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Information Today
October 29, 2007 |
Legislative Update on NIH Public Access Policy Under a mandatory policy, NIH-funded researchers will be required to deposit copies of eligible manuscripts into the National Library of Medicine's online database, PubMed Central.   |
Science News
October 27, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Tag! You're It Biologists catch and tag big sawfish in Florida waters. |
Chemistry World
October 25, 2007 |
Elusive Drug Target Finally Seen Scientists have captured an atomic-scale picture of a receptor protein from a family that is the target of thousands of drugs. |
Chemistry World
October 25, 2007
Arthur Rogers |
European Ethical Guidelines Weigh in Against Mail Order Genetic Tests The Council of Europe (CoE) has come out against mail-order and over-the-counter genetic tests in new ethical guidelines that seek to address dilemmas faced by health services without hobbling scientific progress towards 'personalized medicine'. |
Chemistry World
October 24, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Mass Spec Explodes A new technique developed by US researchers could pave the way for faster analysis of biological samples by first vaporising them using laser light. |
Wired
October 23, 2007 |
Three Smart Things You Should Know About the Senses Ear rocks, sugar tasting, and the little known sixth sense. |
IEEE Spectrum
October 2007
Morgen E. Peck |
Imperceptible Vibrations Slow Weight Gain New research by engineers and scientists show how low-level mechanical signals inhibit fat-cell production in mice. |
Chemistry World
October 22, 2007
Lewis Brindley |
Brighter Hope for Breast Cancer Scientists in the US have synthesized a novel contrast agent to help spot early signs of breast cancer. Although only tested on pigs so far, the researchers hope the agent will lead to improved breast cancer screening and surgery in the future. |
Science News
October 20, 2007
Janet Raloff |
Food for Thought: Troubling Meaty 'Estrogen' Women take note. Researchers find that a chemical that forms in overcooked meat, especially charred portions, is a potent mimic of estrogen, the primary female sex hormone. Studies have linked a higher lifetime cumulative exposure to estrogen in women with an elevated risk of breast cancer. |
Chemistry World
October 18, 2007
Ned Stafford |
Artificial Cornea Set for Clinical Trials Next Year A European research team has developed a polymer-based artificial cornea that could go into human trials as soon as next spring. If successful, the corneas could help the millions of blind people worldwide who are unable to get a transplant because of the dearth of human donors. |
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