The developers of the new mathematical modeling system say their project will give HIV-infected people new hope by enabling doctors to develop better, less expensive treatments.
If you want to protect yourself from colon cancer, drink six cups of coffee a day. This is the conclusion reached by experts from the US National Cancer Institute. The results of their research were published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Researchers at Imperial College London have studied the transmission of the flu virus in ferrets, suggesting that the disease may be transmitted before symptoms appear.
Nicotinamide, commonly known as vitamin B3, may help the immune system kill staph bacteria, which have been dubbed "superbugs" because they are resistant to antibiotics.
For several decades now, scientists have been pondering the possibility of creating a space elevator - a way to deliver cargo to near-earth orbit without the use of a launch vehicle using a special cable.