News | Archive (March 2009)
Researchers discover link between schizophrenia and diabetes
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthPeople with schizophrenia are at increased risk for type 2 diabetes, Medical College of Georgia researchers have found. In a study of 50 people newly-diagnosed with schizophrenia or... — full story
Massive majority want EU illegal timber law
— 31 Mar 2009 | EnvironmentEuropean citizens overwhelmingly want stricter controls on illegally sourced timber, according to a poll commissioned by WWF and Friends of the Earth (FoE) Europe... — full story
Homebody queen ants help preserve family ties in large populations
— 31 Mar 2009 | BiologyAnt and bee colonies have long fascinated biologists because of their hierarchical social structure and the apparently altruistic behaviour of female workers in rearing the queen's... — full story
Study exposes need for paediatric cardiac devices
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthNearly two-thirds of children who undergo routine interventional cardiology procedures - those involving a catheter to treat structural disorders of the heart - may be receiving treatment... — full story
A missing enzyme conveys major heart protection in pre-clinical work
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthMice born without a certain enzyme can resist the normal effects of a heart attack and retain nearly normal function in the heart's ventricles and still-oxygenated heart tissue, according... — full story
New approach discovered to lowering triglycerides
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthStudies done with laboratory rats suggest that supplementation of their diet with lipoic acid had a significant effect in lowering triglycerides, which along with cholesterol levels... — full story
Multiple sclerosis associated with lower cancer risk
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthA new study shows that people with multiple sclerosis may be at a lower risk for cancer overall, but at a higher risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as brain tumours and... — full story
New radiation-free targeted therapy detects and eliminates breast cancer tumours in mice
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthCombining a compound known as a gallium corrole with a protein carrier results in a targeted cancer therapy that is able to detect and eliminate tumours in mice with seemingly fewer... — full story
Stem cell breakthrough: Monitoring the on switch that turns stem cells into muscle
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthIn a genetic engineering breakthrough that could help everyone from bed-ridden patients to elite athletes, a team of American researchers - including 2007 Nobel Prize winner Mario R.... — full story
A milestone toward ending river blindness in the Western Hemisphere by 2012
— 31 Mar 2009 | HealthAn international team of researchers led by Rodrigo Gonzalez of the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala reports that the transmission of onchocerciasis or river blindness has been broken... — full story