Archive: 11/07/2007
Extracts of catfish caught in polluted waters cause breast cancer cells to multiply
Exposing estrogen-sensitive breast cancer cells to extracts of channel catfish caught in areas with heavy sewer and industrial waste causes the cells to multiply, according to a University of Pittsburgh study being presented ...
Nov 07, 2007 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
'Tweens' double use of diabetes drugs
America’s tweens more than doubled their use of type-2 diabetes medications between 2002 and 2005, with girls between 10 and 14 years of age showing a 166 percent increase. The likely cause: Obesity, which is closely associated ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 07, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
When animals evolve on islands, size doesn't matter
A theory explaining the evolution of giant rodents, miniature elephants, and even miniature humans on islands has been called into questions by new research published today in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: ...
Biology /
Nov 07, 2007 |
3.6 / 5 (10) |
0
Scientists enhance Mother Nature's carbon handling mechanism
Taking a page from Nature herself, a team of researchers developed a method to enhance removal of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and place it in the Earth's oceans for storage.
Nov 07, 2007 |
4.5 / 5 (50) |
1
Synchrotron radiation illuminates how babies' protective bubble bursts
Researchers at the University of Reading, School of Pharmacy have developed an important new technique to study one of the most common causes of premature birth and prenatal mortality. The findings are published in the November ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 07, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Why dinosaurs had fowl breath
Scientists have discovered how dinosaurs used to breathe in what provides clues to how they evolved and how they might have lived.
Biology /
Nov 07, 2007 |
4.6 / 5 (30) |
1
