Posts Tagged ‘first-time’

Juggling increases brain power

Sunday, October 11, 2009 18:19 Comments Off

Oxford University scientists see for the first time that a complex skill such as juggling causes changes in the white matter of the brain.

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Trial HIV vaccine cuts infection

Thursday, September 24, 2009 1:35 Comments Off

An experimental HIV vaccine has for the first time cut infection rates, in a major trial in Thailand, researchers say.

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Infections ’speed memory loss’

Monday, September 7, 2009 23:43 Comments Off

Infections outside the brain may speed memory decline in Alzheimer’s disease, UK researchers say.

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Virus linked to prostate tumours

Monday, September 7, 2009 23:43 Comments Off

A virus known to cause cancer in animals has been found for the first time in a human cancer cell, US researchers say.

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