Climate Scientist Cleared of Altering Data
Friday, 2 Jul, 2010 – 8:24 | No Comment

An American scientist accused of manipulating research findings on climate science was cleared of that charge by his university, the latest in a string of reports to find little substance in the allegations …

Math Guru Perelman: Nyet to $1 Million Prize
Friday, 2 Jul, 2010 – 8:06 | Comments Off

Reclusive Russian Genius Grigory Perelman Rejects Prize For Solving Mathematics Problem
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Intensively lowering glucose: Possible benefits must be weighed against risks
Wednesday, 30 Jun, 2010 – 16:57 | Comments Off

In an analysis from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes (ACCORD) trial, one of the largest studies of its kind to determine whether intensive blood glucose (sugar) control worked better …

Yale scientists implant regenerated lung tissue in rats
Friday, 25 Jun, 2010 – 14:25 | No Comment

A Yale University-led team of scientists reports that it has achieved an important first step in regenerating fully functional lung tissue that can exchange gas, which is the key role of the lungs. …

Should the results of individual genetic studies be disclosed to participants?
Monday, 14 Jun, 2010 – 15:07 | No Comment

Gothenburg, Sweden: Individual results of genetic research studies should not be disclosed to participants without careful consideration, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today …

Tiny insect brains capable of huge feats
Sunday, 13 Jun, 2010 – 16:22 | No Comment

Insects may have tiny brains the size of a pinhead, but the latest research from the University of Adelaide shows just how clever they really are. For the first time, researchers from the …

Small genetic variant can predict response to hepatitis C treatment
Sunday, 13 Jun, 2010 – 16:01 | No Comment

Gothenburg, Sweden: A small genetic change can predict how people infected with hepatitis C react to treatment, paving the way to personalised therapy for this difficult to treat disease, the annual conference …

20th century one of driest in 9 centuries for northwest Africa
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:54 | No Comment

Droughts in the late 20th century rival some of North Africa’s major droughts of centuries past, reveals new research that peers back in time to the year 1179. The first multi-century drought reconstruction …

Volcanic ash in Meridiani Planum
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:52 | No Comment

Deposits of volcanic ash colour this view of the Meridiani Planum, as seen by the Mars Express High Resolution Stereo Camera. They also give clues to the prevailing wind direction in this region …

More than 60 percent of teachers have voice problems
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:51 | No Comment

Researchers at the University of Malaga (UMA) have analysed the presence of voice disorders in male and female teachers, in order to obtain a representative statistic: 62.7% of the Early Childhood and …

GTRI researchers design and test microfabricated planar ion traps
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:50 | No Comment

Despite a steady improvement in the speed of conventional computers during the last few decades, certain types of problems remain computationally difficult to solve. Quantum computers hold the promise of offering a …

Dangerous lung worms found in people who eat raw crayfish
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:49 | No Comment

If you’re headed to a freshwater stream this summer and a friend dares you to eat a raw crayfish – don’t do it. You could end up in the hospital with a severe …

‘Grinding mouth, wrinkle eye’: Penn graduate student describes new species of plant-eating dinosaur
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:47 | No Comment

A team of paleontologists, including a University of Pennsylvania doctoral candidate, has described a new species of dinosaur based upon an incomplete skeleton found in western New Mexico. The new species, Jeyawati …

Virtual Romanesque monuments being created
Wednesday, 26 May, 2010 – 16:43 | No Comment

“With this methodology an exact model of the monuments or places of interest can be obtained in a virtual way”, Pedro Martín-Lerones, co-author of the study and researcher at the Cartif Foundation in …