The cancer drug asparaginase fails to help cure some children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) because molecules released by certain cells in the bone marrow counteract the effect of that drug, according to investigators ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Research conducted at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs proves not everything goes downhill when it comes to aging.
Mar 22, 2007
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Tracing the origins of marine animals can be extremely difficult, especially in the free-flowing, soup-like conditions of the ocean, but obtaining this information is vital not only for understanding these ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Why mitochondrial genes ditch their cushy haploid environs to take up residence in a large and chaotic nucleus has long stumped evolutionary biologists, but Indiana University Bloomington scientists report in this week's ...
Mar 22, 2007
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At the IEEE Semi-Therm Conference 2007, IBM researchers unveiled details of a new technique to significantly increase capabilities to cool computer chips.
Mar 22, 2007
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University of Chicago scientists will demonstrate how to incinerate a white dwarf star in unprecedented detail at the “Paths to Exploding Stars” conference on Thursday, March 22, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
Mar 22, 2007
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Researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America have discovered the structure of an enzyme essential for the operation of "molecular motors" that package DNA into the head segment of ...
Mar 22, 2007
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The first published study on the environmental impact of manufactured nanoparticles on ordinary soil showed no negative effects, which is contrary to concerns voiced by some that the microscopic particles could ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Tai chi chih, the Westernized version of the 2,000-year-old Chinese martial art characterized by slow movement and meditation, significantly boosts the immune systems of older adults against the virus that leads to the painful, ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a "hyperlens" that brings them one major step closer to the goal of nanoscale optical imaging. The new hyperlens, described in the Feb. 23 ...
Mar 22, 2007
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Investors put more money into mutual funds that advertise, but in the end these customers pay a high price.
Mar 22, 2007
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Experts at the University of Washington and other colleges warn that patients seeking alternative allergy treatments should not quit standard medications.
Mar 22, 2007
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Nokia today announced that the Nokia N95 started shipping in key European, Asian and Middle Eastern markets, with expanded shipments to other markets in those regions in the coming weeks.
Mar 22, 2007
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One might expect a doctoral student conducting research on BlackBerry usage to own one or more of the handheld devices. But Melissa Mazmanian, a fourth-year MIT Sloan doctoral student, doesn't own one, and ...
Mar 22, 2007
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With the help of a new type of suture based on MIT research, patients who get stitches may never need to have them removed.
Mar 22, 2007
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