Baked rhubarb could help battle cancer The Times Of India Rhubarb could hold the key to battling cancer, believe scientists at Sheffield Hallam University. | In the study, scientists found that when baked for 20 minutes, the plant released high levels of cancer-killing chemicals called polyphenols, reports The Daily Express. | Rhubarb has been used for cen...
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Model Offers Better Understanding Of Embryonic Development redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 10:52 CST | A mathematical model developed at Purdue University can predict complex signaling patterns that could help scientists determine how stem cells in an embryo later become specific tissues, knowledge that could be used to understand and treat developmental ...
Model Offers Better Understanding Of Embryonic Development redOrbit Posted on: Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 10:52 CST | A mathematical model developed at Purdue University can predict complex signaling patterns that could help scientists determine how stem cells in an embryo later become specific tissues, knowledge that co...
ARS Study Provides a Better Understanding of How Mosquitoes Find a Host ARS web | March 9, 2010 | The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting Aedes aegypti mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal, Agricultural Research Service (AR...
Three Reasons Why Fat May Not Be Your Fault ABC News By LAUREN COX | ABC News Medical Unit | March 9, 2010 | People facing often know why. That weakness for donuts in the morning, that meatball sandwich at work, or that dead-tired feeling that makes you wince at any activity but channel surfing. As mor...
'Smart' nanoparticles target specific cancer cells Newstrack India | Washington, March 9 (ANI): Scientists in the U.S. have created synthesized nanoparticles that can identify, target and kill specific cancer cells while leaving healthy cells alone. | The research team, led by Professor Carl Batt, said the nan...
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Nicotine Rises Gradually In Smokers' Brains WPXI WASHINGTON -- Nicotine builds up gradually in smokers' brains rather than spiking after each puff, according to a study that might help point to new ways to help people quit smokin...
Scientists find why 'sunshine' vitamin D is crucial China Daily | LONDON – Vitamin D is vital in activating human defences and low levels suffered by around half the world's population may mean their immune systems' killer T cells are poor ...
Quantum dots could lead to faster computers CBC | An international team of scientists has developed a new type of semiconductor that could lead to faster and more efficient computers with over double the average existing hard-drive storage capacity. | The new research centres on a class of semicon...
Study sheds new light on Mammoth Mountain's age San Fransisco Chronicle | View Larger Image | Beneath the 12 feet of snow that cover the ski slopes of Mammoth Mountain this winter, the tumbled rocks and restless ground tell a story of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes that shaped the region over thousands of years. | No...
Kicking the obesity epidemic The Boston Globe | While Michelle Obama is campaigning against childhood obesity, there's Charles Barkley on TV hawking Taco Bell's NBA Five Buck Box. The extra-large former basketball All-Star raps about the box's crunchy tacos and volcano burritos, but doesn't mention the Jumbotron-size helping of fat and calories. At 1,380 calories, the box contains close to two...
Brooke Shields to serve up response to Andre Agassi's memoirs The Daily Mail | Hitting back: Brooke Shields is preparing to release a book | Hollywood actress Brooke Shields is to correct, in a new book, some unflattering revelations in ex-husband Andre Agassi's memoirs. | The tennis star recounted how he became mad with jealousy when Shields - guest-starring in the TV sitcom Friends - had to lick the hand of the cha...
