Best of 2010, Society & Culture - Sep 2, 2010 9:58 - 8 Comments

Ancient beer brewed to include antibiotic

EMORY (US)—A chemical analysis of the bones of ancient Nubians shows that they were regularly consuming tetracycline, most likely in their beer. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 23, 2010 10:58 - 1 Comment

ADHD links back to early pesticide exposure

UC BERKELEY (US)—Children exposed to pesticides while still in their mother’s womb are more likely to develop attention disorders years later, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 3, 2010 15:37 - 0 Comments

HIV, aging combine to break down bone

EMORY (US)—Although individuals who are HIV-positive can now expect to live longer because of the availability of anti-retroviral drugs, the combination of aging and HIV appears to have a destructive impact on bone health. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 28, 2010 15:02 - 2 Comments

Why math brains fall for rock climbing

EMORY (US)—What’s it like to fall 40 feet down a sheer cliff face, while dangling from a rope hundreds of feet from the ground? (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 21, 2010 11:17 - 4 Comments

Melting needles make vaccines painless

EMORY/GEORGIA TECH (US)—A patch with hundreds of microscopic needles that dissolve into the skin could make it possible to painlessly administer vaccines—while providing improved immunization against diseases such as influenza. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 13, 2010 10:53 - 2 Comments

Dogs may help collar deadly Chagas disease

EMORY (US)—Mongrel dogs that live amongst the rural poor may hold the key to controlling Chagas disease, a condition affecting 10 to 12 million people in Latin America, killing more than 15,000 a year. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 8, 2010 12:01 - 1 Comment

Quantum dots detect rare cancer cells

EMORY/GEORGIA TECH (US)—Scientists have demonstrated that quantum dots—tunable fluorescent nanoparticles—make ideal tools for distinguishing and identifying rare cancer cells in tissue biopsies. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 6, 2010 11:02 - 0 Comments

Food fight: brain vs. gut

EMORY (US)—The relatively larger human brain makes us the most intelligent of the primates. But if we’re so smart, why have we eaten our way into an obesity epidemic? (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 2, 2010 12:11 - 4 Comments

How to squeeze in the 51st star

EMORY (US)—A bill in the U.S. Senate could open the door for Puerto Rico to become the 51st state. A mathematician at Emory University offers some suggestions for how to make room for an extra star on Old Glory. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jul 1, 2010 15:04 - 0 Comments

Sewage helps spread West Nile virus

EMORY (US)—Sewage that overflows into urban creeks and streams during periods of heavy rain can promote the spread of West Nile virus, a study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 29, 2010 10:51 - 1 Comment

To predict hardened arteries, go with the flow

EMORY (US)—A new animal model of atherosclerosis has allowed researchers to identify a host of genes turned on or off during the initial stages of the process, before plaque appears in the affected blood vessel. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 28, 2010 13:34 - 3 Comments

Domestic violence, HIV go hand in hand

EMORY (US)—Women in South Africa who are victims of domestic violence are more likely to become infected with HIV compared to women who do not experience such behavior, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 16, 2010 13:02 - 3 Comments

Tired but wide awake? Blame cytokines

EMORY (US)—Cytokines—products of the immune system—may be the culprits that cause insomnia, a new study finds. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 15, 2010 15:34 - 0 Comments

Babies can ‘count’ before they communicate

EMORY (US)—Even before they learn to speak, babies are organizing information about time, numbers, and space in complex ways, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 3, 2010 13:42 - 0 Comments

Migrants on the move with tuberculosis

EMORY (US)—To reduce the incidence, spread, and severity of tuberculosis, government policies must ensure that all patients have easy access to diagnosis and treatment, according to a commentary published in The Lancet. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 16:57 - 0 Comments

Nanosponge delivers better than injection

VANDERBILT (US)—When loaded with an anticancer drug, a delivery system based on a novel material called nanosponge is three to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2010 14:23 - 0 Comments

Genes let transplant recipients skip the drugs

EMORY (US)—To prevent rejection, kidney transplant recipients need to take immunosuppressive drugs for the rest of their lives. A handful of people, out of the thousands who have undergone transplantation, have been able to stop taking these drugs without losing their kidneys. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 1, 2010 16:06 - 0 Comments

Forget the forest. Prehumans lived in savannas

JOHNS HOPKINS (US)—Prehumans in East Africa 4.4 million years ago lived among grassy, tree-studded plains, not in the forests, according to a new study. (more…)

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