Jun 28, 2011
Will new drugs block hepatitis C virus in its tracks?
Targeted multi-drug treatments for hepatitis C patients that could stop the virus in its tracks have come a step closer, thanks to researchers at the ...
Jun 28, 2011
Poverty is a complex issue
There is no simple or unambigious connection between population growth and poverty, according to Vigdis Broch-Due. Her research in northern Kenya ques...
Jun 27, 2011
Night owls’ habits linked to depression in older men
Men who have difficulty falling asleep are at greater risk of depression than those who nod off easily, researchers have found....
Jun 24, 2011
Healthy eating, activity and sleep needed to curb childhood obesity
Limiting television and other media use, encouraging infants and children in preschool and child care to be more physically active, and requiring chil...
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 24, 2011
Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition CDs, DVDs
The eye of the peacock mantis shrimp has led an international team of researchers to develop a two-part waveplate that could improve CD, DVD, blu-ray ...
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
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 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...