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High-Octane Bacteria Could Ease Pain at the Pump: Engineered E. Coli Mass-Produce Key Precursor to Potent Biofuel
June 25, 2013 — Potent gasoline-like biofuels are needed to fuel millions of cars with internal combustion engines, and current biofuels don't pack the necessary power. Now scientists have programmed bacteria to ... > full story -
Vitamin D Improves Mood and Blood Pressure in Women With Diabetes
June 25, 2013 — In women who have type 2 diabetes and show signs of depression, vitamin D supplements significantly lowered blood pressure and improved their moods. Vitamin D even helped the women lose a few ... > full story -
New Kind of Signalling Mechanism in Plant Cells Discovered
June 25, 2013 — Plants possess receptors which are similar to the glutamate receptors in the brain of humans and animals. Biochemists have discovered that these receptors do not, however, recognize the amino acid ... > full story -
Brain Cancer: Hunger for Amino Acids Makes It More Aggressive
June 24, 2013 — An enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes brain cancers particularly aggressive. Scientists have discovered this in an attempt to find new targets for therapies against ... > full story -
Uncertainty Over the Benefits of Feeding Birds in Winter
June 24, 2013 — Scientists have found that feeding wild blue tits in winter resulted in less successful breeding during the following ... > full story -
Americans' Vitamin D Levels Are Highest in August, Lowest in February, Study Shows
June 22, 2013 — Researchers have found that vitamin D levels in the U.S. population peak in August and bottom out in February. The essential vitamin -- necessary for healthy bones -- is produced in the skin upon ... > full story -
Findings Emphasize Importance of Vitamin D in Pregnancy
June 22, 2013 — Pregnant women pass low levels of vitamin D on to their babies at almost three times the extent previously thought, according to new ... > full story -
HIV-Derived Antibacterial Shows Promise Against Drug-Resistant Bacteria
June 19, 2013 — Scientists have developed antibacterial compounds, derived from the outer coating of HIV, that could be potential treatments for drug-resistant bacterial infections and appear to avoid generating ... > full story -
Twice Weekly Iron Supplementation to Pregnant Women as Effective as a Daily Regime
June 19, 2013 — Daily supplementation of iron tablets to pregnant women does not provide any benefits in birth weight or improved infant growth compared to twice weekly supplementation, according to a new ... > full story -
Laughing Gas Does Not Increase Heart Attacks, According to New Study
June 19, 2013 — Nitrous oxide (laughing gas) is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used anesthetics, but concerns that it raises the risk of a heart attack during surgery or soon afterward are ... > full story
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