All News from Mon, 23 Aug 2010
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Progress in quest for Ebola drug
Success with monkeys paves way for preliminary human trials Read more…
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70 die of dengue fever in Thailand
57,940 cases reported in Thailand over the last year , an increase of 93 percent from the same period last year - officials Read more…
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Monster iceberg breaks up after calving from glacier
The latest calving has shortened the Tasman Glacier by 200m Read more…
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NZ biologist to help save “Darwin’s muse”
Massey University scientist Luis Ortiz-Catedral will join the Charles Darwin Foundation in the Galapagos Islands archipelago to help reintroduce the Floreana mockingbird to its home island Read more…
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Medical cure threat from trawling
Deep-sea sponges that contain powerful chemicals are being destroyed by bottom trawling, Heriot-Watt researchers report Read more…
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Vaccine shields against hepatitis
Prototype vaccine proves 100-per cent effective in preventing hepatitis E Read more…
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Researchers monitoring Hawaii coral for bleaching
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument corals Read more…
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Kudzu extract may treat cocaine addiction – study
Works by raising levels of a compound that interferes with dopamine production - rat study Read more…
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Solar System older than thought
Meteorite mineral analysis offers new clues to the birth of the Sun Read more…
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Third of ED patients smokers – study
Wellington Hospital study published in the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine Read more…
