Archive: 11/01/2006
Fossil Is Missing Link in Elephant Lineage
A pig-sized, tusked creature that roamed the earth some 27 million years ago represents a missing link between the oldest known relatives of elephants and the more recent group from which modern elephants descended, ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Ancestor of Modern Trees Preserves Record of Ancient Climate Change
About 350 million years ago, at the boundary of the Devonian and Carboniferous ages, the climate changed. There was no one around to record it, but there are records nonetheless in the rocks deposited by glaciers ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Scientists see benefits of nanoceria
A U.S. study suggests cerium oxide -- used in polishing glass and in car exhaust systems -- might be used to treat various eye disorders and other diseases.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Pfizer drug found with serious side effect
U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. says clinical trials of its heart medication torcetrapib suggest the drug has a potentially serious side effect.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Anti-smoking ads lead youths to smoke
An Australian-led study has determined ads urging U.S. parents to talk with their children about the dangers of smoking only resulted in more young smokers.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Anti-cancer virus kills brain cancer cells
Canadian researchers have found a cancer-fighting virus called VSV kills the most malignant form of brain cancer in mice.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Laser treatment not effective for AMD
A U.S. study suggests low-intensity laser treatment for age-related macular degeneration is ineffective in slowing or preventing vision loss.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Second dengue fever patient dies in Taiwan
Taiwanese officials say dengue fever has claimed its second life this year in the southern city of Kaohsiung.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Physicists study remote quantum networks
U.S. physicists say the operations of two remote quantum systems can be synchronized so changes in one system are conditional on what occurs in the other.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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All Optical Solution: Cruising the Superhighway on a Beam of Light
The Internet is often called the information superhighway, but the real superhighway is the optical fiber that connects computers around the world at the speed of light, according to John Badding, Penn State ...
Nov 01, 2006 |
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'Gravity Waves' in Atmosphere May Strengthen Tornadoes
Giant waves of air rippling through the atmosphere might spin up or intensify tornadoes when they interact with powerful thunderstorms.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Researchers launch study about losses and gains associated with life events
A new research study from Purdue's Department of Educational Studies in the College of Education aims to determine how life events affect people by asking about the gains and losses associated with those life events.
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Computer scientists track prediction markets in run-up to US elections
As voters prepare for the polls Nov. 7, computer scientists at the University of Chicago and Yahoo! Research are calling attention to the uncanny track record that an Irish securities trading market has for accurately predicting ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Link Between Ovarian Cancer, Vitamin D Status Seen Worldwide
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at UCSD have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and ovarian ...
Nov 01, 2006 |
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Measuring Synthesis Intermediates for Better Materials
Involved in about 90 percent of all chemical processes and the creation of about 60 percent of the chemical products available on the market, catalysis is vital to American industries. Catalysis, the acceleration ...
Nov 01, 2006 |
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