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Towards Personalized Diabetes Treatment
Scientists say that a genetically-determined subset of type 2 diabetes patients could benefit from yohimbine treatment.
Growing Pains: Blocking IGF-1 Reduces Pain In Mice
Scientists have found that inhibiting the actions of a hormone known as insulin-like growth factor 1 lessens pain perception in mice.
Beyond LEDs: Brighter & More Efficient
Japanese scientists have used carbon nanotubes to develop a new light source that is hundred times more energy-efficient than LEDs.
Slow & Steady Does Not Win Weight Loss Race
Even gradually lost weight is eventually regained after three years, suggesting that obesity guidelines should be revised.
Australia’s US$34 Million Center For Immune Visualization
The ARC Center of Excellence in Advanced Molecular Imaging will help to answer how single molecules function in the context of immune cells.
Hiroshi Hamada Wins 2014 Keio Medical Science Prize
Two neuroscientists have been awarded this year's Keio Medical Science Prize: Professors Hiroshi Hamada and Karl Deisseroth.
Turning Cigarette Ash Into Arsenic Filters
Scientists have found an ingenious use for cigarette ash, turning the porous material into an efficient arsenic water purifier.
‘Green Steel’ Technology Saves Two Million Tires From Landfill
By using old tires instead of non-renewable coke in steel furnaces, researchers saved landfill space equivalent to two million tires.
The Ancient Mountains That Fed Early Life
Scientists have uncovered evidence of a 2,500 km-long mountain range that once spanned Africa to Brazil.
