10-09-15 An international team of researchers has identified a risk gene for schizophrenia(精神分裂症) , including a potentially causative mutation(突变,变化) , using genome-wide association data-mining techniques and independent replications. The resul...
10-09-15 The research, unveiled at a press conference today (14 September 2010), shows that the watercress(豆瓣菜,西洋菜) compound is able to interfere with the function of a protein which plays a critical role in cancer development. As tumours develop th...
10-09-11 Four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline, a study revealed today. 今日发布的一项研究显示,十分之四的节食女性结果比她们刚减肥的时候还胖。 The research also showed that a large percentage of women s...
10-09-10 Cotton growers can produce more cotton if they plant early, but not without irrigation. That's the finding of an article published in the September-October 2010 Agronomy(农学,农艺学) Journal, a publication of the American Society of Agronomy. Bil...
10-09-09 Research!America today called on Congress to take legislative(立法的) action that will allow federal funding for human embryonic(胚胎的) stem cell research to proceed, in light of U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's refusal yesterday to lift hi...
10-09-08 Rising sea levels and coastal development are threatening coastal freshwater wetlands with saltwater intrusion(侵入,闯入) . While most ecosystem restoration projects have focused on surface water and groundwater, new research finds that condition...
10-09-06 Researchers at Queen's University have found that people with Parkinson's disease can perform automated tasks better than people without the disease, but have significant difficulty switching from easy to hard tasks. The findings are a step towards...
10-09-06 Uninsured minority pedestrians(行人) hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained(维持,承受) are similar, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests. The death rate...
10-09-02 New research shows that mentally stimulating activities such as crossword puzzles, reading and listening to the radio may, at first, slow the decline of thinking skills but speed up dementia(痴呆) later in old age. The research is published in the...
10-08-31 University of British Columbia researchers have led the development of a new toolbox of MiniPromoters for research and future therapies on brain, spinal cord(脊髓) and eye function. MiniPromoters are small segments(片段) of human DNA with the ab...