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News | Archive (8 September 2010)
Fungal threat to archived film
— 13:34 GMT | BiologyMicrobes could be threatening our cultural heritage by degrading historic cinematographic film and even preventing some valuable footage to be archived at all…
Unusual feed supplement could ease greenhouse gassy cows
— 13:32 GMT | EnvironmentCow belches, a major source of greenhouse gases, could be decreased by an unusual feed supplement developed by a Penn State dairy scientist…
Rattan companies from the Mekong explore global market
— 13:29 GMT | EnvironmentFor the first time ever, rattan companies from Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam are participating in the Spoga International trade fair in Germany to promote their sustainable rattan products to the European market…
Cassini captures a divine Dione
— 13:26 GMT | AstronomyCruising past Saturn's moon Dione this past weekend, NASA's Cassini spacecraft got its best look yet at the north polar region of this small, icy moon and returned stark raw images of the fractured, cratered surface…
Two asteroids to pass by Earth Wednesday
— 13:23 GMT | AstronomyTwo asteroids, several metres in diameter and in unrelated orbits, will pass within the moon's distance of Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 8. Both asteroids should be observable near closest approach to Earth with moderate-sized amateur telescopes. Neither of these objects has a chance of hitting Earth…
Fox Chase researchers uncover activation signal for Aurora-A oncogene
— 13:20 GMT | HealthAurora-A kinase (AurA) is an enzyme that is hyperactive in many cancers and drives tumour cell proliferation. Several AurA inhibitors are currently being tested in clinical trials to see if they slow tumour growth. Now, researchers in the Developmental Therapeutics Program at Fox Chase Cancer Centre have identified an activation signal for AurA. They report in the September 7 issue of Nature Communications that a quick increase in the calcium concentration in a cell rapidly triggers AurA kinase activity. The discovery may lead to drug combinations that had not previously been considered, and it may provide new insights into how the cell division cycle is timed…
Cockroach brains could be rich stores of new antibiotics
— 13:17 GMT | HealthCockroaches could be more of a health benefit than a health hazard according to scientists from The University of Nottingham…
New lymphoma treatment shows promise in dogs
— 13:14 GMT | BiologyResearchers have identified a new target for the treatment of lymphoma and are testing a potential new drug in pet dogs afflicted with the disease. At low doses, the compound, called S-PAC-1, arrested the growth of tumours in three of six dogs tested and induced partial remission in a fourth…
How German palliative care physicians act at the end of life
— 12:42 GMT | HealthDiscussions about end of life practices in Germany have been almost taboo for over half a century, but now intense debate is underway as professional bodies review their guidelines to physicians caring for the dying. A new study out today in Palliative Medicine, published by SAGE, reveals that German physicians do hasten death in some cases, against current ethical guidelines - sometimes without sufficient patient involvement…
The reindeer and the mammoth already lived on the Iberian Peninsula 150,000 years ago
— 12:39 GMT | Geology and palaeontologyA team made up of members of the University of Oviedo (UO) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have gathered together all findings of the woolly mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros and the reindeer in the Iberian Peninsula to show that, although in small numbers, these big mammals, prehistoric indicators of cold climates, already lived in this territory some 150,000 years ago…
A close-up of Mars
A powerful jet from a black hole is blasting a nearby galaxy