Mutation that increases C. elegans life 10-fold identified
A mutation that increases that lifespan of tiny worms C. elegans ten-fold has been identified, say researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. ANI
New technology to help doctors feel organs via a display screen
An Uppsala University researcher is developing a technology that would enable radiologists to feel organs through a computerized image analysis carried out with the help of a pen-like three-dimensional mouse. ANI
Environmental tobacco smoke claimed young Michigan waitress life: Expert
A Michigan State University physician has highlighted the adverse health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as well as a number of issues regarding safety in the workplace in his report, following the death of a young asthmatic woman shortly after she arrived at a bar to work as a waitress. ANI
IISc alumnus study links moss protein to Alzheimers Disease
An Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore alumnus has shown that the moss plant Physcomitrella patens has a surprising link with an amyloid plaque found in brains having Alzheimers disease. ANI