Huntington’s Disease :: New treatment possibilities for fatal genetic disease
Researchers at Melbourne?s Howard Florey Institute have opened up new treatment possibilities for Huntington?s disease by proving a scientific theory incorrect.
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Ovarian Cancer :: Australian women confused about ovarian cancer
An Australian survey commissioned by the National Breast Cancer Centre has revealed half of all Australian women are potentially putting their lives at risk by incorrectly assuming a Pap smear will detect ovarian cancer.
Naps :: Midday naps are good for heart
Regular midday naps or siesta are good for heart and lowers risk of dying from heart disease by more than a third, said researchers at the University of Athens Medical School.
Procrastination :: Procrastination can be explained by a single mathematical equation
A comprehensive meta-analysis of procrastination research, 10 years in the making, shows that: Most people’s New Year’s resolutions are doomed to failure; self-help books have it wrong when they say perfectionism is the root cause of procrastination, and procrastination can be explained by a single mathematical equation.
Ageing :: Boost for culturally and linguistically diverse aged care
Older people from culturally and linguistically diverse communities across Australia now have access to more than 1,000 new aged care places following today?s announcement of the results of the 2006 Aged Care Approvals Round by the Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro.
Diabetes :: Alert on Counterfeit One Touch Blood Glucose Test Strips
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is providing an update to its notifications on October 13, and October 23, 2006, alerting the public to counterfeit blood glucose test strips being sold in the US for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors. These test strips are used by people with diabetes to measure their blood glucose. Today?s update includes an additional lot number that is being distributed, along with a description of how to identify the new lot.
DNA :: Regulating the nuclear architecture of the cell
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered two molecular pathways that regulate the organization of heterochromatin, the nucleolus, and other features of nuclear architecture that maintain genome stability in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster.
Cell death following blood ‘reflow’ injury tracked to natural toxin
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered what they believe is the “smoking gun” responsible for most tissue and organ damage after a period of blood oxygen loss followed by a sudden restoration of blood oxygen flow.
UCLA chemist provides insights into science icon – Chemistry’s periodic table
The periodic table of chemical elements hangs in front of chemistry classrooms worldwide and is an icon for science. Yet much was unknown about its history — until now. The periodic table reflects deep truths about the elements, said Eric Scerri, a UCLA chemist and author of “The Periodic Table: Its Story and Its Significance.”
Chemistry :: JHU-led team discovers exotic relatives of protons and neutrons
A team of scientists, including four at The Johns Hopkins University, has discovered two new subatomic particles, rare but important relatives of the familiar, commonplace proton and neutron.