Health & Medicine - Jan 18, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments

Therapy protects liver from drug damage

RUTGERS (US) — Blocking communication between cells may be an effective way to protect the liver from toxic drugs like acetaminophen, new research shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 12, 2012 12:36 - 0 Comments

El Gordo: Big, hot galaxy cluster found

RUTGERS (US) — Astrophysicists have discovered the largest galaxy cluster ever seen in the distant universe, located more than 7 billion light years from Earth. (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 22, 2011 17:55 - 1 Comment

Babies remember inklings, not objects

JOHNS HOPKINS / RUTGERS (US) — Infants may not remember what they saw, but they remember that they saw something, according to researchers. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 20:45 - 0 Comments

Bees keep up as Earth heats up

CORNELL (US) — Bees and plants are able to keep pace as the warm temperatures of spring start a little earlier each year due to climate change, according to new research. (more…)

Low-protein diet: How orangutans survive

RUTGERS (US) — How orangutans survive during extreme food shortages may help scientists better understand human eating disorders and obesity. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 4, 2011 9:03 - 0 Comments

Protein stops second wave of stroke injury

RUTGERS (US) — One of two proteins that regulate nerve cells and assist in overall brain function may be the key to preventing long-term damage after a stroke. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Oct 7, 2011 11:32 - 2 Comments

New clues to how body fights viruses

RUTGERS (US) — Researchers have determined the structure of a protein that is the first line of defense in fighting viral infections, including influenza, hepatitis C, West Nile, rabies, and measles. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 26, 2011 8:09 - 0 Comments

Genuflecting plant discovered in Brazil

RUTGERS (US) — A newly discovered Brazilian plant bends down after its fruits are formed and plants its own seeds in the ground. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 2, 2011 12:42 - 0 Comments

Why influenza B only infects humans

RUTGERS / U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Researchers say they now know why influenza B is limited to humans, a discovery that could lead to new drugs to fight seasonal flu epidemics. (more…)

Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2011 14:15 - 0 Comments

How embryos escape the chaos monster

PRINCETON (US) — Newly fertilized cells only narrowly avoid degenerating into fatal chaos, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2011 11:31 - 1 Comment

For sun protection, slather on caffeine?

RUTGERS (US) — Coffee may be more than a great morning pick-me-up. Suntan lotion laden with caffeine might be an effective way to prevent harmful sun damage or skin cancer. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 12, 2011 14:49 - 1 Comment

Supercomputing in the cloud (from an iPad)

RUTGERS (US) — A team of experts created a massive virtual supercomputer cloud capable of easily solving the toughest computing tasks. And they can operate it from an iPad. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 30, 2011 9:18 - 0 Comments

Early and modern humans didn’t mingle

NYU (US) — New excavations in Indonesia show that Homo erectus disappeared from the area at least 143,000 years ago—and possibly as long as 550,000 years—long before modern humans arrived on the scene. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jun 24, 2011 9:42 - 3 Comments

New HIV drug’s secret is flexibility

RUTGERS (US) — A new HIV drug’s effectiveness comes from its ability to adapt to the constantly mutating virus, changes that can prevent existing AIDS drugs from working. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jun 13, 2011 14:40 - 2 Comments

Coal or nuclear? Risk vs. reward

RUTGERS (US) — Affluent, educated, white males are more likely to support increased use of nuclear energy, and less educated African-American and Latino females prefer an increase in the use of coal, despite the risks associated with each. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 13, 2011 10:57 - 1 Comment

Tiny microbe hints at cell interaction

RUTGERS (US) — A bucket of seawater and a single-celled marine animal are offering clues to what makes a cell healthy or unhealthy. (more…)

Earth & Environment - May 3, 2011 15:01 - 1 Comment

Small fish facing fateful decline

STANFORD (US) — Overfishing has a detrimental effect on population numbers, whether it’s happening to big fish in a small pond or small fish in a big one. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 2, 2011 15:01 - 0 Comments

Fruit flies may help us get good zzzs

UC DAVIS (US) — Fooling fruit flies into thinking the day is 16 hours long instead of 24 could help alleviate human sleep disorders. (more…)

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