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Hypography under attackby CraigD | Feb 28, 2010 - 8:57 AM (18 Comments)
For the past few days, we’ve been experiencing problems that appear to be due to an intruder (hacker) adding and/or altering files on our server. Some members may have had display or access problems, or had access blocked by your browser’s security features. Some, but not all pages of our site were infected Although at present, we’re reading clean via such advisory services as ... [Read More] READ MORE... Medical T-rays Starby Michaelangelica | Jan 31, 2010 - 6:45 PM (0 Comments)
Big bang technology adapted for cancers and burns Related areas Stories * UWA to host major speech on cancer prevention * Unlikely pairing - engineers team up with surgical oncologists * UWA lecture shines light on medical treatment * More hope to lung cancer patients with new technology * Infrared technology to become part of everyday life * International * Research Friday,... [Read More] READ MORE... Heart rate regulator ion channel discoveredby Michaelangelica | Jan 24, 2010 - 3:09 PM (0 Comments)
AgResearch scientists, working with Victoria University and a scientist in the USA, have discovered that calcium-activated-potassium ion channels, present in only small amounts in the heart, have a significant role in modulating heart rate. The finding, once better understood, may open the way to pharmacological treatment for hypertension and for heart rate control during surgery. This finding is controversial and significant as it is contrary to current thinking, with current... [Read More] READ MORE... Corpses rot in bacterial stagesby Michaelangelica | Jan 24, 2010 - 2:47 PM (0 Comments)
After five years of studying decomposing pig carcasses, Victoria University graduate Rachel Parkinson could hold the key to determining the time since death in forensic cases. "Human decomposition is a little-understood process and even less is known about the microbiology involved. My research aimed to investigate the bacterial species that decompose human bodies and determine whether they can tell us when that person died." As part of her PhD... [Read More] READ MORE... Daily micronutrient dose may combat mental illnessby Michaelangelica | Jan 24, 2010 - 2:08 PM (0 Comments)
A University of Canterbury clinical psychologist has discovered compelling evidence that taking a micronutrient supplement may have big benefits for sufferers of some mental illness. Associate Professor Julia Rucklidge (Psychology) has just had an article published in the Journal of Attention Disorders on the effect of micronutrients on behaviour and mood in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which affects an estimated three to five per cent of... [Read More] READ MORE... | |






