Protein crystallographers have only scratched the surface of the human proteins important for drug interactions because of difficulties crystallizing the molecules for synchrotron x-ray diffraction. Scientists have devised a way to eliminate the need for crystallization by using lasers to align large groups of molecules. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
The anti-inflammatory drugs naproxen and celecoxib do not appear to improve cognitive function in older adults with a family history of Alzheimer's disease, and naproxen may have a slightly detrimental effect, according to a new article. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
Agarose gel electrophoresis? Most teenagers wouldn't have a clue what this scientific term means, but middle school student Andrew Trigiano knows the protocol inside and out. Setting out to compare differences in popular brands of Easter egg dyes, Trigiano's project grew into a full-blown scientific study and set of replicable classroom experiments. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
"Drug approved. Is disease real?" "Does it really exist or is it all in women's heads?" "The doctors are in. The jury is out. " The New York Times headlines rankle Barbara Keddy. For more than 40 years, she has suffered from fibromyalgia, a chronic disorder characterized by widespread pain and fatigue. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
Researchers have completed a massive survey of the network of protein complexes that orchestrate the fundamental processes of life. In the journal Science, researchers describe protein complexes and networks of complexes never before observed -- including two implicated in the normal mechanisms by which cells divide and proliferate and another that controls recycling of the molecular building blocks of life called autophagy. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
A new study of leading news organizations has found that neglected tropical diseases rarely make headlines, despite the huge amount of illness, suffering, and poverty that they cause. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 3:00 am
Over a decade of work and contributions by more than 200 leading conservation scientists have produced a first-ever comprehensive map and database of the diversity of life in the world's freshwater ecosystems. Freshwater Ecoregions of the World divides the world's freshwater systems into 426 distinct conservation units, many of which are rich in species but under increasing pressure from human population growth, rising water use, and habitat alteration. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 12:00 am
A pricy drug used to treat a rare but well-known genetic disorder may hold wider promise as a treatment for millions of Americans with potentially lethal enlarged hearts, due mainly to high blood pressure, a new study shows. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Mothers, here's another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause compared to those who are less active, new research shows. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Fruit flies are dramatically different from humans not in their number of genes, but in the number of protein interactions in their bodies, according to scientists who have developed a new way of estimating the total number of interactions between proteins in any organism. Source: ScienceDaily: Latest Science News | 15 May 2008 | 12:00 am
Like swallows returning to San Juan Capistrano except with a longer interval the zeppelins are returning to California. Source: LiveScience.com | 14 May 2008 | 4:14 pm
Some represented monumental firsts and some lost their lives for it, but all of these "Iron Ladies" showed that women can indeed run a country, even decades at a time. Source: LiveScience.com | 14 May 2008 | 4:14 pm
ESA and satellite internet service provider 21Net partner to deliver broadband internet access to high speed Thalys trains in Europe. Credit: ESA Source: LiveScience.com | 14 May 2008 | 4:14 pm
GENEVA (Reuters) - Exposure in the womb to common chemicals used to make everything from plastic bottles to pizza box liners may program a person to become obese later in life, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Any Star Trek fan knows that space travel is not always easy, but Microsoft Corp wants to make traveling the "final frontier" as simple as turning on your computer.
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican's chief astronomer says there is no conflict between believing in God and in the possibility of "extraterrestrial brothers" perhaps more evolved than humans.
Scientists prepare for "seven minutes of terror" as the Phoenix spacecraft attempts to land on the surface. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 14 May 2008 | 11:15 am
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia and Greece appear to be moving closer to identifying genes that determine which test-tube embryos stand the best chance of implanting in the womb and growing into healthy babies.
James Randerson on the range of supposed sitings of UFOs recorded in the government archives published today Source: guardian.co.uk Science | 14 May 2008 | 7:24 am
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - Officials at the Calgary Zoo remained baffled on Tuesday as they tried to puzzle out just why 34 of their stingrays suddenly died.
LONDON (Reuters) - A giant shrimp living on Australia's Great Barrier Reef can see a world beyond the rainbow that is invisible to other animals, scientists said on Wednesday.
Secret files on UFO sightings in Britain are made available for the first time by the Ministry of Defence. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 14 May 2008 | 12:31 am
A UK mountain-dwelling butterfly could be wiped out in Scotland because of climate change, experts say. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 13 May 2008 | 11:48 pm
The sloth's popular image as a lazy creature that sleeps for most of the day has been called into question. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 13 May 2008 | 11:07 pm
EADS Astrium plans a variant of its space station truck, the ATV, that could fly European astronauts. Source: BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition | 13 May 2008 | 11:03 pm
PUERTO MONTT, Chile (Reuters) - A towering cloud of hot ash, gas and molten rock spewed miles into the air by a volcano in southern Chile has partially collapsed, raising fears it could smother surrounding villages, an expert said on Tuesday.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Nine months ago, NASA's Phoenix probe blasted off for Mars with an unprecedented mission to sample water on another world.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental gene therapy treatment appears to have helped eight children with a rare and incurable neurological disorder, although it may have been responsible for the death of one, researchers reported on Tuesday.
