World AIDS Day - Why it is Frustrating
By Antonio Marques • Dec 1st, 2007And here we are again, since 1988, December 1st marks the World AIDS Day. And it feels frustrating every year.
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Prevent Alzheimer’s: Keep the coffee flowing
By Antonio Marques • Nov 22nd, 2007Studies suggest that a daily intake of caffeine may help to prevent Alzheimer’s disease by controlling brain adenosine levels.
DNA Forensics - How DNA fingerprinting works
By Antonio Marques • Sep 12th, 2007DNA fingerprinting opened new doors to an almost 100% accurate identification of individuals by comparing DNA that is unique to each individual. Forensics make use of this technology not only to identify potential suspects from evidence collected at crime scenes but also to identify crime and catastrophe victims. How does all this work then?
Extreme Male Brain - Autism linked to high foetal testosterone levels
By Antonio Marques • Sep 11th, 2007Today, during the BA Festival of Science 2007, researchers from the University of Cambridge (UK) presented what can be the first correlation between foetal testosterone and autistic traits.
Stem Cells to repair the Heart
By Antonio Marques • Sep 8th, 2007If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!
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Stem cells can be defined, in a simple way, as cells that have the capacity to renew themselves as well as differentiate into any other cell type in the organism (although every cell shares the same [...]
