Are wolves the pronghorn's best friend?
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As western states debate removing the gray wolf from protection under the Endangered Species Act, a new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society cautions that doing so may result in an unintended decline ...
Keeping Traditions in a Modern-Day Bedouin Village
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 03, 2008 |
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University of Arkansas researchers have used modern digital-mapping technology to uncover an ancient tradition still practiced by a Bedouin tribe that once roamed Jordan but now has settled into a modern village. ...
Intel Announces Intel Atom Brand for New Family of Low-Power Processors
Mar 03, 2008 |
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The Intel Atom processor will be the name for a new family of low-power processors designed specifically for mobile Internet devices (MIDs) and a new class of simple and affordable Internet-centric computers ...
Nanomedicine system engineered to enhance therapeutic effects of injectable drugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 03, 2008 |
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In an article featured on the cover of the March issue of Nature Nanotechnology, Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D., of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston presented a proof-of-concept study on a new multistage delive ...
HIV breakthrough: Researchers identify protein that fights immunodeficiency
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 03, 2008 |
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A Canada-U.S. research team has solved a major genetic mystery: How a protein in some people’s DNA guards them against killer immune diseases such as HIV. In an advance online edition of Nature Medicine, the scientists explai ...
Dementia diagnosis brings relief, not depression
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When it comes to a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, what you don't know may not kill you, but knowing the truth as soon as possible appears to be the better approach — one that may improve the emotional well-being of both ...
NASA'S Mission to Improve Predictions of Violent Space Weather
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 03, 2008 |
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About 93 million miles from us lies an immense nuclear furnace spanning 100 Earths. In just one second, it produces enough power to supply the entire United States for nine million years. It is the closest ...
Medical Scientists Develop Rice-Based Vaccination To Fight Pandemic Disease
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Scientists in Japan have developed a rice-based vaccination for cholera. The methodology can be applied to other types of pandemic diseases created by bio-terrorism. The advantage of utilizing this type of vaccination include ...
Students with cell phones may take more risks, study finds
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Carrying a cell phone may cause some college students – especially women – to take risks with their safety, a new study suggests.
A nano-sensor for better detection of Mad Cow Disease agent
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Mar 03, 2008 |
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In an advance in food safety, researchers in New York are reporting development of a nano-sized sensor that detects record low levels of the deadly prion proteins that cause Mad Cow Disease and other so-called prion diseases. ...
Protein in embryonic stem cells control malignant tumor cells
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A protein that governs development of human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) also inhibits the growth and spread of malignant melanoma, the deadliest skin cancer, Northwestern University researchers have discovered. Metastatic ...
Head injuries result in widespread brain tissue loss one year later
Mar 03, 2008 |
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In a rare, large-scale study of traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who span the full range of severity from mild to moderate and severe, Canadian researchers have found that the more severe the injury, the greater the ...
Tighter tummies: A new way to combat weight gain
Mar 03, 2008 |
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Two cell proteins that relax the gut and help accommodate a big meal have been identified by UCL (University College London) scientists. The proteins could offer a future drug target against weight gain, by preventing the ...
Aromatherapy may make you feel good, but it won't make you well
Mar 03, 2008 |
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One of the most comprehensive investigations done to date on aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or pain control among people exposed to two often-touted scents.
Unfavorable ocean conditions likely cause of low 2007 salmon returns along West Coast
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NOAA scientists are reviewing unusual environmental conditions in the Pacific Ocean as the likely culprit for the dramatically low returns of Chinook and coho salmon to rivers and streams along the West Coast of the United ...
