While doctors already face many challenges in treating patients with cancer, treating pregnant women with the disease, in particular, can be quite difficult as studies suggest that certain therapies can harm developing fetuses. According to the results of a new study expectant women treated with imatinib, a commonly used therapy for chronic myeloid leukemia, may be at moderate risk of developing fetal abnormalities.
Stopping and cooling most of the atoms of the periodic table is now possible. Physicists stopped atoms by passing a supersonic beam through an "atomic coilgun" and cooled them using "single-photon cooling." The techniques are a major step forward in atomic physics and have a variety of scientific and technological applications. They could be used to determine the mass of the neutrino, which is the primary candidate for dark matter.
Although children of alcoholics have a greater risk of developing alcohol-use disorders, not all children of alcoholics will develop alcohol-use disorders. A new study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine brain activity of adolescent children of alcoholics. Findings indicate that different brain regions may contribute to whether children of alcoholcs will be resilient or vulnerable to the development of alcohol-use disorders.
Throughout the 12th and 13th centuries -- during the time of the Crusades -- ceramic vessels reached Acre from: Mediterranean regions, the Levant, Europe, North Africa, and even China -- reveals new research, which examined trade of ceramic vessels.
It's a technique that has previously been used for oil exploration -- now researchers have developed a new, highly sensitive, anti-doping steroid test using hydropyrolysis.
Researchers have designed a sensor necklace that records the date and time a pill is swallowed, which they hope will increase drug compliance and decrease unnecessary health care costs. The device could be used to ensure that the elderly and subjects in clinical drug trials take their medications as directed by a physician. The necklace, called MagneTrace, contains an array of magnetic sensors that could be used to detect when specially-designed medication containing a tiny magnet passes through a person's esophagus. And for persons who may not want to wear a necklace, MagneTrace sensors can be incorporated into a patch attached to the chest.
Researchers involved in a large, multi-institutional study using positron emission tomography imaging with the radiotracer fluorodeoxyglucose were able to classify different types of dementia with very high rates of success, raising hopes that dementia diagnoses may one day be made at earlier stages.
A powerful sensor that can detect airborne pathogens such as anthrax and smallpox in less than three minutes has been developed. Current sensors take at least 20 minutes to detect harmful bacteria or viruses in the air. The device could be used in buildings, subways and other public areas, and can currently detect 24 pathogens, including anthrax, plague, smallpox, tularemia and E. coli.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found evidence of material orbiting Rhea, Saturn's second largest moon. This is the first time rings may have been found around a moon. A broad debris disk and at least one ring appear to have been detected by a suite of six instruments on Cassini specifically designed to study the atmospheres and particles around Saturn and its moons.
The exchange of genetic material between two closely related strains of the influenza A virus may have caused the 1947 and 1951 human flu epidemics, according to biologists. The findings could help explain why some strains cause major pandemics and others lead to seasonal epidemics.
Labour MPs opposed to the controversial human fertilisation and embryology bill will be allowed to abstain from the vote, the chief whip, Geoff Hoon, said today Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 10:56 am
A reconstruction of how the oceans looked in the past could help model future changes, a study says. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 10:45 am
An anti-whaling activist says Japanese sailors shot him from their ship - a claim denied by Tokyo officials. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 9:53 am
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new material inspired by a defense mechanism in sea cucumbers can change easily from hard and rigid to soft and floppy, a feature that may make it suited for medical implants, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Grand Canyon, carved out over the eons by rushing river water, began to form 17 million years ago, making it nearly three times older than previously thought, scientists said on Thursday.
Coral reef fish spend weeks scouting out a new neighbourhood before they move in, scientists reveal. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:49 am
SUN MOON LAKE, Taiwan (Reuters) - Sun Moon Lake has been compared to a classical Chinese landscape painting with its crystal waters reflecting surrounding snow-capped mountains.
Scientists are to examine the DNA of what are believed to be the only polar bear remains found in Britain. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 7 Mar 2008 | 1:04 am
Leader: New report on Seroxat reveals how powerless the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency is Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:05 am
Professor John Beddington raises food security and the global rush to grow biofuels in his first major speech Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:03 am
Jab particularly effective in the early hours when people most at risk of strokes and heart attacks Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:03 am
Proof that GlaxoSmithKline's bestselling antidepressant, Seroxat, could make depressed children feel suicidal Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:03 am
Leaked documents suggest drug company blocked generic version of Gaviscon, prescribed in large quantities to people with heartburn Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 7 Mar 2008 | 12:03 am
LONDON (Reuters) - Saturn's second-largest moon Rhea may have a small ring around it -- the first time a moon has been found to have a ring, an international team of researchers reported on Thursday.
The powerful Large Binocular Telescope acquires galactic images using both its giant mirrors. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 8:34 pm
Scientists at one of the world's most advanced observatories could see its flagship project lose funding. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 2:50 pm
The second test spacecraft for Europe's proposed satellite navigation system, is finally to be sent for launch. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 2:43 pm
The share of electricity generated by nuclear should increase beyond the current 19%, a minister says. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 6 Mar 2008 | 11:11 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - Beijing is seeking weather forecasters from home and abroad to provide hourly bulletins in three languages for every event of the Olympics in August, China's top meteorological official said on Thursday.
