New estimate narrows global warming range
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have generated what they say are more reliable projections of how much warmer the planet will be in 2100 due to climate change. Continue…
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:12 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - May 28, 2013 11:19 - 0 Comments
Genes tied to severe seizure disorders in kids
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Scientists have identified two new genes linked to seizure disorders in young children. The conditions often are accompanied by slow development and intellectual problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 3, 2013 9:25 - 1 Comment
Tiny implant sends seizure alert
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A small device implanted in the brain accurately predicts epilepsy seizures in humans, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 13, 2013 8:14 - 1 Comment
Predict mutants to create universal flu vaccine
U. MELBOURNE / MONASH U. (AUS) — Researchers have found a way to predict and potentially stop the mutating cells of the influenza virus. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 21, 2013 10:37 - 0 Comments
Fairy-wren guys boast body size in song
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Male fairy-wrens use the pitch of their songs to broadcast their body size, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 14, 2013 11:52 - 1 Comment
Our brains learn to love music’s harmony
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The ability to appreciate harmony in music may be a learned—not innate—skill, new research suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 13, 2013 16:01 - 0 Comments
Regulate junk food companies for public’s sake?
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Processed food and drink industries play a harmful, not helpful, role in developing public health policies, a new report finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 13, 2013 13:09 - 0 Comments
Ice age extinctions led to hardier plants
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — When it comes to biodiversity, extinctions have a bigger impact than evolution, say researchers who looked at Australian plant species wiped out by the ice ages. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2012 11:33 - 1 Comment
Autism risk test is 70 percent accurate
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A new genetic test can predict a person’s risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, and could allow for earlier intervention. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 8, 2012 10:31 - 0 Comments
Some doctors don’t warn about surgery risks
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Before providing treatment or surgery, some doctors and surgeons fail to explain the risks that could affect patients’ quality of life later, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 7, 2012 12:34 - 0 Comments
Twins prove fainting is (mostly) in the genes
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Identical twins are nearly twice as likely to both faint compared to non-identical twins, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 27, 2012 14:30 - 1 Comment
Storms rattle aircraft from 100km away
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — New research reveals thunderstorms can produce unexpected turbulence for aircraft more than 100km from the storm cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 24, 2012 12:30 - 1 Comment
Why some drugs turn on body’s allergy attack
U. MELBOURNE / U. MONASH (AUS) — Scientists have discovered why some people develop life-threatening allergies after being treated for conditions like AIDS and epilepsy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 18, 2012 10:53 - 0 Comments
Australia’s warm-up ‘highly unusual,’ data show
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The first large-scale temperature reconstruction for Australasia indicates there are no other warm periods in the last 1,000 years that match the warming since 1950. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 23, 2012 11:29 - 3 Comments
For Tasmanian tiger, genetic fate loomed
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — The Tasmanian tiger had the same or even less genetic diversity than its close relative, the Tasmanian devil. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 9, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments
‘Heat shock’ protein halts muscle disease
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Researchers have found that increasing a specific protein in muscles could help treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2012 14:44 - 2 Comments
Breast cancer risk gene may predict odds
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — Researchers have used new technology to fast track the discovery of a breast cancer risk gene that could assist in the discovery of other cancer genes. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2012 11:50 - 0 Comments
To find disease, method tracks proteins
U. MELBOURNE/ MONASH (AUS) — A new technique identifies and tracks diseased proteins inside cells and could assist with treatments for brain diseases and cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 3, 2012 12:48 - 3 Comments
Arthritis risk higher in poor neighborhoods
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — People living in poor neighborhoods are 42 percent more at risk of getting arthritis than those that live in affluent areas, new research shows. (more…)
