In guys, women pick healthy over manly
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Having a healthy skin color is more important in determining how attractive a man is to women than how manly he looks. Continue…
Friday, February 10, 2012 16:47 - 0 Comments
Top Stories - Dec 2, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Will worms in space lead to life on Mars?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A microscopic worm may offer clues to how humans will cope with long-term space exploration. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 18, 2011 12:23 - 1 Comment
Big risks for lean kids turned obese adults
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Adults may be more at risk for health problems if they are lean as children and later become obese, new research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 24, 2011 9:43 - 0 Comments
Train crops to survive floods
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Discovery of the mechanism by which plants sense low oxygen levels could eventually lead to the production of high-yielding, flood-tolerant crops. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 2, 2011 11:36 - 0 Comments
Worms in space clarify muscle atrophy
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Microscopic worms may hold clues to overcoming threats posed to human health by space travel and also help find ways to stop muscle degradation in the sick and elderly. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 25, 2011 16:05 - 18 Comments
Future of hard drives: uranium?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A new molecule containing two uranium atoms maintains its magnetism when kept at a low temperature. The discovery is a potential step closer to high-performance computing. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 28, 2011 16:02 - 1 Comment
No cookie cutter answers to sex, faith
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Sexuality and religion aren’t necessarily mutually exclusive in the lives of young adults, according to new research that finds sexual ethics can be formed by religious beliefs and vice versa. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 16, 2011 13:31 - 6 Comments
Softer water fails to relieve eczema
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Installing a water softener for three months brings no additional relief for eczema sufferers, according to a study with more than 300 children. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 19, 2011 13:23 - 0 Comments
What to do about pudgy ponies?
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Humans aren’t the only creatures getting larger. Rates of obesity in horses are rising, according to a study that finds one in five horses owned for leisure activities in the U.K. is overweight. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2011 14:09 - 1 Comment
Catch the bus and catch a cold
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Ride a bus or tram and you’re six times more likely to end up at the doctor’s office with cold symptoms. Daily riders, however, may be somewhat protected. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 14, 2011 14:16 - 2 Comments
Salamander eggs turn off cancer
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Researchers have found a way to switch on tumor suppressor genes—and turn off cancer growth—using an extract from eggs of the axolotl salamander. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 11, 2011 11:55 - 5 Comments
Get a better tan from carrots
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Getting a golden glow maybe as simple—and healthy—as eating more carrots and tomatoes. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 6, 2011 13:12 - 3 Comments
‘Daydream’ switch stays on in ADHD
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — New evidence suggests children with ADHD have trouble switching off the “daydreaming” regions in the brain that often interfere with concentration, particularly on tedious tasks. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 22, 2010 16:50 - 1 Comment
Periodic table printed on human hair
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — Scientists have written what they believe is the world’s smallest periodic table on the side of a human hair. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 10, 2010 10:54 - 0 Comments
System gauges heart disease risk
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — A new scoring system should help physicians detect heart disease in young people before it starts to do damage. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 5, 2010 11:23 - 1 Comment
Astronomers hit galactic pay dirt
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — The first images from the sky survey project Herschel-ATLAS have revealed a new way to locate cosmic zoom lens—a phenomenon that lets astronomers peer at far-away galaxies. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 21, 2010 15:17 - 0 Comments
Putting the brakes on malaria
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) — More than a third of the 72 molecular switches that control key stages in the life cycle of the malaria parasite can be disrupted in some way. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 7, 2010 12:02 - 0 Comments
Cockroaches: Unlikely source of antibiotics
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—Cockroaches may be more of a health benefit than a hazard, according to a new study. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 23, 2010 16:12 - 3 Comments
Gene helps worm regrow missing head
U. NOTTINGHAM (UK)—Scientists have discovered the gene that enables an extraordinary worm to regrow its whole head and brain—and other body parts—after amputation. (more…)
