News articles tagged with 'compound' (Page 2)
Insights from oil spill air pollution study have applications beyond Gulf
— 11 Mar 2011 16:13 | EnvironmentDuring a special airborne mission to study the air-quality impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill last June, NOAA researchers discovered an important new mechanism by which air…
Researchers develop synthetic compound that may lead to drugs to fight pancreatic, lung cancer
— 10 Mar 2011 18:02 | HealthResearchers at UT Southwestern Medical Centre have identified a chemical compound that may eventually lead to a drug that fights cancers that are dependent on a particular anti-viral…
Rockefeller Scientists discover new compound that rids cells of Alzheimer protein debris
— 8 Mar 2011 12:56 | HealthIf you can't stop the beta-amyloid protein plaques from forming in Alzheimer's disease patients, then maybe you can help the body rid itself of them instead. At least that's what scientists…
Japanese scientists use alcoholic drinks to induce superconductivity
— 7 Mar 2011 17:10 | TechnologyJapanese researchers have been immersing iron-based compounds in hot alcoholic beverages such as red wine, sake and shochu to induce superconductivity…
What is good for you is bad for infectious bacteria
— 4 Mar 2011 13:56 | HealthPlants are able to protect themselves from most bacteria, but some bacteria are able to breach their defences. In research to be published in Science on Friday, scientists have identified…
Researchers find new mechanism behind the formation and maintenance of long-term memories
— 4 Mar 2011 13:26 | HealthResearchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that lactate, a type of energy fuel in the brain, plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory. These findings…
New kind of optical fibre developed
— 2 Mar 2011 12:58 | ChemistryA team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University, has developed the very first optical fibre made with a core of zinc selenide - a light-yellow…
Compound useful for studying birth defects may also have anti-tumour properties
— 1 Mar 2011 18:39 | HealthIn an interesting bit of scientific serendipity, researchers at North Carolina State University have found that a chemical compound useful for studying the origins of intestinal birth…
New kind of optical fibre developed
— 26 Feb 2011 18:00 | TechnologyA team of scientists led by John Badding, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University, has developed the very first optical fibre made with a core of zinc selenide - a light-yellow…
Old folk remedy revived: How tansy may be a treatment for herpes
— 22 Feb 2011 23:21 | HealthFor centuries tansy has been used as a folk remedy, but now scientists from Britain and Spain believe the plant may have medical benefits after all, as a treatment for herpes. The team's…