Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2010 16:00 - 0 Comments

Curtailing downside of Parkinson’s drug

CARDIFF U. (UK) — An overactive pathway inside nerve cells that can be ‘turned down’ has the potential to halt or reduce the uncontrollable movements called dyskinesia, a side effect of a drug used to treat Parkinson’s disease. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 18, 2010 11:39 - 2 Comments

Violent reality for girls in poverty

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Girls who live in economically deprived neighborhoods are much more likely to encounter violence than their male counterparts. (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…)

Society & Culture - Oct 22, 2010 11:39 - 1 Comment

Did market meltdown stoke bankers?

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Bankers who brought the global economy to its knees two years ago may have actually enjoyed the sensation of losing hundreds of billions of pounds and plunging the world into recession. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 30, 2010 14:29 - 2 Comments

ADHD kids have different DNA

CARDIFF U. (UK) — Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely to have small segments of their DNA duplicated or missing than other children. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 15, 2010 10:01 - 2 Comments

Is cloned human virus light at end of tunnel?

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Scientists have successfully cloned a human virus offering new hope for the treatment of potentially life-threatening diseases. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2010 9:44 - 0 Comments

Want to have water? Just add starlight

CARDIFF (UK)—A key ingredient for making water in the atmosphere of some stars is ultraviolet starlight, according to new research. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 11, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments

Antibiotic-proof bacteria show up in U.K.

CARDIFF U. (U.K.)—Bacteria that produce a recently discovered antibiotic-resistant gene have been found in U.K. patients for the first time. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jul 13, 2010 9:11 - 0 Comments

Bleak future for China’s finless porpoises?

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Finless porpoises living in the freshwaters of China’s Yangtze River are more endangered than previously thought, according to the results of a new genetic survey. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2010 12:08 - 0 Comments

Should technology get a penalty flag?

CARDIFF U. (US)—New technology in sporting contests like the World Cup should be used sparingly to increase the fairness of decisions, according to a new study. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 1, 2010 15:34 - 1 Comment

Protein points cells in right direction

CARDIFF U. (UK)/DUKE (US)—An international team of researchers has discovered a protein that plays a key role in plant cell development—making sure that the right number of cells end up in the right places. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 18, 2010 15:32 - 0 Comments

Why lithium works to treat bipolar disorder

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Lithium has been one of the most effective treatments for manic depression, clinically termed bipolar disorder, for more than 50 years. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 15, 2010 11:33 - 3 Comments

Climate change remains hot topic in UK

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Despite a decline in concern about climate change, the majority of the British public still believe the climate is changing and are prepared to act, a new survey shows. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 24, 2010 12:00 - 0 Comments

Europe’s emissions target misses the mark

CARDIFF U. (UK) —The European Union goal of reducing car CO2 emissions to 95 grams per kilometre by 2020 is not sufficiently ambitious, according to a new report. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 17, 2010 16:47 - 1 Comment

Water too warm for trout, salmon?

CARDIFF U. (UK)—Pollution, habitat loss and over-fishing have all been blamed in the past for declines in trout and salmon populations, but new evidence shows that climate change could be a major factor, putting both species at risk. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2010 15:34 - 0 Comments

Testing the waters of quantum computing

CARDIFF (UK)—Physicists have discovered properties of hybrid light-matter particles by firing photons into a tiny tower of semiconducting material. The findings have long-term implications for information and communications technology. (more…)

Society & Culture - Apr 14, 2010 15:29 - 41 Comments

Biracial faces voted most beautiful

CARDIFF (UK)—People of mixed race are perceived as being more attractive than non-mixed-race people, according to the largest study of its kind published in the journal Perception. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 24, 2010 13:45 - 3 Comments

Happiness is earning more (than they do)

U. WARWICK (UK)—Simply being highly paid isn’t enough. To be happy, people need to perceive themselves as being more highly paid than their friends and work colleagues. (more…)

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