Archives - Sunday 02 November 2008

Christiansburg police offer Project Lifesaver - roanoke.com

Published on Sunday 02 November 2008 - 10:38 - http://www.roanoke.com/

The Rotary Club offered half the $10,000 funds needed to start the program in town.CHRISTIANSBURG -- The Christiansburg Police Department, through funding from the Christiansburg-Blacksburg Rotary...

Foods to prevent disease?

Published on Sunday 02 November 2008 - 06:48 - http://news.sawf.org/

Eating tomatoes to help prevent cancer, garlic to prevent AIDS or drinking fruit juice to ward off Alzheimer's? Despite a bevy of research, the impact of food on killer diseases remains to be proved.

Researchers use double-barreled immune cell approach for neuroblastoma

Published on Sunday 02 November 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.bcm.edu/

Memories turned on and off with a flick of a switch - the idea is the basis for the award-winning research of Dr. Mauro Costa-Mattioli, assistant professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of...

Ban on primate experiments would be devastating, scientists warn

Published on Sunday 02 November 2008 - 01:03 - http://www.guardian.co.uk/

Scientists, politicians and animal rights campaigners will confront each other this week in a battle that will ultimately determine the future use of primates in medical research in Britain and the...