日期：2011-04-07 For many years, most scientists studying Tibet have thought that a very hot and very weak lower and middle crust underlies its plateau, flowing like a fluid. Now, a team of researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) is questioni... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-07 A new 17 year follow-up study of 37,000 Israeli teenagers found that diabetes risk is mainly associated with increased body mass index (BMI) close to the time of diagnosis at early adulthood, while coronary heart disease（冠心病） risk is associated... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-07 Following years of futile（无用的） attempts, new research from the Monell Center demonstrates that living human taste cells can be maintained in culture for at least seven months. The findings provide scientists with a valuable tool to learn about... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-06 An analysis of national prescribing patterns shows that more than half of patients who received an opioid（阿片样物质） prescription in 2009 had filled another opioid prescription within the previous 30 days. This report also suggested potential opp... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-06 Soy food consumption did not increase the risk of cancer recurrence（再发生，循环） or death among survivors of breast cancer, according to the results of a study presented at the AACR 102nd Annual Meeting 2011, held April 2-6. Researchers investiga... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-04 A lack of vitamin D, even in generally healthy people, is linked with stiffer arteries and an inability of blood vessels to relax, research from the Emory/Georgia Tech Predictive Health Institute has found. The results add to evidence that lack of v... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-04 Scientists have confirmed that metabolic syndrome, a constellation of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes, may also increase the risk of the two most common types of liver cancer, according to data presented at the AACR... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-04 Scientists have identified digoxin（地高辛） as a possible therapy for prostate cancer, using a combination of laboratory science and epidemiology that is unprecedented in its cooperative nature. Epidemiologists and basic scientists often do not und... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-03 A low dose of insulin has been found to suppress the expression in the blood of four precursor proteins involved in the pathogenesis（发病机理） of Alzheimer's disease, according to new clinical research by University at Buffalo endocrinologists. Th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-03 Berlin, Germany, 02 April 2011: Highly exciting new data presented today at the International Liver CongressTM found Pegylated Interferon-lambda (PegIFN-lambda) shows superior virological（病毒学的） response in HCV patients of genotypes 1-4, with i... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-03 Antidepressant use has been linked to thicker arteries, possibly contributing to the risk of heart disease and stroke, in a study of twin veterans. The data is being presented Tuesday, April 5 at the American College of Cardiology meeting in New Orl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-01 Myotonic dystrophy（肌强直性营养不良） type 1 (DM1) is the most common inherited muscular dystrophy in adults. New research published by Cell Press online on March 31st in the journal Cell Stem Cell, uses human embryonic stem cells to make a clinica... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-01 Scientists have identified a new species of gigantic theropod（兽脚亚目的） dinosaur, a close relative of T. rex, from fossil skull and jaw bones discovered in China. According to findings published online (01 April 2011) in the scientific journal C... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-04-01 A section of the AIDS virus's protein envelope once considered an improbable（不可能的） target for a vaccine now appears to be one of the most promising, new research by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists indicates. The section, a twisting str... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-30 Researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center have developed a new drug called AT-406 with potential to treat multiple types of cancer. A study, published this week in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, showed that AT-406 ef... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-30 Insects using vibration to attract a mate are at risk of being eaten alive by killer spiders, Cardiff University scientists have discovered. Studying spider behaviour experts from Cardiff University's School of Biosciences found that the vibrations... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-30 Los Angeles, CA (MARCH 2011) Despite popular belief, a new study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Positive Behavior Interventions (published by SAGE) finds that students who have poor behavior in the classroom do not always have poor... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-29 Stigma against overweight people is becoming a cultural norm around the world, even in places where larger bodies have traditionally been valued. That's according to a cross-cultural study of attitudes toward obesity to be published in the April iss... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-29 For the first time, a virus that causes respiratory（呼吸的） disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and Africa. The finding confirms that serious diseases can pa... 阅读全文>>

日期：2011-03-29 The Indian Government today released new tiger population numbers for the first time since 2007, indicating that numbers have increased in the country that has half of the world's remaining wild tigers. The government estimated current tiger numbers... 阅读全文>>