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New Genetic Markers For Ulcerative Colitis Identified

Scientists have identified genetic markers associated with risk for ulcerative colitis. The findings bring researchers closer to understanding the biological pathways involved in the disease
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Novel Glioblastoma Mouse Model Developed

Researchers have developed a versatile mouse model of glioblastoma -- the most common and deadly brain cancer in humans -- that closely resembles the development ...
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Snap, Map, Chat And Hyperlink?

Hyperlinking reality is a huge advance for mobile navigation, interaction and for image recognition, but what can it actually do? Quite a lot, apparently, with ...
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Scientists Can Now Differentiate Between Healthy Cells And Cancer Cells

One of the current handicaps of cancer treatments is the difficulty of aiming these treatments at destroying malignant cells without killing healthy cells in the ...
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Reality Gets Hyperlinked

European researchers can now attach hyperlinks to pictures you take using your mobile phone. It offers the prospect of new ways to discover, engage and ...
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Nutrigenomics: Developing Personalized Diets For Disease Prevention

The emerging field of nutrigenomics aims to identify the genetic factors that influence the body's response to diet and studies how the bioactive constituents of ...
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Fat Tissue Is Sensitive To Irradiation

Scientists found that irradiation damages fat tissue. Radiation therapy directed at cancer management also damages normal tissues. Autologous transplant of tissues such as fat tissue has ...
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Microbes In The Intestine: Friend Or Foe?

Micro-organisms in the intestine live in symbiosis with humans but can cause illness or even death. Scientists have researched the factors that make a person ...
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Fusing Embryonic Stem Cells With Adult Cells Using Highly Efficient New Fusing System

Engineers have developed a new, highly efficient way to pair up cells so they can be fused together into a hybrid cell. The new technique ...
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African Thicket Rat Malaria Linked To Virulent Human Form

Malarial parasites found in tree-dwelling African thicket rats share a close evolutionary relationship with Plasmodium falciparum and P. reichenowi. The analysis is based on amplification ...
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Journey Of A Green Turtle From Indonesia Into Australian Opens Mystery Of ‘oceanic Superhighway’

The remarkable journey of a green turtle from Indonesia into Australian waters is helping conservationists to track the migratory route of this species to the ...
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Journey Of A Green Turtle From Indonesia Into Australian Opens Mystery Of ‘oceanic Superhighway’

The remarkable journey of a green turtle from Indonesia into Australian waters is helping conservationists to track the migratory route of this species to the ...
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Amazon Deforestation Trend On The Increase

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures recently released by the country's space ...
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Amazon Deforestation Trend On The Increase

Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon forests has flipped from a decreasing to an increasing trend, according to new annual figures recently released by the country's space ...
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Small Earthquakes Continue To Rattle Yellowstone National Park, U.S.

A notable swarm of earthquakes has been underway since December 26, 2008 beneath Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park, three to six miles south-southeast of ...
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