Press releases

Science press releases 2008

• Protein sports drinks proven to give best performance
  22 December 2008
• New technique allows simultaneous tracking of gene expression and movement
  12 December 2008
• Find the aphid: moulted carapaces act as protective decoys for aphids
  17 December 2008
  
• New anti-cancer components of extra-virgin olive oil revealed
  16 December 2008
  
• Doctors question standardised training requirements
  16 December 2008
  
• United States death map revealed
  15 December 2008
  
• Malaria Journal supplement evaluates steps towards elimination
  12 December 2008
  
• Dr Ben Berkhout awarded Retrovirology Prize for contribution to HIV research
  11 December 2008
• Inexperienced prostitutes most at risk of sexual infections
  10 December 2008
• Drug-resistant tuberculosis rife in China
  9 December 2008
• A new approach improves prioritization of disease-associated SNPs
  3 December 2008
• Depression rife among medical students
  3 December 2008
• Novel basis identified for tamoxifen failure
  2 December 2008
• Misleading media coverage of medicine
  26 November 2008
• Arthritis research shows better management more important than new drugs
  25 November 2008
• UK study shows kids are active but not eating their ‘5-a-day’
  12 November 2008
• New technique enables assessment of drought performance
  12 November 2008
• Traffic pollution worsens symptoms in asthmatic children
  12 November 2008
• Limb loss in lizards evidence for rapid evolution
  07 November 2008
• Computerized carer lessens dementia load
  05 November 2008
• Dietary sport supplement shows strong effects in the elderly
  05 November 2008
• Study reveals continued damage from banned obesity drug
  04 November 2008
• Friendly bacteria reduce hospital infections
  04 November 2008
• New journal shows half-broken gene is enough to cause cancer
  03 November 2008
• Clicking knees are antelopes’ way of saying ‘back off’
  31 October 2008
• 24-hour drinking linked to shift in hospital attendance patterns
  30 October 2008
• Vigorous activity protects against breast cancer
  29 October 2008
• Mercury pollution causes immune damage to harbour seals
  29 October 2008
• Metal hazard from table wines
  28 October 2008
• New journal explores the environment in which our genes live
  27 October 2008
• Brain stimulation improves dexterity
  24 October 2008
• Methamphetamine abuse linked to underage sex, smoking and drinking
  24 October 2008
• The genetic explanation for moles' poor eyesight
  21 October 2008
• South Africa in grip of strangulation spate
  21 October 2008
• Gene screen to identify causes of autism
  16 October 2008
• Closing the gap: journal launch brings together wound-healing knowledge
  14 October 2008
• Farmers can spot lame sheep, but fail to prevent footrot spread
  14 October 2008
  
• Is there more to prion protein than mad cow disease?
  26 September 2008
  
• Like an Arrow: Jumping Insects use Archery Techniques
  26 September 2008
  
• Social class dictates cancer risk
  26 September 2008
  
• HRT could protect against gout
  26 September 2008
  
• Low sensitivity of clinical signatures
  25 September 2008
  
• American kids most medicated
  25 September 2008
  
• Exercise effective in helping pregnant women kick the habit
  23 September 2008
  
• Heart bypass surgery: deadly delays
  19 September 2008
• Breakthrough in spinal injury treatment
  19 September 2008
• Fantastic photographs of fluorescent fish
  16 September 2008
• New marker for raised intracranial pressure
  11 September 2008
• Immaturity of the brain may cause schizophrenia
  10 September 2008
• Memory enhanced by sports-cheat drug
  9 September 2008
  
• Changes in urine could lead to BSE test for live animals
  5 September 2008
• Nutritional research vindicates diet programmes
  3 September 2008
  
• Wolves would rather eat salmon
  2 September 2008
• Health of Afghan children jeopardised by family behaviours, not just war
  29 August 2008
  
• Protein misprediction uncovered by new technique
  27 August 2008
• Life isn't 2D, so why should our encyclopedias be? Proteopedia
  22 August 2008
• Kids with pets grow up to be snorers
  22 August 2008
• Positive thinking may protect against breast cancer
  22 August 2008
• Severe, Acute Maternal Stress Linked to the Development of Schizophrenia
  21 August 2008
• China sees spike in rabies cases
  21 August 2008
• Cholesterol-lowering drug boosts bone repair
  31 July 2008
• Frankincense provides relief to arthritis sufferers
  30 July 2008
• South African epidemic of schoolboy sexual abuse
  29 July 2008
• Gummy bears that fight plaque
  25 July 2008
• No need for gene screens in breast cancer families
  23 July 2008
• Video released of rapid Alzheimer's improvement after new immune-based treatment
  21 July 2008
• Heart attack not a death sentence
  18 July 2008
• The 700 year-old Mexican mummy with a tummy ache
  15 July 2008
• Guidelines to prevent genetic discrimination
  15 July 2008
• Study reveals potential reasons for school absenteeism
  14 July 2008
• "Lost" Viruses May Contribute to AIDS
  9 July 2008
• European league-tables for antibiotic resistance revealed
  8 July 2008
• Guidelines for care of elderly patients ignored
  8 July 2008
• The kids most likely to go armed
  7 July 2008
• Bacterial resistance is futile against wound-cleaning laser
  01 July 2008
• A simple therapy for brain injury
  27 June 2008
• Pigs prefer three square meals a day
  24 June 2008
• Positive school environments can help reduce student smoking
  20 June 2008
• Gene-expression profiling of the effects of liver toxins
  20 June 2008
• Computer predicts anti-cancer molecules
  17 June 2008
• Anti-inflammatory effects of pomegranate in rabbits: a potential treatment in humans?
  13 June 2008
• Toothpaste too pricey for the poor
  13 June 2008
• Vitamin supplement little more than 'snake oil'
  12 June 2008
• ADHD an advantange for nomadic in tribesman
  10 June 2008
• Arsenic and New Rice
  10 June 2008
• Physical activity - not just a 'walk in the park'
  10 June 2008
• Diet during pregnancy determines sheep's gender
  9 June 2008
• New NHS guidelines on recreational drug in nightclubs are all the rave
  6 June
  
• Mouse ovaries and testes age in unique ways
  3 June
  
• Earthworm detectives provide genetic clues for dealing with soil pollution
  3 June
  
• Is tap water safe for expectant mothers?
  2 June
  
• Large-scale community protein annotation - Wikiproteins
  28 May
  
• Clue to mystery crustacean in parasite form
  20 May
  
• Flippin' heck! Researchers bring new meaning to the term 'computer bug'
  20 May
  
• Mapping of prostate cancer genes opens the door to new treatments
  20 May
• Surviving breast cancer 'is not enough', warns Breast Cancer Campaign
  13 May
• UV lotion lights the way to cleaner facilities
  11 May
• It started with a squeak: moonlight serenade helps lemurs pick mates of the right species
  7 May
• Break it down: genome sequence of Podospora anserina reveals unsuspected ability to use complex carbon sources
  6 May
  
• Pill ingredient could prevent brain damage after head injury
  30 April
  
• Daily aspirin may reduce risk of common type of breast cancer
  30 April
• Emissions irrelevant to future climate change?
  28 April
• Young and homeless drug-users more likely to exit treatment early
  25 April
• A new iconic drug information system inspired by road signs
  24 April
  
• Pretermers bounce back from pain with a cuddle
  24 April
  
• Chemotherapy causes delayed severe neural damage
  22 April
  
• Teenage suicides: Study advocates greater family support
  21 April
  
• Supermarkets' superpower desertifies our diets
  18 April
  
• Down in the dumps: Less educated men more prone to stigma
  18 April
  
• Cutting through the stigma: Barbers boost HIV awareness in rural India
  18 April
  
• Variants of vitamin D receptor linked to increased risk of breast cancer
  17 April
  
• Latest rheumatoid arthritis drugs compared
  17 April
  
• How smoking encourages infection
  15 April
  
• Forests long-term potential for carbon offsetting
  15 April
  
• First functional insulin-binding protein in invertebrates
  15 April
  
• Personality disorders cause emotional reactions in staff
  10 April 2008
  
• Acute kidney injury with sepsis – a unique pathophysiology
  10 April 2008
  
• We're surrounded! House dust is a rich source of bacteria
  8 April 2008
  
• Transmitting prion diseases in milk
  8 April 2008
  
• Double trouble with insecticide resistant mosquitoes
  8 April 2008
  
• Pregnant mothers' diet linked to baby's obesity
  4 April 2008
• Keep on running: Lack of exercise when young may lead to heart disease
  4 April 2008
• Ayurvedic nightshade deadly for dengue mosquito
  3 April 2008
• A coffee with your doughnut could protect against Alzheimer's disease
  3 April 2008
• Physical activity delays onset of Huntington's in mouse model
  1 April 2008
• Hidden tragedy of under reported neonatal mortality
  28 March 2008
• Family study bolsters link between pesticides and Parkinson's
  28 March 2008
• Rectal artemisinins rapidly eliminate malarial parasites
  28 March 2008
• Too many women still dying from breast cancer, says charity
  27 March 2008
• Compulsive gamblers always down on their luck
  27 March 2008
• On the trail of rogue genetically modified pathogens
  18 March 2008
• An anti-inflammatory response to the vegan diet
  18 March 2008
• Pain-free childbirth? Get real!
  14 March 2008
• Australian men DO give a XXXX about their health
  14 March 2008
• Diesel exhaust inhalation stresses your brain
  11 March 2008
• Parental supervision during high school may curb college drinking problems
  7 March 2008
• Arthritis medications reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes
  6 March 2008
• Suicide rates among young Scottish men fall by over 40%
  29 February 2008
• Intensive insulin therapy may be harmful to the critically ill
  29 February 2008
• Detecting bone erosion in arthritic wrists
  28 February 2008
• Breast cancer subtypes linked to survival from secondary brain tumours
  28 February 2008
• Attack of the invasive garden ants
  26 February 2008
• Scientists unravel the genetic coding of the pea
  26 February 2008
• A regular dip could benefit fibromyalgia sufferers
  22 February 2008
• ICU nurses require training to spot delirium
  21 February 2008
• Building brains: mammalian-like neurogenesis in fruit flies
  19 February 2008
• Appropriate medical screening for antimalarials vital to US military personnel
  19 February 2008
• Public disagrees with doctors on when it's right to withhold treatment
  15 February 2008
• Early warning: PSA testing can predict advanced prostate cancer
  15 February 2008
• How DDT metabolite disrupts breast cancer cells
  14 February 2008
• British doctors should be nationally licensed
  14 February 2008
• Prions link cholesterol to neurodegeneration
  12 February 2008
• Quality schooling has little impact on teenage sexual activity
  7 February 2008
• Tattooing improves response to DNA vaccine
  7 February 2008
• Supplementary approach to malaria
  5 February 2008
• Mane event: recombination in lion feline immunodeficiency virus
  5 February 2008
• New research shows that iPods do not interfere with cardiac pacemakers
  1 February 2008
• Chinese suffer aches and pains too
  1 February 2008
• Study reveals improved prediction of prostate cancer
  31 January 2008
• A taxing issue: How human T-lymphotropic virus type-1 causes leukaemia
  31 January 2008
• Cosmetic products may cause fatal infections in critically ill patients
  31 January 2008
• Lighting up the powerful global smoking lobby
  17 January 2008
• New research finds some wood floor finishes are a likely source of PCB exposure
  17 January 2008
• The brain activity behind tinnitus uncovered
  16 January 2008
• Emotional communication in males - gender difference not just human
  16 January 2008
• One in five African doctors work outside Africa
  10 January 2008
• Reversal of Alzheimer's symptoms within minutes
  10 January 2008