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News | Archive (April 2009)
World's fastest camera relies on an entirely new type of imaging
— 30 Apr 2009 | TechnologyUltrafast, light-sensitive video cameras are needed for observing high-speed events such as shockwaves, communication between living cells, neural activity, laser surgery and elements of blood analysis. To catch such elusive moments, a camera must be able to capture millions or billions of images continuously with a very high frame rate. Conventional cameras are simply not up to the task…
Online survey of public to help study of how disease and pandemics spread
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthResearchers at the University of Warwick and Liverpool University have today launched a simple online survey that will help scientists understand the speed with which killer diseases such as the ongoing swine flu outbreak could spread through the British population…
Researchers demonstrate first common genetic risk factors for autism
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthResearchers have made an important step forward in understanding the complex genetic structure of autism spectrum disorders. A researcher collaboration, including geneticists from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), have detected variations along a genetic pathway that is responsible for neurological development, learning and memory, which appears to play a significant role in the genetic risk of autism. Their findings were published online in the journal Nature on 28 April…
Poor sleep quality leads to poorer prognosis after stroke
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthStroke victims tend to do worse if they also have diagnosed or undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea prior to having the stroke, according to a study presented 28 April 2009, at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual meeting in Seattle…
Are we cherry picking participants for studies of antidepressants?
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthFindings from clinical studies used to gain Food and Drug Administration approval of common antidepressants are not applicable to most patients with depression, according to a report led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study suggests only a small percentage of people with depression qualify for these studies, and those who do not qualify are often treated with the same medications but may suffer poorer clinical outcomes…
Older men more likely than women to die after pneumonia
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthDiffering biological response to infection between men and women may explain higher death rates among older men who are hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The findings, published online in the Critical Care Medicine journal, may have important implications for understanding sex differences in life expectancy…
Anti-ageing cosmetic reduced wrinkles in clinical trial
— 30 Apr 2009 | HealthScientists testing a cosmetic anti-ageing product sold on the high street have shown it can clinically reduce wrinkles and improve the appearance of skin damaged by everyday exposure to sunlight…
Google Earth aids discovery of early African mammal fossils
— 30 Apr 2009 | Geology and palaeontologyA limestone countertop, a practised eye and Google Earth all played roles in the discovery of a trove of fossils that may shed light on the origins of African wildlife…
Nanoneedle is small in size, but huge in applications
— 30 Apr 2009 | TechnologyResearchers at the University of Illinois have developed a membrane-penetrating nanoneedle for the targeted delivery of one or more molecules into the cytoplasm or the nucleus of living cells. In addition to ferrying tiny amounts of cargo, the nanoneedle can also be used as an electrochemical probe and as an optical biosensor…
When industrious ants go too far
— 30 Apr 2009 | BiologyNature is full of mutually beneficial arrangements between organisms - like the relationship between flowering plants and their bee pollinators. But sometimes these blissful relationships have a dark side, as Harvard biologist Megan Frederickson describes in an article for the May issue of The American Naturalist…
Astronomers find suspected medium-size black hole in Omega Centauri
NWF urges protection for polar bears