Posts Tagged ‘University of Oxford’
High fructose corn syrup linked to global diabetes
USC (US) — Countries using high fructose corn syrup in their food supply have a 20 percent higher prevalence of type 2 diabetes, report researchers. Continue…
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 14:01 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Jun 1, 2012 13:34 - 0 Comments
Cells around egg reveal best bet for in vitro
YALE (US) — Scientists have identified the chromosomal make-up of the human egg, which may help them select healthy eggs for in vitro fertilization. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 17, 2012 17:42 - 2 Comments
Gene discovered in corn ‘feeds the seeds’
U. WARWICK (US) — Scientists have discovered a “nourishing gene” that controls the transfer of nutrients from plant to seed. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 5, 2012 14:13 - 0 Comments
Egg’s wiggle may predict IVF success
CARDIFF (UK) — A new technique successfully used in mice to identify embryos likely to result in a successful pregnancy could be used in humans, according to scientists. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 28, 2011 12:45 - 1 Comment
How to probe mechanics of living cells
PURDUE (US) — Researchers are making progress in developing a system that measures the mechanical properties of living cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2011 11:17 - 5 Comments
Addicts may have glitch in frontal brain
UC BERKELEY (US) — Neuroscientists have pinpointed the exact locations in the brain where calculations are made that can result in addictive behaviors, like those linked to drugs, overeating, and gambling. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 26, 2011 8:30 - 0 Comments
Online hunters detect possible exoplanets
YALE (US) — Amateur astronomers working with the online citizen science project Planet Hunters have discovered two potential exoplanets, according to new research. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 8, 2011 15:47 - 0 Comments
Crystal takes temperatures to extremes
U. WARWICK (UK) — Researchers have developed a form of crystal that can deliver highly accurate temperature readings, ranging from -120 to +680 degrees centigrade. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 6, 2010 9:43 - 1 Comment
Biomarkers for heart disease risk identified
KING’S COLLEGE LONDON (UK)—A world-wide consortium of researchers has identified 59 novel regions of the human genome that are involved in lipid metabolism. Lipid concentrations in the blood are one of the key risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 22, 2010 5:49 - 2 Comments
What would nature do (with all this CO2)?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Is there an organism out there—or could one be created—that chemically breaks down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form? A recent discovery has a team of scientists asking that question. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2010 18:40 - 0 Comments
Down dengue fever with flightless mosquitoes
UC IRVINE (US)—A new strain of mosquitoes in which the females can’t fly may help curb the transmission of dengue fever, one of the world’s most pressing public health issues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2010 14:08 - 0 Comments
The science of surface
NORTHWESTERN (US)—A research team has shown how, using methods commonly taught to undergraduate chemistry students, one can understand how atoms are arranged on a material’s surface. (more…)
