Fence hope for Tasmanian Devils
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »Australian scientists say they want to build a fence on Tasmania to prevent the spread of a cancer that threatens the Tasmanian Devil with extinction.The scientists say there is no cure for the contagious disease which has already infected two-thirds ...
Leading light
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »By Professor Jim Al-KhaliliUniversity of SurreyIsaac Newton is, as most will agree, the greatest physicist of all time.At the very least, he is the undisputed father of modern optics  or so we are told at school where our textbooks ...
Nano device ‘times drug release’
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »US researchers say they have harnessed the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.The fledgling system could release a number of drugs in a specific part of the body ...
Scientists dismiss ‘detox myth’
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body "detox" work, scientists warn.The charitable trust Sense About Science reviewed 15 products, from bottled water to face scrub, and found many detox claims were "meaningless".Anyone worried about the ...
Cancer cells ‘cheat suicide call’
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »Cancer cells cheat death by reversing a process which causes normal cells to commit suicide at the end of their natural life, scientists have shown.They showed cancer cells were able to recover even after exposure to a chemical cocktail which ...
Warning over youth mental health
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »The Prince's Trust is warning that young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems. One in 10 youngsters questioned in a survey disagreed that "life was really worth living". Those not in work or education were ...
Bid to save the future of Braille
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »A £2m appeal has been launched to re-house the UK's leading Braille printing press and protect its long-term future.The Royal Blind's printing press was built in the 1960s and needs to be rebuilt and fitted with state-of-the-art printing equipment.The Scottish ...
Couple stress
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »By Jane ElliottHealth reporter, BBC NewsWhen doctors told Marie Seward that her period mood swings and depression were extreme she felt both relieved and angry.For 17 years the mother of one had struggled through almost ten days of hell each ...
Health group angered by 99p pint
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »A pub chain is cutting the price of a pint to 99p to cheer cash-strapped drinkers - but the move has sparked criticism from an alcohol charity.JD Wetherspoon, which operates 713 pubs across the UK, is offering "indefinite" reductions on ...
Nano device ‘times drug release’
Monday, January 5th, 2009 Posted in Health & Nature | No Comments »US researchers say they have harnessed the power of gold nanoparticles to devise a better way of delivering drugs to treat diseases such as cancer.The fledgling system could release a number of drugs in a specific part of the body ...
