It's official: Brits are rude
29/4/2008 |
Britons are ruder than they were a decade ago, according to a recent UK survey that showed almost three quarters of people think manners should be taught at school.
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Coffee fights cancer in mice
17/4/2008 |
Caffeine acts as a sort of "sun screen" when given to mice before their skin is exposed to and damaged by ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation.
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Inhaled insulin flops
15/4/2008 |
Inhaled insulin is a debacle that many pharmaceutical companies want to put behind them as quickly as possible.
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Scientists redefine the kilogramme
15/4/2008 |
If you have ever hoped the bathroom scales were wrong, a research project could soon bring good news as it sets out to provide a more accurate measure of the kilogramme.
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Laughter still the best remedy
11/4/2008 |
Humour can bring a human touch and help to relieve tension and worries associated with hospital care, Canadian researchers said.
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"Shells" to preserve cells
11/4/2008 |
Scientists have developed "shells" that can wrap around living cells and preserve them, and hope to use them in cell transplants to repair damaged human tissues and battle cancer.
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Fat: missing link found
9/4/2008 |
Researchers have discovered a critical early player in the path that turns cells to fat.
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Wii used in Parkinson's study
7/4/2008 |
Researchers are using the Nintendo Wii with Parkinson’s disease patients to determine if occupational therapy enhances the treatment of the disease.
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Liver cirrhosis cured in rats
31/3/2008 |
Japanese researchers said Monday that they had succeeded in curing liver cirrhosis in rats and hope to apply the remedy to humans suffering from the chronic disease.
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'Sixth sense' for kJs found
27/3/2008 |
The brain can sense the kJs in food, independent of the taste mechanism, researchers have found in studies with mice.
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