Prostate cancer 'cell' identified The Guardian | A cell that could be the "mother" of all prostate tumours has been identified by scientists. | Samples of the "basal" cells taken from healthy human prostate tissue triggered cancer in mice with suppressed immune systems. | The finding suggests that these cells may be the true ...
Researchers Study Benefits of White Button Mushrooms ARS web | July 29, 2010 | Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing that white button mushrooms enhanced the activity ...
Researchers Study Benefits of White Button Mushrooms ARS web | July 29, 2010 | Mushrooms are among the many foods thought to play an important role in keeping the immune system healthy. Now, Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-funded scientists have conducted an animal-model and cell-culture study showing ...
The dead sea: Global warming blamed for 40 per cent decline in the ocean's phytoplankton The Independent | The microscopic plants that support all life in the oceans are dying off at a dramatic rate, according to a study that has documented for the first time a disturbing and unprecedented change at the base of the marine food web. | Scientists have dis...
Pampered pigs 'feel optimism' The Daily Telegraph Australia | PIGS are capable of feeling optimism and pessimism, depending on their environment, a U.K. study revealed overnight. | Scientists from Newcastle University, in northern England, found pigs could indicate whether they were feeling optimistic or pess...
Global warming undeniable, say scientists The Daily Telegraph Australia | SCIENTISTS from around the world are providing even more evidence of global warming. | "A comprehensive review of key climate indicators confirms the world is warming and the past decade was the warmest on record," the annual State of the...
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Massive asteroid may hit Earth in 2182: Scientists Zeenews London: A massive asteroid could crash into Earth in 2182, causing widespread devastation and possible extinction, scientists have warned. | The asteroid, called 1999 RQ36, has a o...
Scientists identify risks of hypertension in young adults Deccan Chronicle Scientists identify risks of hypertension in young adults | Share ARTICLEURL | Washington, July 28: A new study claims that ‘normal’ blood pressure at age 17 can still predict ...
Educated people cope better with dementia Khaleej Times LONDON - Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing the brain-wasting disease, scientists said on Monday. | The findings by scientis...
Big Bang investigators want new atom smasher The Press Democrat | Instead of whirling atoms in giant rings, as CERN, a particle physics laboratory outside Geneva, and the smaller Tevatron at Fermilab near Chicago do, scientists want a new-generation machine that will shoot them straight. | Plans for the next step...
Heat Wave Batters Russia The New York Times | RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treacherously tepid. Dead trout, drifting like buoys, were evidence enough. | Last month, they were flipping and flopping and leaping, and Mr. Tyurkin was readying for another bountiful...
Comeback Heralded for Japan Giants in Electronics The New York Times | TOKYO — Buoyed by a long-awaited turnaround in its television and video game businesses, Sony said Thursday it swung to a net profit of ¥25.7 billion, or $293.9 million, in the April-June quarter and raised its outlook for the full year. The company’s chief financial officer said it was time for Sony to “go on the offensive&...
