Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
By studying blood samples from patients recovering from bone marrow transplants, Australian scientists have been able to extract information that could help us fight certain cancers and autoimmune diseases. B cells, the immune cells that produce antibodies, start their development in the bone marrow and complete it in peripheral blood and tissues.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... Island and was part of a "flotilla" of icebergs that can be seen on satellite images, Australian glaciologist Neal Young said. The alert comes three years after cold weather and favorable ocean currents saw dozens of icebergs float close to New Zealand's southern shores for the first time in 75 years. New Zealand maritime officials have issued navigation warnings for the area south...
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
Australian scientists have successfully developed the first test in the world for a technique by which cancer cells make
The Strata-Sphere (Free subscription) | yesterday
Well, in their desperate need to backpedal from the CRU Climategate, CRU is all of sudden become quite skeptical of global warming! First let me remind folks that the Little Ice Age ‘just ended’ (in geologic time) less than 200 years ago. It is no surprise the Earth has been warming since then. The last major ice age was 10,000 years ago. As noted Australian scientist and skeptic Ian...
Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday
A new study on rats has provided people worldwide the perfect excuse to grab a choco bar: eating chocolate can reduce stress.The study, conducted by Australian scientists, showed that food rich in fat and sugar can alter chemical composition in the brain to reduce anxiety.In the study, Professor Margaret Morris, from the University of New South Wales' School of Medical Sciences, and colleagues...
icWales (Free subscription) | yesterday
On Monday, Rodney Russ, expedition leader on the tourist ship Spirit of Enderby, spotted a 500ft long iceberg about 60 miles north east of Macquarie Island and heading north – about 500 miles south of New Zealand. Australian scientists reported another mass of 20 icebergs drifting north past Macquarie Island two weeks ago.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... on all 5,387,862 cars, including the Mini-trac, a one-off with caterpillar tracks used by Australian scientists in Antarctica which was built in a workshop in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine. Plans are now afoot to fix a plaque to a similar lock-up building in Shipley, near Bradford, where Cull ran his own business after leaving the local Scott motorbike company. His previous designs...
USA Today (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
On Monday, Rodney Russ, expedition leader on the tourist ship Spirit of Enderby, spotted a 500-foot-long (150-meter-long) iceberg about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Macquarie Island and heading north — about 500 miles (800 kilometers) south of New Zealand. Australian scientists reported another mass of 20 icebergs drifting north past Macquarie Island two weeks ago.
IOL (Free subscription) | 24/11/2009
... Stewart Island and was part of a "flotilla" of icebergs that can be seen on satellite images, Australian glaciologist Neal Young said.The alert comes three years after cold weather and favorable ocean currents saw dozens of icebergs float close to New Zealand's southern shores for the first time in 75 years.New Zealand maritime officials have issued navigation warnings for the area south...
Medindia Health News (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
Australian scientists are trying to figure out whether DNA damage is greater in children with autism than in children wi
SchansBlog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
... are saying makes no sense. In the early 1980s, with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy, scientists at the United Kingdom’s University of East Anglia established the Climatic Research Unit (CRU) to produce the world’s first comprehensive history of surface temperature. It’s known in the trade as the “Jones and Wigley” record for its authors, Phil...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease. People with Parkinson's Disease suffer from muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement.
Health Pages (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Australian scientists researching the causes of Parkinson's disease say their breakthrough will help develop new ways of treating other debilitating illnesses.
News.com.au (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
A GRAIN widely used in stock feed could be a new weapon in the fight against type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, according to a West Australian scientist.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Australian scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development of more effective drugs for treating Parkinson's Disease.
