News on Boston

The Curious Case of the Backwardly Aging Mouse

2010-11-30T12:39:29Z

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DNA trick throws ageing into reverse

2010-11-29T14:47:02Z

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Megalopolis

2010-11-29T14:59:12Z

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Scientists Report Early Success in Growing Mini Liver in Lab

2010-11-29T14:42:29Z

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NIH Criticized for Flawed Review of Biosafety Lab

2010-11-29T14:48:12Z

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Calling All White Blood Cells

2010-11-29T14:48:10Z

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Sifting the Genome for Clues to Cancer

2010-11-29T14:48:09Z

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Transparent zebrafish to aid in cancer research

2010-11-29T15:49:32Z

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A Christian's view on abortion

2010-11-29T15:46:28Z

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Revoking Flu's Enemy-With-Benefits Status

2010-11-04T13:19:09Z

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Into the third dimension

2010-11-04T13:18:45Z

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7 Little Habits That Make You Smarter

2010-11-04T13:14:44Z

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Increased SVR and Decreased Adverse Events Reported in Final Results of Phase 3 Study on Telaprevir

2010-11-04T07:44:57Z

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The trendiest bars for Boston college students

2010-11-04T15:31:44Z

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Nature Nurture Controversy

2010-11-03T09:37:47Z

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Surprising Habits of Smart Women

2010-11-02T13:36:29Z

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Lett-uce Show You the Green

2010-11-02T22:38:18Z

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Why our kids fail math

2010-11-02T18:30:39Z

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Return to Giant Crystal Cave

2010-10-12T00:15:23Z

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How to Solve Any Math Problems in Seconds

2010-09-29T08:00:14Z

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Types of Oral Bacteria

2010-09-16T17:09:09Z

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Heat wave: working out smart in the swelter

2010-07-26T03:15:09Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Is your fitness routine wilting in the sizzle of this long, hot summer?

If you exercise outdoors, experts urge you to ease up and drink up, or your body will quickly become too hot to handle.

"If you're running, jog. If you're jogging, walk. If you're walking, slow your pace," said Dr. Douglas Casa, director of Athletic Training ...

New Type of Brain-Computer Interface Lets You Control Robots With Your Eyes

2010-11-02T13:31:37Z

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Gene pattern predicts who will live the longest

2010-07-02T09:30:11Z

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found a pattern of genes that predicts with more accuracy than ever before who might live to be 100 or older -- even if they have other genes linked with disease.

Their findings, published in Friday's issue of the journal Science, offer the tantalizing possibility of predicting who might hope for a longer life. They also cast doubt on the accuracy of tests being marketed now th...

Paul Charles Zamecnik

2010-11-02T15:07:33Z

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Gut Bacteria Linked to Autoimmune Arthritis in Mice

2010-11-02T13:55:51Z

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Startup to Offer Patients a Genetic Profile of their Cancer

2010-10-27T09:10:38Z

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A Decade Later, Genetic Map Yields Few New Cures

2010-09-10T18:08:40Z

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Genetic Variants May Affect Vitamin D Concentrations

2010-10-27T09:18:07Z

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Simple Test May Identify Breast Cancer Subtypes

2010-10-27T06:54:05Z

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An Injection of Symbiotic Cyanobacteria Gives Fish the Power of Photosynthesis (Sort Of)

2010-10-27T07:26:31Z

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DOE To Fund Electrofuels Research

2010-10-27T06:48:07Z

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Dreaming Found Helpful After Learning New Skill

2010-10-27T07:47:31Z

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Are TV Weathermen in a Fog About Global Warming?

2010-10-27T06:47:51Z

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Google changes name? Don't be fooled

2010-04-01T14:45:42Z

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Naming rights on sale for New York's Central Park, Google changing its name, Starbucks launching giant-sized coffee cups, the Boston Ma...

Technology and Tenure

2010-11-02T14:01:56Z

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Metastatic Prostate Cancer Mechanism Identified

2010-10-25T05:47:14Z

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Happy Thorrablot!

2010-10-22T14:22:06Z

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How Measuring Misery and Happiness can Alter Policy

2010-09-10T11:44:42Z

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Sea level rise from Antarctic melt less severe than previously predicted

2010-10-22T15:16:17Z

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Video shows massive star forming

2010-11-03T08:51:23Z

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Armed With Many Weapons, We Are Killing Our Oceans

2010-10-24T09:25:01Z

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What A Concept: Docs Trained in Genetic Testing

2010-10-26T23:11:08Z

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THE SAID AND THE UNSAID APPROACHES TO NARRATIVE ANALYSIS

2010-10-22T12:00:20Z

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Breathing Room

2010-10-22T11:59:41Z

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J. Kelly Beatty Wins Planetary-Reporting Award

2010-11-03T08:37:55Z

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Nobel Prize Awarded for Contributions to the Quest for Immortality

2010-10-26T23:14:35Z

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Grounds for Challenging a Will

2010-11-03T09:20:32Z

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Be nice to people

2010-10-22T07:51:44Z

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Hub of the Universe

2010-11-03T09:09:01Z

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Calendar of meetings

2010-10-22T11:29:04Z

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Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh Hospitalized

2010-10-22T07:36:16Z

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Screening whole

2010-11-03T08:24:27Z

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Dinosaurs and Chickens Look to Be Linked

2010-10-22T11:22:33Z

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The Late Show

2010-11-03T08:48:33Z

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MEETINGS

2010-10-22T11:11:51Z

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What Lies Beyond Uranus Preconceptions Ignorance Serendipity and Suppressors in the Search for Biologys Secrets

2010-10-22T11:02:08Z

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Trilobite

2010-10-22T10:52:21Z

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Emily Greene Balch

2010-10-22T09:59:05Z

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Paradoxides harlani

2010-10-22T09:15:19Z

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Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat

2010-10-24T09:15:35Z

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Life sciences-focused firm Excel Venture Management launches maiden fund

2010-10-24T09:37:45Z

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Why Capitalism Needs Religion

2010-10-26T20:56:29Z

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TARIS Biomedical raises $15m in venture funding

2010-10-24T09:37:24Z

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Genetic Variations Affect Response to Celecoxib

2010-10-24T09:50:15Z

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Will Consumer Genomics Raise Healthcare Costs?

2010-10-26T20:26:02Z

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Drastic action may be needed over US flood risk

2010-10-21T10:14:26Z

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Extra gene fights cancer in Down's

2010-10-21T10:14:20Z

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Research Reveals How Down Syndrome Shields Against Cancer

2010-10-24T09:14:29Z

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Blood and gristle found in Cretaceous-era duck-billed dino bone

2010-11-03T08:51:06Z

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Robots Getting More Like Us

2010-10-26T20:28:01Z

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Clinical Trials Update: April 8, 2009

2010-10-23T22:22:28Z

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How to Choose the Best Laser Liposuction Technique

2010-04-16T16:45:44Z

How to Choose the Best Laser Liposuction Technique

By Brooke Seckel

There is a great deal of interest in the new laser liposuction technique. Many feel that laser liposuction is revolutionizing the way liposuction is done. The new laser liposuction technology melts fat into a liquid which makes removal of the fat easier.

Melting of the fat also allows a more uniform removal of fat which has so far, in my Boston are...

The people's lab

2010-11-03T08:24:18Z

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Genetic Variants Associated with Blood Pressure Variations

2010-10-25T07:06:25Z

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BioMed Realty Trust Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

2010-10-21T09:21:02Z

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Can experiences be passed on to offspring?

2010-10-21T10:13:21Z

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Icelandic Thunder Bread

2010-10-21T09:24:34Z

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Treatment Response Studied in Attention-Deficit Disorder

2010-10-23T19:02:32Z

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Electricity sparks stem-cell transformation

2010-10-21T10:12:58Z

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A Clearer Picture of Cancer

2010-10-26T12:01:29Z

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Devices Become You

2010-10-21T09:44:44Z

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Optic nerves regrowth raises hope for blind

2010-04-16T14:34:37Z

Scientists have found a way to regrow damaged optic nerves, raising hopes for people who have been left blind or partially sighted by injuries to the cells.

The technique, developed by a team under Zhigang He at Children's hospital in Boston, prompts severed nerves to repair themselves within weeks. The procedure is being tested on spinal cord injuries.

The work, published in the journal Science, represents a step towards new therap...

Proteins Blocking Nerve Growth After Injury Identified

2010-10-23T19:01:29Z

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Scientists Spot 4 New Alzheimer's Genes

2010-10-23T16:02:23Z

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Astronomy at home

2010-10-21T10:12:13Z

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'Cancer-free' stem cells hint at human therapies

2010-10-21T10:11:43Z

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The Brain Unmasked

2010-10-26T10:06:43Z

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Antimicrobial wipes can spread pathogens if used on multiple surfaces

2010-10-23T09:54:21Z

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Reading emotions

2010-10-19T17:13:13Z

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How the brain detects the emotions of others

2010-10-19T17:13:13Z

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How a Will Can Be Challenged

2010-11-03T09:19:30Z

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AAAS News and Notes

2010-10-26T10:12:34Z

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Soil 'ultra-bugs' thrive on a diet of antibiotics

2010-10-19T12:53:19Z

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The Hand of Man: No Seas Remain Pristine

2010-10-25T20:50:17Z

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DNA Deletion Linked to Autism

2010-10-25T20:48:01Z

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You Can't Go Home (or Work) Again

2010-11-03T08:37:11Z

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Gene found that affects links to food intake and weight

2010-11-02T12:41:21Z

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Diary of a human 'lab rat'

2010-10-16T19:37:36Z

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Obit Shah of Irans Son

2011-01-04T15:02:01Z

A Boston Police Officer walks up the front steps of the South End home of Alireza Pahlavi as a woman walks past in Boston, late Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 4, 2011. Pahlavi, the youngest son of the late shah of Iran, was found dead Tuesday of an apparent suicide at his home in Boston, after he had "struggled for years to overcome his sorrow," his brother s...

Cancer Blood Test

2011-01-07T13:00:33Z

A researcher works near a blood test machine recently developed which is so sensitive it can spot a singe cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones during a media availability in Boston, Monday afternoon, Jan. 3, 2011. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

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Trolley Crash

2010-12-29T12:31:42Z

Aiden Quinn, a former Boston subway driver who authorities say was texting his girlfriend just before his trolley slammed into the rear of another one, injuring more than 60 people, stands in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Mass., on Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010. Quinn changed his plea Wednesday to guilty. He had previously pl...

Winter Weather

2010-12-27T14:00:21Z

Children on a toboggan get ready to slide down a hill on Boston Common in Boston, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. A powerful East Coast blizzard marooned thousands of would-be air, rail and road travelers Monday, shutting down major airports and rail lines for a second day, stranding buses on buried highways, and forcing New York City su...

Indiana Boston College Basketball

2010-12-01T19:01:07Z

Boston College's Danny Rubin, right, and Indiana's Verdell Jones III struggle for a loose ball during the first half of an NCAA