Posts Tagged ‘Cardiff University’
Peptides kick-start body to fight sepsis
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Peptide molecules derived from the body’s natural immune system can help boost the body’s defense against life-threatening blood poisoning. Continue…
Thursday, May 16, 2013 20:46 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - May 15, 2013 11:16 - 4 Comments
Inbreeding threatens India’s wild tigers
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A collapse in the variety of mating partners is putting tigers in India at risk of extinction, a new study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 1, 2013 11:06 - 3 Comments
Brain ‘speed’ linked to psychosis risk
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Children whose brains process information more slowly than those of their peers are at greater risk of psychotic experiences, according to new research. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 29, 2013 17:00 - 4 Comments
Replace police stations with ‘cop shops’
CARDIFF U. (UK) — The police could save money and better serve the public by closing police stations and opening more local police offices in shopping centers, post offices, and other public locations, a new paper suggests. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 23, 2013 14:32 - 0 Comments
Baby sweat may predict toddler aggression
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Babies who get less sweaty in response to scary situations at age one show more physical and verbal aggression at age three, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 8, 2013 11:09 - 0 Comments
Ocean’s dusty winds key to past warm-up
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Airborne dust in the Southern Ocean may have played a key role in past rapid climate changes, new research reports. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 25, 2013 10:42 - 1 Comment
Rapid evolution made falcons fierce
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Two falcon genomes reveal how intense evolutionary pressure made them into daredevil predators. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 11, 2013 16:09 - 2 Comments
Need to stay in the zone? Chew gum
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Chewing gum can help you stay focused for longer on tasks that require ongoing attention. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 21, 2013 13:01 - 6 Comments
Hypnosis sheds light on mystery paralysis
CARDIFF U. / UCL (UK) — Hypnosis could offer a window into the brains of people with medically unexplained paralysis, say researchers. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 19, 2013 11:31 - 6 Comments
Asthma sufferers have more lung fungi
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Healthy lungs are full of fungi, but some species are more common in people with asthma, new research finds. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 4, 2013 12:29 - 3 Comments
How safe is insulin for type 2 diabetes?
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Using insulin to control type 2 diabetes may come with a greater risk of health complications, including heart attack, stroke, and cancer. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 22, 2013 11:41 - 0 Comments
Big climate picture from tiny marine fossils
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Researchers are studying a unique 12,000-year fossil record of marine algae to learn more about past climate change in the western Antarctic Peninsula, one of the fastest warming regions on the planet today. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 21, 2013 12:19 - 0 Comments
Polymer sieve divides gases by size
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A new polymer efficiently separates gas mixtures by the size of the molecules, report researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 9, 2013 15:09 - 0 Comments
First parasite changes risk of a second
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Infection by one type of parasite actually affects your risk of catching another, over and above other risk factors, say researchers who studied data from children in Tanzania. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 18, 2012 13:45 - 0 Comments
Nobody’s perfect: 400 DNA variants listed
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A healthy person carries, on average, approximately 400 potentially damaging DNA variants and two variants known to be associated directly with disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 4, 2012 12:15 - 0 Comments
New ‘coat’ keeps limestone from eroding
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A new treatment for historic limestone buildings protects them from erosion by acid rain and atmospheric pollutants while allowing the stone to “breathe.” (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 11:32 - 0 Comments
For leukemia, chemo ‘sidekick’ may extend lives
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Patients with acute myeloid leukemia who take a new type of ‘smart drug’ in addition to chemo are 22 percent less likely to relapse and around 13 percent less likely to die from the disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 16, 2012 5:11 - 3 Comments
Close-up view as gluten triggers celiac disease
MONASH U. (AUS) — A new study that visualizes an interaction between gluten and T-cells helps clarify what sets off celiac disease, which affects approximately one in 133 people. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2012 14:02 - 1 Comment
Give sperm a ‘kick’ to make it fertile
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Adding a missing protein to infertile human sperm can increase its ability to fertilize an egg, dramatically increasing the chances of a successful pregnancy. (more…)
