Science & Technology - Oct 24, 2012 9:12 - 1 Comment

Unruly galaxies have ‘Peter Pan syndrome’

U. ARIZONA (US) — Galaxies don’t appear to be in any hurry to grow up. New research shows that disk galaxies like the Milky Way reached their current state as orderly rotating pinwheels much later than previously thought. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 23, 2012 13:31 - 0 Comments

Environment may entice breast cancer to spread

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Breast cancer’s lethal spread is as dependent on a tumor’s protein-rich environment as on genetic changes inside tumor cells, new research suggests. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 17, 2012 6:09 - 0 Comments

Expectant couples differ in post-spat stress

PENN STATE (US) — In couples expecting their first child, men and women experience different stress reactions to relationship conflicts, researchers report. (more…)

Probe’s landing reveals Titan’s surface

U. ARIZONA (US) — When the Cassini spacecraft dropped a probe onto Saturn’s moon Titan, it bounced, slid, and wobbled to rest 10 seconds after it landed. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 5, 2012 10:40 - 0 Comments

Missing data skew clinical trials

U. MICHIGAN (US) — Large amounts of missing data in clinical trials undermine the scientific credibility of the studies and can lead to unjustified conclusions about the efficacy of drugs, biologic products, and medical devices. (more…)

Nerve chemical makes penis (stay) erect

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — The nervous system chemical that triggers a man’s erection also helps him maintain it, researchers say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2012 12:56 - 1 Comment

Half-match transplants may wipe out sickle cell

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Even partially matched bone marrow transplants can eliminate sickle cell disease in some patients, ridding them of debilitating symptoms and the need for pain medication and blood transfusions. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 20, 2012 6:42 - 8 Comments

Most distant galaxy shines light on early universe

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Astronomers have spotted what could be the most distant galaxy ever seen. (more…)

Heart disease risk doubles with early menopause

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Women who go into early menopause are twice as likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and stroke, experts report. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 17, 2012 14:36 - 0 Comments

Reversible ‘tags’ on genes tell bees their jobs

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Genetically identical worker bees take on very different roles in the hive—a division of labor that now appears to be linked to chemical tags on those identical genes. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 17, 2012 12:17 - 1 Comment

Mice regain sense of smell with gene therapy

U. MICHIGAN (US) — For the first time, scientists have used gene therapy to restore the sense of smell in mice, offering hope to people with a similar condition. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 14, 2012 12:44 - 1 Comment

In US, immigrants’ kids are head of the class

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Children of immigrants outperform children whose family trees have deeper roots in the US, learning more in school and making smoother transitions into adulthood, sociologists say. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 6, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment

How grandparents pitch in to care for kids

U. CHICAGO (US) — Grandparents in the US are taking on increased childcare duties—and those with more income and education are most likely to babysit. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2012 15:16 - 1 Comment

Protein sticks to damaged collagen near cancer

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — A new synthetic protein can detect cancer and other diseases in the body by finding and latching onto damaged collagen nearby, scientists say. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 30, 2012 13:33 - 7 Comments

Newborn diet may set the stage for obesity

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — What we eat as newborns may do more to trigger future obesity than unhealthy nutrition we’re exposed to in the womb. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 22, 2012 15:56 - 2 Comments

Blood cells coaxed back into stem cells

JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — Scientists now have an efficient, virus-free way to turn adult blood cells back into stem cells for possible use in place of cells derived from human embryos. (more…)