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...
May 18, 2011
High pregnancy weight gain can lead to long-term obesity
Gaining more than the recommended weight during pregnancy can put women at increased risk of becoming obese and developing related health problems, in...
May 18, 2011
Expert discovers simple method of dealing with harmful radioactive iodine
A novel way to immobilise radioactive forms of iodine using a microwave, has been discovered by an expert at the University of Sheffield.
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May 17, 2011
Life gets a little older
A University of Alberta-led research team has discovered that billions of years before life evolved in the oceans, thin layers of microbial matter in ...
May 17, 2011
University of Alberta researchers take first step in understanding the immunity of bacteria
Researchers at the University of Alberta have taken an important step in understanding the immune system of bacteria, a finding that could have implic...
May 16, 2011
The Earth’s core is melting…and freezing
The inner core of the Earth is simultaneously melting and freezing due to circulation of heat in the overlying rocky mantle, according to new research...
