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Delivery system for chemotherapy drugs
Researcher develops antibodies to target and destroy cancer cells. But a dangerous side-effect prompted researchers to seek a better delivery system to kill cancer cells.
May 30, 2012
Emissions from cookstoves vary with use
Emissions from cookstoves fills the air with the tantalizing aroma of dinner and a cloud of pollutants that threaten both health and the environment.
May 30, 2012
50-year cholera mystery solved by scientists
For 50 years scientists have been unsure how the bacteria that gives humans cholera manages to resist one of our basic innate immune responses. That 50-year cholera mystery has now been solved.
May 29, 2012
Hurricane Bud weakened in Pacific, expected to dissipate
Hurricane Bud was expected to make a quick landfall in western Mexico this weekend, but now it is dissipating.
May 26, 2012
Top 10 new species of 2012
Sneezing monkey, SpongeBob mushroom, night-blooming orchid and teensy attack wasp make the top 10 new species 2012 list.
May 25, 2012
Like curry? It was used in ancient medicine
A new reason to like curry. Scientists found some curry dishes, made with spices humans have used for thousands of years, might be good for you.
May 25, 2012
Gene found for chronic inflammation, aging and cancer
Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have identified a single gene that simultaneously controls inflammation, accelerated aging and cancer.
May 24, 2012
Seagrasses can store as much carbon as forests
Researchers find that the global carbon pool in Seagrasses is as much as 19.9 billion metric tons and as much as found in forests.
May 23, 2012
Brain map locates landmarks for memory, vision, language, arousal
A new brain map provides a clearer picture of how different areas of the brain are physically connected and how these connections relate to basic functions.
May 23, 2012
Harvard team finds new drug resistant superbugs
Harvard studies found antibiotic-resistant superbugs, have become household words. Antibiotic resistance threatens health and lives.
May 22, 2012
