Press releases

Science press releases 2009

• A-levels for asthma
  15 December 2009
• Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa
  11 December 2009
• FDA researchers identify new MRI safety risk for patients with pacemakers
  11 December 2009
• RXR activation hope for new Parkinsons disease treatment
  09 December 2009
• Italy's poor go to hospital more
  09 December 2009
• Study confirms that cannabis is beneficial for multiple sclerosis
  02 December 2009
• Poisonous poisson
  02 December 2009
• Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar
  10 November 2009
• Alzheimer's researchers find high protein diet shrinks brain
  19 October 2009
• Fish go mad for ginger gene
  25 September 2009
• Elderly suicide risk after previous attempts varies by sex
  25 September 2009
• Diabetes support actions speak louder than words
  24 September 2009
• Personality traits influencing weight-loss
  23 September 2009
• Diabetes most prevalent in Southern US
  23 September 2009
• C. Difficile hypervirulence genes identified
  23 September 2009
• Switch programme increases kids' healthy eating, reduces screen time
  22 September 2009
• Increased risk of birth defects after PCE exposure
  22 September 2009
• Back-breaking work beliefs contribute to health workers pain
  22 September 2009
• Echoes of phlogiston in stem cell biology
  21 September 2009
• Balance organs affect brain blood flow
  21 September 2009
• Minimal training saves lives with airway mask
  18 September 2009
• Old red blood cells may double mortality in trauma patients
  18 September 2009
• Face off: Misunderstood expressions facilitate adolescent aggression
  16 September 2009
• Binge drinkers let down guard against infection
  16 September 2009
• Acne really is a nightmare for some teens
  14 September 2009
• Anti-oxidant ingredient proven to relieve stress
  11 September 2009
• Figures of speech Understanding idioms requires both sides of the brain
  11 September 2009
• Cancer risk raised after northern Italian industrial accident
  11 September 2009
• Yeast unravels effects of chemotherapy drugs
  08 September 2009
• Noisy roads increase risk of high blood pressure
  08 September 2009
• Face processing slows with age
  07 September 2009
• Care-seeking behavior associated with upper-GI symptoms
  07 September 2009
• Do labor market trends worsen mental health in the young?
  04 September 2009
• Is Tetris good for the brain?
  01 September 2009
• Surviving sepsis program increased compliance gets results
  01 September 2009
• Excessive radiological imaging explained
  28 August 2009
• No such thing as ethnic groups, genetically speaking
  28 August 2009
• 10 and 11-year olds feel pressure to have a perfect body
  25 August 2009
• Gene assay to help to predict lung cancer treatment resistance
  25 August 2009
• Study shines light on night-time alertness
  25 August 2009
• Animal sacrifice in Brazilian folk religion
  24 August 2009
• Reject watermelons - the newest renewable energy source
  24 August 2009
• Chronic kidney disease linked to malfunctioning mitochondria
  19 August 2009
• Neural networks mapped in dementia patients
  19 August 2009
• Nurses in Africa know when to start antiretroviral treatment
  18 August 2009
• Smokers tongues fail taste test
  18 August 2009
• Folic acid mandatory fortification may be unnecessary
  14 August 2009
• Bureaucracy stifling studies: Why GPs won't take part in research
  12 August 2009
• It's not easy being gay
  12 August 2009
• Orchids and fungi partners for life
  12 August 2009
• Distinctive gene expression in brains of relapsing heroin-addicted rats
  05 August 2009
• No need to tighten your belt - Credit crunch will worsen obesity epidemic
  05 August 2009
• Novel mechanism revealed for increasing recombinant protein yield in tobacco
  05 August 2009
• The popular insect repellent deet is neurotoxic
  03 August 2009
• IgM in urine acts as prognostic indicator in diabetes
  31 July 2009
• Blood transfusions associated with infection
  29 July 2009
• Little lifesavers kids capable of CPR
  29 July 2009
• Mapping the crocodile genome
  27 July 2009
• Smokeless tobacco safer than smoking
  27 July 2009
• Researchers warn: Antivirals might be wasted on the elderly
  24 July 2009
• Embarrassing illnesses no bar to information sharing
  22 July 2009
• Genetically engineered bacteria compute the route
  22 July 2009
• Misdiagnosis of disorders of consciousness still commonplace
  21 July 2009
• Chimps, like humans, focus on faces
  21 July 2009
• Genes that let creepy-crawlies survive a deep freeze
  17 July 2009
• Erythropoietin boosts brainpower
  06 July 2009
• A rush of blood to the head anger increases blood flow
  01 July 2009
• Doubts cast on credibility of some published clinical trials
  30 June 2009
• Birds with a nose for a difference
  27 June 2009
• Nematode foreplay caught on camera
  25 June 2009
• Trial shows promise for arthritis drug
  19 June 2009
• Opioid-induced hibernation protects against stroke
  15 June 2009
• Could hormones explain gender differences in neurological disease?
  12 June 2009
• Male flies: not the world's most sensitive lovers
  10 June 2009
• Study reveals publics ignorance of anatomy
  10 June 2009
• Cross breeding - What makes an angry fly?
  09 June 2009
• Cocaine and heroin harm placenta
  09 June 2009
• Shock and Kill research gives new hope for HIV-1 eradication
  04 June 2009
• Sedatives may increase suicide risk in older patients
  02 June 2009
• Swedish study highlights hospital disaster potential
  01 June 2009
• Mobile Health Clinics: Saving lives and money
  29 May 2009
• Closing the gaps in the human genome
  29 May 2009
• Antibiotic resistant bacteria found in fertilizer
  27 May 2009
• How do filicide offenders differ from other murderers?
  27 May 2009
• Unsafe neighborhoods disable the elderly
  26 May 2009
• Development of DNA drugs gives hope to lupus patients
  26 May 2009
• Predicting higher risk for prostate cancer diagnosis
  22 May 2009
• Getting more from whole-transcript microarrays
  20 May 2009
• Breast cancer etiology may vary by subtype
  20 May 2009
• DNA deletion hinders diagnosis of new Swedish Chlamydia
  19 May 2009
• Electronic monitoring and mapping enables malaria management
  18 May 2009
  
• Trace elements unbalanced in dialysis patients
  15 May 2009
  
• Plant Min protein sits tight and rescues E. coli
  15 May 2009
  
• Cohesin jigsaw begins to fit
  15 May 2009
  
• HIV's march around Europe mapped
  15 May 2009
  
• Would NHS staff go to work during a flu pandemic?
  12 May 2009
  
• Cereal and milk is the new sports supplement
  12 May 2009
  
• Swine flu: What does it do to pigs?
  11 May 2009
  
• Improving education may cut smoking in youth
  11 May 2009
  
• Sodium bicarbonate reduces incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy
  11 May 2009
  
• New imaging technique reveals structural changes in Tourettes
  08 May 2009
• New genomic technique uncovers coral transcriptome
  08 May 2009
• Swine flu genes dissimilar to past pandemics
  06 May 2009
• Constant sunlight linked to summer suicide spike
  06 May 2009
• Insect gene expression responds to diet
  05 May 2009
• Global research initiative points way to cut stillbirths
  05 May 2009
• New trial casts doubt on role of zinc supplements in diarrhea treatment
  30 April 2009
• Social separation stops flu spread, but must be started soon
  30 April 2009
• What influences women's opinions on their breast surgery?
  29 April 2009
• White Tea the solution to the obesity epidemic?
  29 April 2009
• New non-invasive liver fibrosis index reduces need for biopsies in children
  29 April 2009
• Risk factors identified for pneumonia after heart surgery
  28 April 2009
• Regional blocks superior to general anesthesia for cesarean section
  27 April 2009
• Protein effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy uncovered
  27 April 2009
• How cigarettes calm you down
  22 April 2009
• Louse infestation calibrates immune system regulation
  22 April 2009
• Tobacco makes medicine
  17 March 2009
• It's in his smell
  27 February 2009
• Why didn't Darwin discover Mendel's laws?
  27 February 2009
• Insecticidal toxin useless without friendly bacteria accomplice
  27 February 2009
• Is HIV testing during labour feasible?
  25 February 2009
• Growing danger from post-birth bleeding
  23 February 2009
• Widespread stress among vets: Study reveals high risk of binge drinking and drug use
  23 February 2009
• Online collaboration identifies bacteria
  19 February 2009
• TB treatment delays in Taiwan
  18 February 2009
• Incidence rates of cervical cancer linked to deprivation
  18 February 2009
• Pubic hair provides evolutionary home for gorilla lice
  11 February 2009
• Surprising interactions of diabetes mellitus and sepsis
  11 February 2009
• Cell injections accelerate fracture healing
  10 February 2009
• Mutant rats resist warfarin
  05 February 2009
• Constant compressions critical to CPR
  05 February 2009
• Alcohol adverts attract the young
  04 February 2009
• Inbreeding insects cast light on longer female lifespans
  04 February 2009
• Effects of brain exercise depend on opponent
  02 February 2009
• Older Killer whales make the best mothers
  30 January 2009
  
• Tobacco companies target girls
  29 January 2009
• Too much TV linked to future fast-food intake
  28 January 2009
  
• Genetic variant predicts poor response to bypass surgery
  27 January 2009
  
• Regular sprints boost metabolism
  26 January 2009
• Research identifies in-flight emergencies
  23 January 2009
• Gene-engineered flies are pest solution
  23 January 2009
• Schizophrenic patients frozen faces harm social interactions
  21 January 2009
• Trust me, I'm a journalist
  20 January 2009
• Global warming linked to European viral epidemic
  15 January 2009
• The key to a healthy lifestyle is in the mind
  14 January 2009
• Alcohol exposure in the womb affects teenage booze behavior
  13 January 2009
• Rheumatoid arthritis: worse in women?
  12 January 2009
• A good night's sleep protects against parasites
  7 January 2009
• Metabolic syndrome risk for veterans with PTSD
  6 January 2009