All news dated 10/08/2007

Medicine & Health

Animal study identifies potential treatment for Huntington's disease

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

New bird flu strain dangerous to humans

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

CSHL researchers discover three new genes that cause lung cancer

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Appendix isn't useless at all: It's a safe house for bacteria

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | pda version

Antidepressants and painkillers - a dangerous combination

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

Study: Tasers are safe to use

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

Pill claims weight loss with no diet

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 4 vote(s) | pda version

Central nervous system infections rare but devastating following heart transplantation

October 08, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Primate study shows excess vitamin A can be stored during fetal development

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Reversing cognitive deficits: Injectable antibody may attack source of problem

October 08, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Tablet is better all round for cancer patients

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Whites take supplemental breast cancer therapy more often than blacks

October 08, 2007 | User rating: not rated yet | pda version

Depression can foreshadow intellectual decline in older people

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Elevated inflammatory marker may be linked to increased risk of age-related eye disease

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 2 vote(s) | pda version

General Science

Elephants' fear of angry bees could help to protect them

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Human urine as a safe, inexpensive fertilizer for food crops

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | pda version

Bat and mouse game

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

DNA to settle mystery of Colombus' origins

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Hyped-up hopes for hairy roots as biofactories

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

Men, Women Manage Family Businesses Differently, Study Shows

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Why Do Males and Females Frequently Differ in Body Size and Structure?

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) | pda version

'Green' leather is in this season

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers help develop pest-resistant eggplant for South Asia

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Technology

Germany working on small driverless trains

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Researcher says computers misunderstood

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

A new era of communication at sea

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 3 vote(s) | pda version

Electronic Devices

Transcend Introduces New aXeRam Overlocking Memory Kit

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Space & Earth science

FUSE Space Telescope Reaches the End; Astronomers Say Farewell

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Study shows genetically engineered corn could affect aquatic ecosystems

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | pda version

VLBA Changes Picture of Famous Star-Forming Region

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s) | pda version

UW undergrads discover more than 1,300 asteroids

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | pda version

Researchers Find Evidence of Warming Climate In Ohio

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | pda version

Ariane 5 -- fourth launch this year

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 1 vote(s) | pda version

Ariz. professor keeper of weather records

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | pda version

Physics

Time travel may be possible but won't be economical

October 08, 2007 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 47 vote(s) | pda version