Science in the News
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Global fish stocks lower than thought
Figures determining global stocks of some commercially valuable top predators - including certain species of tuna, sharks and halibut - as well as lower feeders may be unrealistic Read more…
Icelandic volcano had long warm-up
The eruption of Eyjafjoell, the Icelandic volcano which grounded flights across Europe this year, followed a long, threatening warm-up in which the mountain growled and its icy flanks bulged Read more…
$25m of taxpayers money to battle PSA
Funding will cover a range of actions including compensating growers for income loss, management techniques and continued research into the disease Read more…
Kidney transplants found safe in HIV patients
Success rates close to otherwise-healthy patients Read more…
Lincoln-Telford merger gets rubber stamp
South Otago's Telford Rural Polytechnic will merge in January with Lincoln University in Canterbury Read more…
New drug produces steep drop in bad cholesterol
Anacetrapib would be the first drug of its kind. It helps keep fat particles attached to HDL, which carries them in the bloodstream to the liver Read more…
Study suggests mammograms under 50 if family risk
British metastudy Read more…
Choosing apples over cookies may help bone health
Older women who eat plenty of fruits, vegetables and whole grains may have a lower chance of bone fractures Read more…
Women’s diet not a man’s domain
A study conducted at the Australian National University has shown when it comes to influencing views on weight and eating for good or bad, women look to their own Read more…
Chinese mine in Afghanistan threatens ancient find
Archaeologists are rushing to salvage what they can from a major seventh century BC religious site along the famed Silk Road Read more…
Surge of new work on alternatives to 1080 – ERMA
A dozen research projects seeking alternatives to 1080 poison started last year, while work continued on another 23 Read more…
Footage reveals possum attacks on kea
Researchers using nest-cameras have for the first time recorded attacks on defenceless kea nests invaded by stoats and possums in South Westland Read more…
Cholesterol drug breakthrough
An experimental drug dramatically raised good HDL cholesterol, but before it gets on the market, researchers first must be sure that doing so saves lives rather than takes them, as a similar drug did several years ago Read more…
Sleep disorder a scientific eye-opener
Discoverer of the immune system malfunction known to cause narcolepsy says there could be similar triggers for schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease and even depression Read more…
