Brooke Miller : Science World Report

Sep 05, 2012 07:15 AM EDT

Bigger Hen Comb is an Advantage

The researchers at the Linkoping University in Sweden show how the hen's comb is bound with the ability to lay more eggs. According to the study, the original wild jungle hen, domestic hens have larger combs as well as denser bones.

Sep 05, 2012 06:30 AM EDT

Vitamin D Along with Tuberculosis Medicine Works Better

A study conducted by the researchers from the University of London claims that high dose of Vitamin D in addition to antibiotic treatment helps to cure Tuberculosis and quick recovery.

Sep 05, 2012 06:25 AM EDT

Silent Heart Attacks Common Among Older People

The occurrences of silent heart attacks in older people are common and often turn fatal. A study carried in the Sept. 5 issue of Journal of the American Medical Association focuses on the older people of Iceland. When diagnosed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the researchers noticed t...

Sep 04, 2012 05:20 PM EDT

Planet Warming Increases Biodiversity on Earth

A new study conducted by the researchers from the University of York, Glasgow and Leeds have contradicted the previous assumptions that warm periods result in excess extinction of species.

Sep 03, 2012 08:52 AM EDT

Aggressive Small Male Fish Protect Eggs

The journal PLoS ONE this month focuses on a tough little fish the 'Desert Goby,' that dwells in the deserts of central Australia. The study basically focuses on the aggressive mating behaviour of the smaller nest holding males.

Sep 03, 2012 08:50 AM EDT

E-Cigarettes Dangerous for Lungs

But a new study presented on 2 September at the European Respiratory Society's Annual Congress in Vienna, cautions the people who have turned to E Cigarettes and project on the safety of the alternative nicotine delivery products.

Sep 03, 2012 06:40 AM EDT

Shape of the Beer Glass Dictates How Much One Drinks

Beer is considered as the third most popular drink and the worlds widely consumed alcohol. This beverage has been a topic of interest for the researchers from the University of Bristol. They carried out an interesting study published in PLoS ONE that claims the rate at which beer is consumed is infl...

Sep 02, 2012 01:59 PM EDT

Old Blood Puzzle Solved

Since the 1960s the scientists were given a challenge to solve the structure of the protecting protein complex that forms when hemoglobin is released from red cells and becomes toxic. And the team of researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark have solved this mystery.

Sep 02, 2012 01:32 PM EDT

WISE Throws Light on Millions of Black Holes

NASA's WISE examined the whole sky twice in infrared light and completed its survey in 2011. The images provided by the telescope revealed that millions of dusty black hole exists across the universe and about 1000 dustier objects are claimed to be one of the brightest galaxies ever known and is nic...

Sep 01, 2012 08:59 AM EDT

Curiosity Begins Eastbound Trek to Drill

On its 22nd day mission on the Martian Land, NASA's Mars Curiosity is heading eastward to a science destination that is about 400 meter away. Compared to the first two drives this thirs drive is the longest and Curiosity is expected to start using its drill here.

Sep 01, 2012 08:57 AM EDT

Making Cancer Drug that is Ten Times More Potent

The researchers from the University of Missouri are developing a new drug that 10 times more capable of fighting certain types of cancer and is more potent that the existing cancer drugs.

Sep 01, 2012 08:52 AM EDT

Dawn Gets Away from Vesta to Begin Journey to Dwarf Planet Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft that had initiated its 3 billion mile odyssey to explore massive objects in the main asteroid belt in 2007 is on track to become the first probe to orbit and study two distant solar system destinations.