U.S. and Australian scientists have dispelled a 40-year-old "thrifty genotype theory" that certain minority groups are genetically prone to diabetes.

Medicine & Health - Genetics

Apr 17, 2007 5 / 5 (1) 0

A new undersea mineral chimney emitting hot, iron-darkened water that attracts unusual marine life has been discovered in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica.

Biology -

Apr 17, 2007 3.3 / 5 (6) 0

Using a novel video-imaging system, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have been able to observe proteins important in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease moving along axons, ...

Medicine & Health - Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Apr 17, 2007 4 / 5 (3) 0

SanDisk, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today announced the new Sansa Shaker MP3 player designed for kids and families. A fun and unique music player, the Sansa Shaker features ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 17, 2007 4.2 / 5 (10) 0

A molecule designed by a Purdue University researcher could lead to the first drug treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Apr 17, 2007 4.3 / 5 (6) 0

Sharp has succeeded in developing a new LCD for mobile equipment such as mobile phones. The new LCD features the industry's highest contrast ratio of 2,000:1, a wide viewing angle of 176 degrees that is top ...

Electronics - Hardware

Apr 17, 2007 4.7 / 5 (3) 0

Researchers at McGill University and Harvard Medical School have established a direct link between sleep and improved relational memory function. Their study is published today in the April 16 online edition of Proceedings of ...

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Apr 17, 2007 4.2 / 5 (5) 0

Tissue studies indicate that nanoparticles, engineered materials about a billionth of a meter in size, could damage DNA and lead to cancer, according to research presented at the 2007 Annual Meeting of the American Association ...

Nanotechnology - Bio & Medicine

Apr 17, 2007 4.4 / 5 (45) 0

Cells constantly swap cargo bound in vesicles, miniscule membrane-enclosed packages of proteins and other chemicals. Before the swap can take place, the vesicle membrane must fuse with another membrane, creating channels ...

Biology -

Apr 17, 2007 4.9 / 5 (7) 0

A team of chemists, led by an ASU professor, has come up with an elegant method for cutting proteins into more manageable pieces for analysis. The method, which uses industrial fillers commonly found in paint and light, could ...

Chemistry -

Apr 17, 2007 5 / 5 (2) 0

Go ahead, cut into line at the drinking fountain. While you are at it, ditch your leaf blower and spend the afternoon watching football instead of doing yard work. Steven E. Landsburg, professor of economics at the University ...

Other Sciences - Other

Apr 17, 2007 3.3 / 5 (18) 0

The gateway to drinking often swings open at home. Instead of keeping their kids locked out of the liquor cabinet, parents turn out to be the primary suppliers of alcohol to young adolescents, according to a new study from ...

Medicine & Health - Other

Apr 17, 2007 4.2 / 5 (10) 0

Scientists of the CDF and DZero experiments at the Department of Energy's Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory presented on April 15 at the annual April meeting of the American Physical Society the latest results of intriguing ...

Physics - General Physics

Apr 17, 2007 4.5 / 5 (20) 0

Intel today unveiled a highly integrated media processor for the consumer electronics (CE) market segment that will power a new generation of devices, such as digital set top boxes and networked media players, and bring consumers ...

Electronics - Hardware

Apr 17, 2007 4 / 5 (4) 0

More and more consumers are using their mobile phones for tasks such as downloading music, streaming video, browsing the Internet or receiving emails with attachments. The compact Nokia 6120 classic phone ...

Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 17, 2007 2.8 / 5 (20) 0