Science and Technology

A new list of the healthiest foods has been compiled

The new list of the healthiest foods includes 12 items.

19 April 2012, 10:25

A supercomputer that recreates the human brain could help treat diseases

Scientists are planning to recreate the human brain using the world's most powerful computer

18 April 2012, 10:23

Antibiotic abuse leads to obesity

According to a note published in the magazine New Scientist, the abuse of antibacterial drugs may be the impetus for the development of obesity

17 April 2012, 14:45

Modified blood stem cells could eradicate HIV

Modified blood stem cells could help create a fairly large number of T-lymphocytes that could be excellent at recognizing and destroying immune cells infected with HIV.

14 April 2012, 11:41

Scientists will be able to predict cancer resistance to chemotherapy

A set of biomarkers has been identified that may help predict early resistance to chemotherapy treatment in women with breast cancer.

13 April 2012, 11:04

Bacteria begin to inhabit the human body as early as the womb of the mother

Scientists from Spain have proven that bacteria begin to populate the human body while still in the mother’s womb.

12 April 2012, 17:03

Children with abnormalities are more likely to be born to overweight mothers

Women who are overweight or have diabetes are at higher risk of having a child with autism or another developmental disorder

11 April 2012, 20:31

A breakthrough has been made in the development of drugs to treat cystic fibrosis

Scientists have reprogrammed skin cells from cystic fibrosis patients into induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, which are similar to embryonic stem cells, and grown lung epithelium from them.

07 April 2012, 00:22

A drug has been developed that prevents prostate cancer from metastasizing

Scientists from the USA have developed a drug that prevents the spread of metastases in prostate cancer.

05 April 2012, 20:35

Cancer stem cells are at the root of almost all cancers

Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (USA) have discovered how exposure to arsenic can turn normal stem cells into cancer cells, stimulating the formation and growth of malignant tumors.

05 April 2012, 20:31