In a an analysis of the size, shape and asymmetry of the cranium of Homo floresiensis, scientists conclude that the fossil, found in Indonesia in 2003 and known as the “Hobbit,” is not human.
Continue reading about ‘Hobbit’ Skull Study Finds Hobbit Is Not Human
Taking one grass pollen tablet every day can alleviate hay fever and asthma in children, new research shows.
Continue reading about Immunotherapy Alleviates Hay Fever And Asthma In Children, Study Finds
A new idea being explored for cleaning drainage water originating on and off golf courses is to attach a filter cartridge to drainage pipe and retention pond outlets to filter out pollutants before they reach streams.
Continue reading about From Golf To Gulf, Drainage Industry Greens
New research supports a modest beneficial effect of anakinra for rheumatoid arthritis patients, but warns against potential risks for serious infections and its use with other biologic medications.
Street lighting provides a simple, low cost means of stemming the global epidemic of road traffic death and injury. Low income countries should consider installing more lights, and high income countries should think carefully before turning any off to reduce carbon emissions, is the advice from a new Cochrane Review.
Continue reading about Stop Traffic Crashes: Switch On The Lights
Headache sufferers can benefit from acupuncture, even though how and where acupuncture needles are inserted may not be important. Two separate systematic reviews by Cochrane Researchers show that acupuncture is an effective treatment for prevention of headaches and migraines. But the results also suggest that faked procedures, in which needles are incorrectly inserted, can be [...]
Continue reading about Acupuncture Stops Headaches, But ‘Faked’ Treatments Work Almost As Well
Scientists have developed a unique new imaging tool. The new technique allows for imaging whole cells in liquid with a scanning transmission electron microscope.
Continue reading about New Imaging Method Lets Scientists ‘See’ Cell Molecules More Clearly
A team of medical scientists has published research which looks into the harmful substances in liquid medicines that premature babies are being exposed to. Their study revealed that the chemicals added to medicines to improve their taste, absorption and to prolong their shelf-life could be potentially harmful to very small babies.
Continue reading about Research Exposes Risk To Infants From Chemicals Used In Liquid Medicines
Eight mechanical engineering students have taken on something big: in the context of their focus project, they are designing a sailing boat to sail autonomously across the Atlantic.
Continue reading about Sailboat To Sail Autonomously Across The Atlantic
Scientists have identified a new way to inhibit a molecule that is critical for HIV pathogenesis. The research presents a target for development of antiretroviral therapeutics that are likely to complement existing therapies and provide additional protection from HIV and AIDS.
Continue reading about Mutant Host Cell Protein Sequesters Critical HIV-1 Element