Targeting tumors using tiny gold particles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It has long been known that heat is an effective weapon against tumor cells. However, it's difficult to heat patients' tumors without damaging nearby tissues.
More compressions, fewer interruptions lead to higher cardiac arrest survival
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Survival rates from out-of-hospital sudden cardiac arrest almost doubled when professional rescuers using cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) gave better chest compressions and minimized interruptions to them, according to ...
Scientists determine the structure of highly efficient light-harvesting molecules in green bacteria
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of scientists has determined the structure of the chlorophyll molecules in green bacteria that are responsible for harvesting light energy. The team's results one day ...
Android Trademark Lawsuit Against Google & Open Handset Manufacturers: Who's Confused?
May 04, 2009 |
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The rumors about a possible trademark lawsuit by Eric Specht owner of Android Data of Illinois presents a twisty-tie legal concept. As reported by The Android Guys and ZDNet's Dana Blankenhorn, Android Data ...
Blackberry Curve tops iPhone in first quarter: NPD
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 04, 2009 |
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Research in Motion's Blackberry Curve moved past Apple's iPhone to become the top-selling smartphone in the United States in the first quarter of the year, research firm NPD Group reported Monday.
Study: Patients with resolved hepatitis C likely still contagious
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Patients with chronic hepatitis C that has been resolved through therapy or immune response may still be able to infect others with the virus. That finding is from a new study in the May issue of Hepatology, a journal publis ...
Meditate your way to better bladder health
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After nine years of suffering in silence and living in fear of leaving the house, Anna Raisor, 53, turned to physicians at Loyola University Health System (LUHS) for alternative measures to treat the embarrassing side effects ...
Memory grows less efficient very early in Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 04, 2009 |
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Even very early in Alzheimer's disease, people become less efficient at separating important from less important information, a new study has found.
When atoms getting close: Shortest carbon-chlorine single bond detected
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 04, 2009 |
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The description of compounds and interactions between atoms is one of the basic objectives of chemistry. Admittedly, chemical bonding models, which describe these properties very well, already exist. However, any deviation ...
Does anti-piracy software on video games open security risks on users' computers?
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Computer scientist Alex Halderman wants to know if antipiracy software built into Spore and other video games makes computers more vulnerable to hackers. To find out, he might have to break the law.
Brain protein central to both Parkinson's, drug addiction identified
May 04, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson's disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other addictive drugs.
Sleep apnea thickens blood vessels, increases heart disease risk
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Obstructive sleep apnea, or periodic interruptions in breathing throughout the night, thickens sufferers' blood vessels. Moreover, it increases the risk of several forms of heart and vascular disease.
Beaming solar energy to algae
May 04, 2009 |
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Flasks bubble with red- and green-colored concoctions. Across the building, an engineer fiddles with glass rods and flickering fluorescent lights.
Social networking for terrorists
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 04, 2009 |
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A new approach to analyzing social networks, reported in the current issue of the International Journal of Services Sciences, could help homeland security find the covert connections between the people behind terrorist attack ...
Calorie restriction causes temporal changes in liver metabolism
May 04, 2009 |
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Moderate calorie restriction causes temporal changes in the liver and skeletal muscle metabolism, whereas moderate weight loss affects muscle, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the Americ ...
