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New Drugs to Find the Right Target to Fight Alzheimer's Disease
August 2, 2013 The future is looking good for drugs designed to combat Alzheimer's disease. Scientists have unveiled how two classes of drug compounds currently in clinical trials work to fight the disease. Their ... > full story -
Astronomers Discovery a Graveyard for Comets
August 2, 2013 Astronomers have discovered a graveyard of comets. The researchers describe how some of these objects, inactive for millions of years, have returned to life leading them to name the group the ... > full story -
Tired, Moody and Pregnant? Exercise May Be the Answer
August 2, 2013 Exercise may improve the mood of pregnant women and help to reduce levels of fatigue reports new research. The study examined whether a four week exercise intervention program would result in ... > full story -
Study of Gene Expression Has Revealed First Steps of Evolution in Gene Regulation in Mice
August 2, 2013 A study of gene expression has revealed the first steps of evolution in gene regulation in mice. The research has implications for the study of differences in gene regulation between ... > full story -
A Waterworld of Volcanoes
August 2, 2013 At Loki’s Castle in the Arctic Ocean, researchers have discovered a so far unknown world of volcanic activity underwater. They hope that this can become Norway’s new national ... > full story -
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Largest Neuronal Network Simulation to Date Achieved Using Japanese Supercomputer
August 2, 2013 Scientists have carried out the largest general neuronal network simulation to ... > full story -
Pregnancy in Horses: Helping Horses Come to Term
August 2, 2013 It is not only humans that sometimes experience difficulty having children. Horses too have a low birth rate, with many pregnancies failing within the first few weeks after conception. The reason is ... > full story -
Cobalt Replacements Make Solar Cells More Sustainable
August 2, 2013 Researchers have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper-based dye-sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt, taking a step forward in the development of ... > full story -
Burnt Sugar Derivative Reduces Muscle Wasting in Fly and Mouse Muscular Dystrophy
August 1, 2013 A trace substance in caramelized sugar, when purified and given in appropriate doses, improves muscle regeneration in an insect and mammal model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The substance, THI, ... > full story -
Genetics: More Than Merely a Mutated Gene
August 1, 2013 If two women have the same genetic mutation that puts them at higher-than-average risk for a disease such as breast cancer, why does only one develop the disease? Genetic scientists have begun to ... > full story
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