2003-10-02  Molecule found in meat, milk and tumours

A non-human molecule found in red meat and milk makes its way into the human system when eaten - and seems to build up especially in tumours. ...  Подробнее>>>

2003-10-02  Antidepressant side effects connected to your genes

The mystery of why only some people taking antidepressants get side effects may have a genetic solution, suggesting that gene testing may one day lead to better drug selection for patients undergoing prescription depression therapy....  Подробнее>>>

2003-10-01  AIDS reduces average African lifespan by a third

The African Health Sciences Congress has announced that improvements in African healthcare in the 1960s and 1970s had in many cases been lost due to poverty. ...  Подробнее>>>

2003-10-01  Moon may not be cheesy after all

Space researchers have used invisible X-rays, reflecting off the surface of the moon, to find out what our nearest solar neighbour is made of and how it was formed....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-30  When the pleasure in chocolate wanes

Parents can get kids to switch from eating chocolate to eating more fruit by using a little reverse psychology, claim UK researchers....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-30  Humans less hairy thanks to parasites and sex

Humans lost their hair because it reduced the number of biting and disease-causing parasites, and made them more sexually attractive, according to a new theory....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-27  Planet hunters zero in on a system like ours

An international team of astronomers including two Australians have found a planetary system that is more similar to ours than any found in the past....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-27  Tibet Cooled The World

Tibet is a spiritual place. It sits on the roof of the world - the 5 km high Tibetan plateau. Some researchers now believe that this plateau cooled the whole planet, and maybe helped the evolution of the human brain....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-26  Sequencing the genome of man

The domestic dog has become the fourth mammal species - after humans, rats and mice - to have its genome mapped....  Подробнее>>>

2003-09-26  Mental ability linked to survival age

A person's mental ability as a child could well be an indicator of their chances of surviving to a ripe old age, according to a landmark study which has followed up on surveys carried out in the first half of the last century....  Подробнее>>>