A serious brain disease treated by gene therapy
on Nov 6, 2009 in Biotechnology Featured Health ALD brain disease cell therapy gene therapy France – the team of Pr Aubourg of the Saint-Vincent-of-Paul hospital of Paris succeeded in slowing down the evolution of a serious cerebral disease, the adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD). This rare genetic disease affects the brain of the young child...

Vaccination against cancer will become a reality
on Oct 12, 2009 in Biotechnology Health cancer vaccine colon cancer stem cells Scientists from the Institute of stem cells at the University of Connecticut offered to fight with colon cancer, as well as other types of cancer using a new vaccine, created on the basis of stem cells. Generally the cancer and stem cells has many si...

Development of a new vaccine to reduce infection by HIV
on Sep 26, 2009 in Biotechnology Discovery Science hiv contamination hiv vaccine hiv virus Thailand – Thai and American researchers announced the development of a vaccine to reduce the risk of contamination by the AIDS virus. This announcement follows the results of a clinical trial conducted on 16,400 people. This test was conducted...

Latest satellite images of melting of glaciers
on Sep 26, 2009 in Environmental Science Global Warming glaciers melting of ice Photographed from space, glaciers are among the best indicators of global warming used by scientists: their melting is indeed more apparent than ever. Dorothy Hall, a scientist from NASA and a team of international researchers have used several satel...

Ocean acidification: severe impacts on ocean wildlife
on Sep 19, 2009 in Environmental Science co2 emission Ocean acidification pteropod In addition to global warming, carbon emissions are causing another problem just as serious and worrying:  acidification of the oceans. Researchers at the Villefranche Oceanography Laboratory (LOV) have shown that the key marine organisms will be de...

Promising treatment against skin cancer
on Sep 5, 2009 in Biotechnology hedgehog skin cancer Veratrum californicum The Genentech laboratory, a subsidiary of Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche has published results of a clinical trial of a new experimental treatment against skin cancer. This would significantly reduce the advanced tumors. The drug GDC-0449 blocks th...

Millions of sockeye salmon mysteriously disappeared in Canada
on Sep 4, 2009 in Environmental Science Wild pink salmon salmon fish sockeye salmon sockeye salmon disappearance Canada – Every summer, millions of sockeye salmon would reach the waters of the Fraser River in British Columbia, but from the Canadian press, the vast majority of them never arrived. After three years of closure of the sockeye salmon in the Fr...

The depth of the sunspots has been measured for the first time
on Aug 22, 2009 in Discovery Science Space Science sun sun spot sun spots Astronomers from the University of Glasgow have reported that they were able to measure the depth of sunspots. Back in 1769 while studying spots on the surface of the solar disk, a professor at the University of Glasgow, Alexander Wilson said that th...

Women consume more calories when they eat together
on Aug 10, 2009 in Other News calories food social groups Women Canada – If a woman eats with a man, she will choose a diet less rich in calories than if she eats with a woman, according to the study by Dr. Young of the McMaster university in Hamilton, Ontario. The team of Dr. Young has observed the behavi...

The American industries are investing in a new algae-based fuel
on Aug 10, 2009 in Energy Science Environmental Science algae biofuel biofuel from algae fuel based algae The United States – the American industries are turning towards to a new energy. After the rise in oil prices, they decided to invest in a new fuel made from algae. Two giants of American industry have partnered with companies offering biofuel...