Brooke Miller : Science World Report

Sep 18, 2012 10:41 AM EDT

Mutation of WFS1 Gene Causes Debilitating Wolfram Syndrome

The researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston and the Novartis institute for BioMeidical Research have identified a mechanism that leads to diabetes, hearing and vision loss in Wolfram syndrome patients.

Sep 18, 2012 10:31 AM EDT

Early Diagnosis Required For Flesh Eating Bacterial Infection

A new study lays emphasis on detailed investigation as flesh eating bacteria spreads very rapidly.

Sep 18, 2012 06:16 AM EDT

Europe’s Weather Satellite Metop-B Joins Its Predecessor in Low Monitoring Orbit

A second European weather satellite was launched Sept. 17 from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan into the polar orbit atop of a Russian Soyuz launcher.

Sep 18, 2012 06:13 AM EDT

Hubble Catches Star-Forming Locations of Galaxy NGC 7090

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy NGC 7090 which is edge on from Earth. Its spiral arms that are filled with young hot stars cannot be viewed easily.

Sep 18, 2012 06:13 AM EDT

Hubble Catches Star-Forming Locations of Galaxy NGC 7090

NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the galaxy NGC 7090 which is edge on from Earth. Its spiral arms that are filled with young hot stars cannot be viewed easily.

Sep 18, 2012 06:11 AM EDT

People in Less Walkable Neighbourhood Develop Diabetes

It is known that maintain an ideal body weight and an active lifestyle helps in preventing diabetes. The researchers from St. Michael's Hospital and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences focus on this aspect and claim that risk of developing diabetes is high for immigrants who live in low i...

Sep 17, 2012 08:10 AM EDT

Abstinence from Alcohol and Exercise Helps Reclaim Bone Mass

Seemingly inert bone tissue is affected by the toxicity of alcohol.

Sep 17, 2012 08:03 AM EDT

Pregnancy Smoking Affects Neurodevelopment in Babies

Smoking during pregnancy is one of the main threats for both mothers an infant. According to an epidemiological study 11 to 30 percent of pregnant women smoke or are passively exposed to tobacco.

Sep 17, 2012 06:59 AM EDT

Endeavour’s Ferry Flight Postponed Due To Bad Weather

Due to unfavourable weather forecast, the Sept 17 ferry flight of Endeavour space shuttle atop the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) has been postponed to Sept 18.

Sep 17, 2012 06:58 AM EDT

Expedition 32 Completes Mission, Three Astronauts Return Safely

U.S and Russian astronauts undocked safely from the International Space Station (ISS) and returned to Earth Sunday after successfully completing their mission. The mission lasted for more than four months.

Sep 17, 2012 06:56 AM EDT

Breath Analysis to Diagnose Pulmonary Nodules Disease

A pilot study claims that breath testing could be used to identify benign and malignant pulmonary nodules. Normally the patients undergo CT scan in pulmonary diagnosis procedure.

Sep 17, 2012 06:55 AM EDT

Genetic Mutation Triggers Inherited Skin Disorder

A team of researchers have found a strong genetic evidence of a link between mutations of the mevalonate kinase gene (MVK) and disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis (DSAP) , a skin disease.