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Fingers and TradersThe length of your fingers determines whether you've got the Midas touch... Scientists have revealed this week that the relative lengths of a persons' fingers can predict money-making ability on the financial markets. Cambridge University Judge Business School researcher John Coates and his ...
Miniature water creatures harbour antibacterial secretsAs you can read in any paper, there are big problems today with hospital-acquired infections – people picking up nasty bugs in hospital – along with antibiotic resistance, meaning we have fewer weapons in our fight against bacteria. So the search is on for new antibiotics.Now scientists at the unive...
Rheumatoid Arthritis B-Cell BreakthroughA new discovery has shed light on the mechanism by which joints are damaged by rheumatoid arthritis, scientists announced this week. Writing in this week's edition of the journal PLoS Medicine Barts and the London Medical school researcher Constantino Pitzalis and his colleagues collected samples f...
Talking about post-natal depressionPost-natal depression affects a significant proportion of new mothers. Some studies suggest one in twenty may be affected, while others show it could be as high as one in four. Not only can this be a problem for the mother, but it can also have an impact on her child and its care, and in the worst c... |
Does methane on Mars mean life?Scientists have discovered methane on Mars, which comes and goes with the seasons. Could this be evidence of methanogenic bacteria beneath the surface of the red planet?
Hormones of ObesityObesity is a huge problem, but what makes us obese? Steve Bloom joins us from Imperial College London to explain why our obesogenic environment is causing us trouble...
Surgical Fat Loss - LiposuctionLiposuction may be the easiest way to lose weight quickly, though it's an expensive option. But how does it really work, and is it as healthy as losing weight the longwinded way?
Born Obese? Does your mother's diet affect your future?Are overweight parents more likely to have obese children? It could be that a mother's diet has lifelong influence on a child's likelihood of becoming obese, or developing obesity related diseases...
How is petrified wood formed?Petrified wood is a type of fossil, but some claim to have seen wooden fence posts that have already become petrified. Is it scientifically possible for wood to fossilise in such a short period? We ask how petrified wood is formed, and what exactly does it consist of? |
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