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Science

Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Charles Darwin

Royal Mail Issues Stamps Celebrating Charles Darwin

On Thursday, the Royal Mail announced that it would issue ten stamps that commemorate the 200th...
» read full story February 12th, 2009 - 12:29
Obese Older  Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

Obese Older Women Have An Increased Risk Of Breast Cancer

A series of studies have shown that being obese or even overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
» read full story November 28th, 2008 - 21:03
Mammoth DNA Almost Completely Reconstructed

Mammoth DNA Almost Completely Reconstructed

A team of scientists is extremely close to a new scientific breakthrough, as its members managed to...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 15:18
Cancer Research Moves Forward: Scientists Decode Complete Cancer Genome

Cancer Research Moves Forward: Scientists Decode Complete Cancer Genome

Using DNA sequencing, scientists at Washington University in St. Louis were able to identify the...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 14:00
Scientists Map Cancer Genome for the First Time

Scientists Map Cancer Genome for the First Time

For the first time, a team of scientists managed to decode all the genes of a person who suffered...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 18:44
5,000-Year-Old Iceman Otzi – The Representative of an Extinct Lineage

5,000-Year-Old Iceman Otzi – The Representative of an Extinct Lineage

The oldest complete DNA sequence of a human mitochondria performed on the famous Tyrolean Iceman or...
» read full story November 02nd, 2008 - 13:58
Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Cancer Treatment Connected To Gene Make-Up

Recently, scientists have discovered another gene mutation, which makes bowel cancer patients...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 20:10
US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

US Researchers Identify Autism Genes Heightening Hope for Cure

A genetic research on more than 100 families prone to autism by Harvard researchers shed new light...
» read full story July 11th, 2008 - 11:58
DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

DNA Links Humanity To One Common Origin: Africa

Have you ever been to Africa? According to the latest studies on human diversity, you have!...
» read full story February 22nd, 2008 - 14:50
Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

A new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks revelead that we...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 01:12
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Technology

Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 09:29
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World

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink For The National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 16:37
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Specials

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

No Significant Difference between Genetic Testing, Traditional Methods in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes

The results of genetic testing for Type 2 diabetes are not significantly better than an assessment...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 15:14
Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure AIDS? Or Not?

A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 08:51
Big Step Forward for Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Big Step Forward for Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 15:20
Scientists Finally Decode Cancer Genome

Scientists Finally Decode Cancer Genome

Using DNA mapping, researchers have finally traced cancer to its genetic roots, according to a...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 21:12
US Researchers ID 26 Genes Responsible For Lung Cancer

US Researchers ID 26 Genes Responsible For Lung Cancer

US researchers have identified 26 genes that are frequently mutated in people who develop...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:08

Virus hunters track HIV to 100 years back

Washington - A decades-old paraffin wax-encased block of tissue has added a curious chapter to the...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 08:14
Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Wear Pink for the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month

National Breast Cancer Awareness Month is dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 16:01

Major Breakthrough In Cancer Research, A Promising Way To Study Cancer

Scientists with the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center at the Johns Hopkins University have managed...
» read full story September 07th, 2008 - 14:30
Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

Gene Research Heightens Hope For Curing Autism

U.S. researchers have found six new genes involved in autism. More exactly, they found that these...
» read full story July 13th, 2008 - 15:17
House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

House Approves Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act

The House of Representatives in a near-unanimous vote (414-1) approved the Genetic...
» read full story May 02nd, 2008 - 13:08
Book Changes the Meaning of “Pretty”

Book Changes the Meaning of “Pretty”

Jessica Queller, a young, funny, attractive TV writer aged 35, had an exciting life and a...
» read full story April 01st, 2008 - 17:54
Columbus Responsible For Bringing Syphilis To Europe

Columbus Responsible For Bringing Syphilis To Europe

Was it a simple coincidence that when Columbus returned from the New World, the first epidemic of...
» read full story January 15th, 2008 - 13:23
Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

Human Evolution: Homo Sapiens Sapiens Sapiens…?

How much wisdom (sapientia) would humans be able to accumulate? Homo sapiens sapiens is on the...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 16:12
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Video Games

Ukrainians from GSC Prepare a Clear Sky over the Zone

Ukrainians from GSC Prepare a Clear Sky over the Zone

GSC Game World has announced a prequel to the critically acclaimed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of...
» read full story July 12th, 2007 - 21:39
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Health

Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Autistic Kids Display Common Genetic Variations

Researchers have long blamed genetics for autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) but no study...
» read full story April 29th, 2009 - 13:33
Popular Flu Medicine Is No Longer Efficient Due to Mutations

Popular Flu Medicine Is No Longer Efficient Due to Mutations

Researchers reported Monday that Tamiflu-resistant influenza A viruses are now spreading widely...
» read full story March 03rd, 2009 - 00:23
Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

Premature Babies More Prone to Autism

  According to a new study published Wednesday in the Journal of Pediatrics, children who are...
» read full story January 30th, 2009 - 14:20
Women Can Now Make More Informed Decisions on Double Mastectomy

Women Can Now Make More Informed Decisions on Double Mastectomy

Women who have tumors in one breast usually decide to remove both the affected breast and the...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 13:01
Six Bird Flu Cases in China This Month

Six Bird Flu Cases in China This Month

A 29-year old man has been diagnosed with bird flu and is in critical condition in southwest China,...
» read full story January 26th, 2009 - 02:40
China Announces Sixth Bird Flu Case from 2009

China Announces Sixth Bird Flu Case from 2009

On Sunday, the Chinese Ministry of Health issued a public report that points out that there is a...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 13:28
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder May Have Common Genetic Causes

A new study on the link between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia has found evidence that the...
» read full story January 16th, 2009 - 12:20
Study Says Bird Flu Could Be Resistant To Drugs

Study Says Bird Flu Could Be Resistant To Drugs

Scientists doubt if anti-viral medication would have any effect in the case of a bird flu pandemic,...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 23:54
Gene Predicts the Likelihood of ALL Recurrence

Gene Predicts the Likelihood of ALL Recurrence

  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia or ALL is the most common type of cancer in children affecting...
» read full story January 08th, 2009 - 15:45
Secrets Released About the 1918 Pandemic Flu

Secrets Released About the 1918 Pandemic Flu

Researchers have recently discovered the cause which had led to the death of so many people...
» read full story December 30th, 2008 - 19:52
Obese Older  Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

Obese Older Women Have an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer

A series of studies have shown that being obese or even overweight may boost a person’s risk of...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:50
Bone Formation Linked to Serotonin in Gut, Research Brings Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers

Bone Formation Linked to Serotonin in Gut, Research Brings Hope for Osteoporosis Sufferers

Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical in the brain that also influences...
» read full story November 27th, 2008 - 14:40
New Drug Set To Solve Mutation Problem

New Drug Set To Solve Mutation Problem

The bavituximab drug was tested on lab animals and it has shown remarkable success in tackling two...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 17:22
Family History Weighs Heavier Than Breast Cancer Gene Test

Family History Weighs Heavier Than Breast Cancer Gene Test

A study conducted by University of Toronto cancer specialist Dr. Steven Narod has recently...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 22:01
Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Breast Cancer Risk Up in Women with a Family History of the Disease

Women with a family history of breast cancer have a very high risk of developing the disease even...
» read full story November 18th, 2008 - 15:00
Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?

Breakthrough In Medicine: Bone Marrow Transplant Might Cure HIV?

A German doctor says one of his patients, who suffered from leukaemia and was infected with the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 14:20

Condoms Help Heal Genital Infections

Munich - Condoms can help support the healing process of viral infections that affect the cervix,...
» read full story November 10th, 2008 - 10:02
A Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

A Big Step Forward For Cancer Research: Scientists Map Cancer Patient’s Genome

Scientists for the first time have been able to look at the entire set of genes from a cancer...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 21:13
Researchers Map Cancer Genes

Researchers Map Cancer Genes

Washington University researchers have decoded the complete DNA of a patient suffering from...
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 16:15
Genetic Map Of Cancer Unveiled

Genetic Map Of Cancer Unveiled

By using cells donated by a woman in her 50s who died of leukemia, the scientists at the Washington...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 23:39
Autism Gene May Play Role in Childhood Language Disorder As Well

Autism Gene May Play Role in Childhood Language Disorder As Well

University of Oxford researchers discovered that a gene implicated in autism may also play a...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 13:51
Scientists Decode Entire Genome Of A Cancer Patient For The First Time

Scientists Decode Entire Genome Of A Cancer Patient For The First Time

For the first time, scientists have managed to decode the complete DNA sequence of a cancer...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 13:30
Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Erbitux Less Effective For Colon Cancer Patients With Second Gene Mutation

Treatment with cetuximab (Erbitux) was less effective for patients with advanced colorectal cancer...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 14:46
Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered

Update: New Genes Related To Lung Cancer Discovered

Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, United States have identified...
» read full story October 22nd, 2008 - 23:30

Breast Cancer Post-Op Radiations Raise Risks Of Developing Contralateral Tumors

Breast cancer research for cure, cause and prevention is an on-going struggle for scientists, for...
» read full story October 15th, 2008 - 19:28
Is Tanning Bed Use Safe? Definitely Not, Experts Confirm

Is Tanning Bed Use Safe? Definitely Not, Experts Confirm

Exposure to ultraviolet rays, no matter where you get them from, is not good for you. At least...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 14:00
Update: Physical Activity Can Reverse Effects Of Obesity Gene

Update: Physical Activity Can Reverse Effects Of Obesity Gene

As obesity increasingly becomes a global health concern, researchers all over the world try to...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 14:15
“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises more than $100 Million

“Stand Up to Cancer” Telethon Raises more than $100 Million

The campaign to raise money for cancer research which included the telethon that aired on ABC, CBS...
» read full story September 08th, 2008 - 14:00

Scientists Map Cancer Genome

A team of U.S. researchers claimed it found new genetic mutations involved in glioblastoma, the...
» read full story September 06th, 2008 - 16:09

Bird’s Eye View of Overall Genetic Changes In Cancer

Two revolutionary studies on cancer were published this week in the journal Science. It appears...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 20:30
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