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Find Your Chances Of Getting Alzheimer's

Researchers at UCLA have been able to predict a brain's progression to Alzheimer's by measuring subtle changes in brain structure over time, changes that occur long before symptoms can be seen. The research appears in two separate papers currently available online and scheduled for future print publication.

Genomic Sequencing Of Brain Cancer Cell

Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have performed the first complete genomic sequencing of a brain cancer cell line, an advance that could lead to personalized treatments based on the unique biological signature of an individual's cancer and that may unveil new molecular targets for which more effective and less toxic drugs can be developed.

Is Our End Near?

Cars run out of petrol, stars run out of fuel and galaxies collapse into black holes. As they do, the universe and everything in it is gradually running down. But how run down is it? Researchers from The Australian National University have found that the universe is 30 times more run down than previously thought.

What Makes Diamonds So Tough?

Most people know that diamond is one of the hardest solids on Earth, so strong that it can easily cut through glass and steel.

Bright Young Scientists To Sit With Michelle Obama

Two young scientists – one a winner of the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair 2009 and the other a top finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search 2009, both programs of Society for Science & the Public – are being recognized by the White House for their scientific achievements and will sit with Michelle Obama at tonight's State of the Union address.

How Small Was Hobbit's Brain?

Homo floresiensis, a pygmy-sized small-brained hominin popularly known as 'the Hobbit' was discovered five years ago, but controversy continues over whether the small brain is actually due to a pathological condition.

Human Creating Insectlike Microid

This concept depicts a new approach in the design of miniature, insectlike microids the size of ants that would move their tiny legs and mandibles using solid-state "muscles." Advanced computer simulations indicate the synthetic bugs would have significantly better dexterity than previous microscale robots, while having the ability to "scavenge vibrational energy" from the environment to recharge their power supply.

WHO Is Not Under Influence Of Any Drug (Company)

WHO has rebuffed the allegations that the call for Swine Flue pandemic was influenced by drugs companies. The organization has released a statement to clarify its position.

Ozone Hole Healing Could Cause Climate Warming

The hole in the ozone layer is now steadily closing, but its repair could actually increase warming in the southern hemisphere, according to scientists at the University of Leeds.

Open Access Drug Discovery Database

ChEMBLdb, a vast online database of information on the properties and activities of drugs and drug-like small molecules and their targets, launches with information on over half a million compounds. The data lie at the heart of translating information from the human genome into successful new drugs in the clinic.

Are There Some Universal Human Emotions?

In an attempt to find out if certain emotions are universal, researchers led by Professor Sophie Scott from UCL (University College London) have studied whether the sounds associated with emotions such as happiness, anger, fear, sadness, disgust and surprise are shared by different cultures.

NASA Finds A Twitter In Space

That's a typical science fiction title. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week - personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection.

Wonder Snail Has Sci-Fi Armor

Deep within the Kairei Indian hydrothermal vent field, two-and-one-half miles below the central Indian Ocean, scientists have discovered a gastropod mollusk, whose armor could improve load-bearing and protective materials in everything from aircraft hulls to sports equipment.

European Males Came From Near East

A new study from the University of Leicester has found that most men in Europe descend from the first farmers who migrated from the Near East 10,000 years ago. The findings are published January 19 in the open-access journal PLoS Biology.

Beware Of Fake Alli, Warns FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about a counterfeit and potentially harmful version of Alli 60 mg capsules (120 count refill kit).

Caring People Suffer From Anxiety And Stress

8 out of 10 people in charge of caring for a relative suffer from anxiety and stress, regardless of their socio-demographic variables. Families, and particularly daughters, assume the "informal care" of dependent elderly people in most of the cases.

How To Store Data In Quantum Computers?

Researchers who hope to create quantum computers are currently investigating various methods to store data. Nitrogen atoms embedded in diamond show promise for encoding quantum bits (qubits), but the process of reading the information results in an extremely weak signal. Now physicists have demonstrated a roundabout approach for generating a significantly stronger signal from these sorts of qubits.

Herschel Is Ready For Orion Nebula

ESA’s Herschel observatory is back to full operation following the reactivation of its HiFi instrument. HiFi, having been offline for 160 days while engineers investigated an unexpected problem in the electronic system, is now perfectly placed to resume its study of forming stars and planets.

Proba-2 Will Reveal Space Secrets

Proba-2 is among the smallest spacecraft ever launched by ESA – less than a cubic metre – but it prepares technologies for future ESA missions, as well as giving scientists a new view of the Sun.

Cisco's Space Router Successfully Operates In Orbit

Cisco's Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) technology has achieved a major milestone with the successful in-orbit test of the Cisco IOS Software's networking capabilities and the company's on-board router.

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