Sep 20, 2011
Stems cells are potential source of cancer-fighting T cells
Adult stem cells from mice converted to antigen-specific T cells -- the immune cells that fight cancer tumor cells -- show promise in cancer immunothe...
Sep 20, 2011
How our liver kills
Our livers can fight back against the immune system - reducing organ rejection but also making us more susceptible to liver disease, report scientists...
Sep 20, 2011
The role of law in fighting non-communicable disease
World leaders gathering at the United Nations in New York this week to discuss non-communicable disease (NCD) such as obesity and diabetes need to con...
Sep 20, 2011
Proton-based transistor could let machines communicate with living things
Human devices, from light bulbs to iPods, send information using electrons. Human bodies and all other living things, on the other hand, send signals ...
Sep 19, 2011
‘Inexhaustible’ source of hydrogen may be unlocked by salt water
A grain of salt or two may be all that microbial electrolysis cells need to produce hydrogen from wastewater or organic byproducts, without adding car...
Sep 19, 2011
Deforestation reduces rainfall in Africa
Deforestation in the rainforests of West Africa reduces rainfall over the rest of the forest, according to new University of Leeds research published ...
Sep 16, 2011
Some smokers successfully switch to electronic cigarettes
While electronic cigarettes may be a long-term alternative to the real thing for some smokers, Penn State College of Medicine researchers suggest medi...
Sep 16, 2011
Save Our Soils
Researchers must collaborate to manage one of the planet's most precious and threatened resources — for food production and much more, says Steve Ba...
Sep 15, 2011
Minerals from ocean-floor rocks found in ultra-deep diamonds
Mineral inclusions discovered in diamonds prove that surface rocks can be subducted into the deep part of the Earth’s mantle. The isotopic compositi...