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Window into cancer-spread secrets

10.11.2008 - Science & Technology

A technique which literally places a window in a mouse's chest could help scientists unlock cancer's most mysterious and deadly process.

Boffins in Tomsk develop new material for dressing wounds

10.11.2008 - Science & Technology

Scientists at the Tomsk Scientific Centre of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences and Siberian State medical University have developed a new dressing material using nanotechnology.

Microsoft to battle in the clouds

28.10.2008 - Science & Technology

Microsoft has unveiled a cloud computing service, in which data and applications will not be stored on individuals' computers.

Superjet-100 targets markets at home and abroad

28.10.2008 - Science & Technology

Preliminary tests have been passed by a new generation of Russian passenger plane, the Sukhoi Superjet-100. The aviation project, costing around $US 1.4 billion, is to help overhaul Russia's ageing passenger aircraft fleet.

'New pathway' for African exodus

14.10.2008 - Science & Technology

Researchers have found a possible new route taken by early modern humans as they expanded out of Africa to colonise the rest of the world.

Russian spacecraft takes American tourist into orbit

13.10.2008 - Science & Technology

The Russian Soyuz spacecraft has successfully reached orbit following its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The crew, comprised of a Russian cosmonaut, a U.S. astronaut and the world's sixth space tourist, are expected to reach the International Space Station on Tuesday.

Music fans back legal downloads

13.10.2008 - Science & Technology

Music pirates can be deterred by warnings from their internet service provider (ISP), suggests a survey.

Sick leave 'link to early death'

06.10.2008 - Science & Technology

People who have long spells of sick leave for psychiatric reasons are twice as likely to die from cancer as healthier employees, research suggests.

Single jab cancer therapy backed

06.10.2008 - Science & Technology

A study has concluded that one dose of chemotherapy is the best way to cure testicular cancer in many patients.

Credit crunch turned major health threat

01.10.2008 - Science & Technology

The world financial crisis seems to be a major threat not only for people’s wallets but also for their health. The companies in Britain are reporting of a serious increase in the number of their employees missing from work because of being sick in the recent month.