009
Three researchers from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute (VBI) at Virginia Tech have developed and evaluated a new one-step bioanalytical approach that allows them to profile in detail complex cellular extracts of proteins.
The method has allowed the scientists to look at how the levels of proteins change in breast cancer cells.
Source:http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609220723.htm
Posted by: diychica on: May 27, 2009
The WHO wants scientists to help clear up the criteria needed for declaring a pandemic as swine flu cases worldwide soared to nearly 13,000 Tuesday, spreading further in the Middle East.
Source:http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hGg_g9yv0OGCWn4-Q4e74-wUGFpg
Posted by: diychica on: May 22, 2009
For decades, scientists have tried to test the power of prayer and positive thinking, with mixed results.
Now some scientists are fording new, and controversial, territory…they’re asking a different sort of question. Can a husband’s love for his wife affect her body?
Source:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=104351710&ft=1&f=1001
Posted by: diychica on: April 4, 2009
Brain tumors are energy hogs but are sneaky and hide their consumption behind the blood protein albumin.
Researchers have discovered how to attach a fluorescent substance to albumin that accumulates in the tumor. A laser light causes the tumor to glow and viola! Surgeons safely remove the glow-in-the-dark cancer cells, leaving healthy cells alone
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Posted by: diychica on: March 31, 2009
The Boston Globe is reporting that scientists may have found an Achilles heel for the flu virus, one that would allow a vaccine to be prepared that need only be given once, not once every season!
Source:http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2009/03/29/is-a-one-time-flu-shot-on-the-horizon/
