Jun 22, 2011
Scientists from the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York help launch major climate study
Fast action on pollutants such as black carbon, ground level ozone and methane may help limit near term global temperature rise and significantly incr...
Jun 22, 2011
Scientists help explain size of the 2004 Sumatran tsunami
The unusual geological characteristics of the seabed and underlying sediments south of the epicentre of the 2004 Boxing Day Sumatran-Andaman earthquak...
Jun 22, 2011
Brief exam diagnoses cognitive impairment in ALS patients
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could lose brain function earlier than is noticeably detectable, affecting their ability to make dec...
Jun 22, 2011
Slowing the spread of drug-resistant diseases is goal of new research
In the war between drugs and drug-resistant diseases, is the current strategy for medicating patients giving many drug-resistant diseases a big compet...
Jun 22, 2011
Smoking during pregnancy increases children’s heart disease risk factors
University of Sydney researchers have discovered that children whose mothers smoke during pregnancy had lower levels of the type of cholesterol known ...
Jun 21, 2011
Diabetic kidney disease on the rise in America, despite improved diabetes care
Diabetic kidney disease has become more prevalent in the United States over the past 20 years, despite a substantial increase in the use of medication...
Jun 21, 2011
Ocean measurements by UW will be part of just-launched satellite mission
With the launch earlier this month of NASA’s satellite Aquarius, more than half a dozen University of Washington researchers are involved in project...
Jun 20, 2011
World-first virtual reality study to trial new Parkinson’s treatment
In a world-first study, researchers at the Brain and Mind Research Institute (BMRI) at the University of Sydney may have found a new way to help the P...
Jun 19, 2011
New approach to cancer vaccines proves successful in early studies
University of Leeds researchers, funded by Cancer Research UK, have used a library of DNA to create a vaccine that could be used to treat cancer, acco...
