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Maize gene could lead to bumper harvest
26.1.2012 | Press monitoring
The discovery of a new ‘provisioning’ gene in maize plants that regulates the transfer of nutrients from the plant to the seed could lead to increased crop yields and improve food security. Scientists from Oxford University and the University of Warwick, in collaboration with agricultural biotech research company Biogemma-Limagrain, have...
New climate-cooling molecule found
25.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Scientists have succeeded in detecting and analyzing a new atmospheric molecule whose existence has long been suspected but never proved. The molecules turn out to play a role in removing pollutants from the atmosphere, as well as influencing the climate. They do this by accelerating the production of sulphuric acid, which triggers cloud...
Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry
24.1.2012 | Press monitoring
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one night of normal sleep. Poor sleep habits can therefore affect people's risk of becoming overweight in the long run. The findings...
Vitamin D could help combat the effects of aging in eyes
23.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Researchers funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found that vitamin D reduces the effects of ageing in mouse eyes and improves the vision of older mice significantly. The researchers hope that this might mean that vitamin D supplements could provide a simple and effective way to combat age-related eye...
Permafrost bacteria may slow down ageing: scientists
20.1.2012 | Press monitoring
A hardy type of bacteria recently discovered in the permafrost of Siberia could help slow down the ageing process, Russian scientists claimed on Tuesday. Injections of the bacteria into mice have helped boost the natural defences of the animals as they grew older. Bacillius F injections have favourably affected the quality of being of the aging...
Scientists create novel RNA repair technology
19.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have identified a compound that can help repair a specific type of defect in RNA, a type of genetic material. The methods in the new study could accelerate the development of therapeutics to treat a variety of incurable diseases such as Huntington's disease, Spinocerebellar...
Blame Your Taste Buds for Liking Fat: Receptor for Tasting Fat Identified in Humans
18.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Why do we like fatty foods so much? We can blame our taste buds. Our tongues apparently recognize and have an affinity for fat, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. They have found that variations in a gene can make people more or less sensitive to the taste of fat. The study is the first to identify...
Carbon dioxide affecting fish brains
17.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Rising human carbon dioxide emissions may be affecting the brains and central nervous systems of sea fish, with serious consequences for their survival, according to new research. Carbon dioxide concentrations predicted to occur in the ocean by the end of this century will interfere with fishes' ability to hear, smell, turn and evade predators,...
New Materials Remove Carbon Dioxide from Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Even the Air
12.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide -- the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming -- from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmosphere. Their report on the process, which achieves some of the highest carbon dioxide removal capacity ever reported for real-world conditions where...
Moderate Red Wine Drinking May Help Cut Women’s Breast Cancer Risk
11.1.2012 | Press monitoring
Drinking red wine in moderation may reduce one of the risk factors for breast cancer, providing a natural weapon to combat a major cause of death among U.S. women, new research from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center shows. The study, published online in the Journal of Women's Health, challenges the widely-held belief that all types of alcohol...
