Jun 24, 2011
ALES heads project to improve the quality of life of Tanzanian villagers
A University of Alberta research team will be introducing new varieties of root crops and goats to rural areas in Tanzania, hoping to improve local fo...
Jun 23, 2011
Researchers move closer to a cure for a deadly cardiovascular disease
A multidisciplinary research team in the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta has taken a big step towards understanding t...
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...
