Japan study group says cloned animals safe for food A study group for Japan's top safety watchdog said cloned animals are safe for food, the first step in a series of decisions needed before the watchdog makes recommendations to the government.
Women less able to suppress hunger than men Faced with their favorite foods, women are less able than men to suppress their hunger, a discovery that may help explain the higher obesity rate for females, a new study suggests. Researchers trying to understand the brain's mechanisms for controlling food intake were surprised at the difference between the sexes in brain response.
Scientists close in on cloaking device In a paper published in Science magazine, scientists from Duke University say they have come up with a new type of device that is significantly more sophisticated at cloaking an object from visible light.
intrigueing methane gas spouts on Mars Something is happening beneath the surface of Mars that causes substantial amounts of methane gas to burst out regularly, a discovery that NASA scientists said Thursday represents the strongest indication so far that life might exist, or once existed, on the planet.
Scientists discover gene responsible for brain's aging Will scientists one day be able to slow the aging of the brain and prevent diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's? Absolutely - once the genetic coding associated with neuronal degeneration has been unraveled.
Key enzymes related to autoimmune disease Scientists from the Scripps Research Institute and the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation have found a specific mutation that leads to the development of severe autoimmune kidney disease in mice. The research sheds light on the basic biology of the immune system, as well as on the effectiveness of drugs such as the anti-leukemia medication.
Bipolar disorder and schizophrenia genetically linked A new study suggests that if schizophrenia runs in a family, there's a good chance that bipolar disorder does as well (and vice versa). The findings, published today in the journal The Lancet, suggest that the two disorders are caused by some of the same genes.
Cause Of Cartilage Degeneration Discovered The scientists describe their work in this week's Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. In the study, the team shows how the loss of the protein HMGB2, found in the surface layer of joint cartilage, leads to the progressive deterioration of the cartilage that is the hallmark of osteoarthritis.
Soil Scientists Try to Boost African Food Security A digital soil-health surveillance system, launched on 13 January in Nairobi, will enable soil scientists to map areas at risk of soil degradation and facilitate appropriate interventions that could help to curb food insecurity across the continent.
Immigration wanes as Latino issue Fewer than one-in-three U.S. Hispanics rate immigration as a top priority for the administration of President-elect Barack Obama, a study released on Thursday showed.
Use of sleep aids soaring Use of prescription sleep aids nearly tripled among young adults between 1998 and 2006, according to a study released on Thursday by the healthcare business arm of Thomson Reuters.
Nicotine Gum Helps Smokers Wean Off Smokers who want to wean themselves from cigarettes rather than quit all at once may benefit from using nicotine gum, a new study suggests.
Microsoft study debunks phishing profitability Do phishers actually make money, or is phishing an unprofitable business, scammers lose time and resources into? Taking the economic approach of generalizing how much money phishers make, a recently released study by Microsoft researchers Cormac Herley and Dinei Florencio (A Profitless Endeavor: Phishing as Tragedy of the Commons), says its the latter.
Weight loss a phone call away Phone and email counseling help people improve their diet and lose weight, according to a Dutch study published on Friday that points to a potentially simple but effective tool in the fight against obesity.
Teens on MySpace mention sex and violence A new study finds that 54 percent of teens talk about behaviors such as sex, alcohol use, and violence on the social networking giant MySpace -- presenting potential risks even if all they're doing is talking, researchers said Monday.
Learning study supports pay rise for top teachers Boosting teachers' salaries is more important than reducing class sizes, according to a new study into students' success in the classroom. The major study has been based on research into 83 million students from around the world.
Unprepared kindergartners cost schools Thousands of Minnesota children enter kindergarten unprepared every year, and that's costing Minnesota's education system about $113 million a year, a new study found.
Poor maths skills expensive Britain's lack of mathematical skills is costing the taxpayer up to 2.4 billion pounds a year, according to a report by a group of financial consultants. The study, by the KPMG Foundation, estimates around seven million adults in the UK have at best the maths ability of a nine-year-old.
Surveyed scientists agree global warming is real Human-induced global warming is real, according to a recent U.S. survey based on the opinions of 3,146 scientists. However there remains divisions between climatologists and scientists from other areas of earth sciences as to the extent of human responsibility.
Contaminated orca food The food supply of Puget Sound's endangered orcas is contaminated, a team of Canadian and Washington scientists has found.
Heard Island glaciers melting Scientists say glaciers on Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, 4,000 kilometres south-west of Western Australia, are continuing their rapid retreat.
Home Wind Turbines Not Meeting Expectations Home wind turbines are only generating a fraction of electricity promised by the manufacturers while some even fail to yield enough energy to run the turbine's electronics, a study warned on Tuesday.
Food Shortages Probable Half of the world's population could face food shortages by the end of this century due to climate change, a new study warned Thursday.
Shade Trees Reduce Summer Electricity Use A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year.
Fence hope for Tasmanian Devils Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that could wipe out the Tasmanian Devil.
Eat a kangaroo, Save The Planet Saving the planet by eating kangaroos and wild camels may seem like pie in the sky, but the offbeat menu comes with a scientific stamp of approval in Australia.
Lowering Temperatures Rather Than CO2 Reductions Makes Economic Sense There is a lot of negative news regarding the costs of government efforts to reduce global warming. But scientists in Europe have published research which shows that by focusing on lowering temperatures, rather than on reducing CO2 emissions, sizable cost benefits are achieved.
Rice with bird flu vaccine Hong Kong scientists yesterday claimed to have created a genetically modified rice that provides protection for chickens from the bird flu virus.
Magnetic Solution to Lead Poisoning South Korean scientists may have found a way to remove dangerous heavy metals such as lead from blood by using specially designed magnetic receptors.
Sleep more, sneeze less People who sleep fewer than seven hours a night appear to be almost three times as likely to catch a cold as those who sleep more than eight hours, a new study has found.
Tasers not fatal heart attack risk Taser stun devices police use to subdue fleeing, belligerent or dangerous suspects play no role in fatal heart attacks, a U.S. university study says.
Cancer drug contra-indicated Large numbers of patients with advanced colon cancer should not get some of the most advanced drug treatments, a medical society study recommends.
Heart risks with newer antipsychotics Popular drugs known as atypical antipsychotics, prescribed for conditions including schizophrenia, autism and dementia, double patients' risk of dying from sudden heart failure, a study found.
Moderate Coffee Consumption Reduces Alzheimers Risk Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday.
Hepatitis C ups liver cancer risk The risk of a rare form of liver cancer called intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, which occurs in the bile ducts of the liver, is significantly elevated in individuals who are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), according to a large "case-control" study of US veterans.
New tool to improve oral hygiene Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a new dental product to identify plaque build-up in the mouth before it is visible to the human eye.
Worldwide demand for wine expected to grow With consumers in Russia and China developing a taste for wine, worldwide demand is expected to climb until 2012 despite the economic downturn, a French study said Tuesday.
Orexigen obesity drug Shares of Orexigen Therapeutics Inc. plunged in after-hours trading Thursday as study data on its obesity drug Contrave fell shy of a Food and Drug Administration benchmark needed for approval.
FDA backs Vytorin The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its just-completed review of a controversial study that hammered Vytorin sales.
Doubts Make Consumers Willing To Reevaluate Brands Most consumers crave a clear understanding of brand images, making them more receptive to new marketing messages if anything clouds their vision of companies or products, according to a new study.
Is Blu-ray Just For Guys More than seven in 10 buyers of Blu-ray discs are male, according to a NPD Group study, as reported by Video Business.
Light rail vibrations can be controlled A new study confirms that vibrations from the proposed Central Corridor light rail between St. Paul and Minneapolis would affect buildings along the route. But it also shows the shaking could be eliminated through technology.
Charges For Vaccines Vary Widely A study published in this month's Pediatrics journal found that there was an exceedingly wide variation not only in what pediatricians and family practitioners paid for vaccines, but also in the reimbursements they received from insurers and managed care organizations.
More than 1/2 Million Brits to Lose Jobs Some 600,000 British workers will lose their jobs in 2009 and a million could go before the worst is over, according to a study Monday giving the latest gloomy forecast on a deepening recession.
Internet takes over papers as news source A new Pew study shows that the Internet has surpassed newspapers as Americans' main source for national and international news.
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