LONDON, May 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The commercialization of innovative and modern biological waste to energy systems and technologies is promoting a new wave of growth in the green energy sector…

LONDON, May 25, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The high school prom has been voted the most important event of the school year by 16-18 year olds in a survey released today by Cherry Vimto. The results…

What is the best way to address the obesity epidemic? Several experts debated the subject in the most recent issue of the British Medical Journal.  Researchers from the Children's Hospital at…

The more TV parents watch, the more their children watch and are less active as a result, say the authors of a new study in BMC Public Health.  The study found that higher parental TV viewing…

A study in Current Biology has confirmed that the brain chemical dopamine plays a role in decision making by influencing our expectations of the pleasure associated with the outcomes of our…

A team of researchers has developed a model that can recereate famous historical monuments. The project makes it possible to create three-dimensional plans with colour images of historical and…

Scientists have developed a new influenza vaccine that may one day eliminate the need for seasonal flu shots. The new findings were published in the inaugural issue of mBio. The current seasonal…

The 20th Century was one of the driest for Northwest Africa in Nine Centuries, according to a new study from Arizona State University. Droughts in the late 20th century rivaled some of North Africa's…

A Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or above, a standard indicator of obesity, is not associated with poorer health among adults under age 40, according to a new study. In addition, researchers found that…

For some people, raising "good" cholesterol levels isn't necessarily a healthy choice, according to a new study in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. The study is the first to find…