Physical Sciences

We've reached an important milestone on our CombiUgi project involving the synthesis of falcipain-2 inhibitors. In my last update I described how our focus was more on doing many reactions in…

LONDON, December 10 /PRNewswire/ -- - New research announced this week has found an association between certain genes and the severity of multiple sclerosis (MS). The results of the study by Prof…

An Earth-like planet is likely forming 424 light-years away in a star system called HD 113766, say astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. Scientists have discovered a huge belt of warm…

The first significant genetic finding in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) has now been reported. PMDD is a very severe form of the more commonly known premenstrual syndrome, or PMS. PMDD is…

A team of researchers has determined through analysis of the earliest known hominid fossils outside of Africa, recently discovered in Dmanisi, Georgia, that the first human ancestors to inhabit…

Prions – an abbreviation for proteinaceous infectious particles – work as a trigger to a set of diseases of the brain and nervous system, the so-called spongiform encephalopathies. These include BSE…

The rise in year-round consumption of fresh leafy greens such as lettuce and baby spinach is increasing the difficulty of keeping produce free from contamination by food poisoning bacteria. “The only…

Fibromyalgia has emerged as a common yet difficult to treat disorder. A group of investigators of the University of Basel has proposed a new modality of treatment; mindfulness-based stress reduction…

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells,…

Plant scientists have known for some time that genes from the maternal plant control seed development, but they have not known quite how. Scientists at the University of Oxford have paved the way…