Jun 01, 2011
Retina holds the key to better vision in deaf people
People who are deaf benefit from better vision due to the fact their retinas develop differently, experts at the University of Sheffield have shown.
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May 31, 2011
UCT and Penn State commit to joint research
UCT and the Pennsylvania State University recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Shanghai, China. The setting may not be as unlikely as it f...
May 27, 2011
Breakthrough for people with unknown muscle disease
Researchers at The University of Western Australia have discovered a gene mutation in a rare new form of muscle wasting disease which will lead other ...
May 26, 2011
New cancer study finds benefit in old therapy
Cancer patients who used a 5000-year-old combination of gentle exercise and meditation experienced significantly higher wellbeing levels, improved cog...
May 25, 2011
Research revelation could shape future long-term treatment of asthma
A new study reveals that the progressive loss of lung function in asthma sufferers could be entirely independent of the effects of inflammation. The f...
May 23, 2011
Social networking may prove key to overcoming isolation of older adults
The University of Sydney is leading an investigation into the use of online social networking tools and other information technologies by older Austra...
May 22, 2011
Human brain’s most ubiquitous cell cultivated in lab dish
Long considered to be little more than putty in the brain and spinal cord, the star-shaped astrocyte has found new respect among neuroscientists who h...
May 22, 2011
Scientists find odd twist in slow ‘earthquakes’: tremor running backwards
Earthquake scientists trying to unravel the mysteries of an unfelt, weeks-long seismic phenomenon called episodic tremor and slip have discovered a st...
May 19, 2011
Liquid crystal droplets discovered to be exquisitely sensitive to an important bacterial lipid
In the computer displays of medical equipment in hospitals and clinics, liquid crystal technologies have already found a major role. But a discovery r...
