Nano-microscopy reveals collective transport of gold atoms in real-time
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at Delft University of Technology used a High Resolution Electron Microscope to observe in real-time the collective transportation of gold atoms in a thin layer. This research illustrates the rapid progress that ...
Advance in understanding of blood pressure gene could lead to new treatments
Feb 05, 2007 |
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Research by scientists at UCL (University College London) has clearly demonstrated for the first time the structure and function of a gene crucial to the regulation of blood pressure. The discovery could be important in the ...
Loneliness associated with increased risk of Alzheimer's disease
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Lonely individuals may be twice as likely to develop the type of dementia linked to Alzheimer's disease in late life as those who are not lonely, according to a study by researchers at the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center. ...
Navigable Nanotransport
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Feb 05, 2007 |
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To accurately transport pharmaceutical agents to their specific target organs or cell types, you need a good carrier: nanoscopic capsules with surface elements that can “recognize” the target in question could do the trick. ...
Biologists shed light on health of marbled murrelet population in early 1900s
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To better understand why an endangered seabird's numbers plummeted over the past century, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, turned to museums for help. By studying marbled murrelet specimens ...
Brightly Fluorescent Europium Nanoparticles May Improve Cancer Assays
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Feb 05, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have created a new type of nanoparticle that could be used in tests for medical diagnostics, environmental pollution, and contamination of food products. The particles, ...
For some species, an upside to inbreeding
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Although breeding between close kin is thought to be generally unfavorable from an evolutionary standpoint, in part because harmful mutations are more easily propagated through populations in this way, theory predicts that ...
Symptoms of depression linked to early stages of artery disease
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Depressive symptoms—especially physical signs, such as fatigue and loss of appetite—may be associated with thickening arteries, which may reflect an early sign of coronary artery disease, according to a report in the February ...
Wis. tunnel fix could dump sewage in water
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Milwaukee officials warn that a court order to line a deep tunnel with concrete could cause sewage to dump into the city's rivers and Lake Michigan.
NXP introduces mobile platform to deliver concurrent Bluetooth and Wireless LAN connectivity
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NXP Semiconductors, formerly Philips Semiconductors, today announced an enhanced system solution enabling mobile users to simultaneously take advantage of handsets’ Bluetooth and Wireless LAN (WLAN) capabilities. The NXP ...
Studying How Modified Genes Escape Into Nature
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A University of Arkansas researcher and her colleagues are developing a way to examine how the genomes rearrange themselves during hybridization to better pinpoint how genetically modified organisms may behave ...
Study reveals recurrent middle ear infections can have a major impact on children's development
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Study author, Dr Heather Winskel, from the University's School of Psychology, says middle ear infection or otitis media (OM) is the most common childhood illness.
Looking for love on all the right Web sites?
Feb 05, 2007 |
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If you're hoping for Cupid's online arrow, then watch out for tall stories and wide fabrications. Online daters, both men and women, usually fib about either their height or weight, and sometimes their age, according to a ...
Male-killing bacteria makes female butterflies more promiscuous
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A study at UCL (University College London) finds that a high-prevalence of male-killing bacteria active in many species of insect including the butterfly, actually increases female promiscuity and male fatigue.
Risk of preterm birth appears to vary by season
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Women who become pregnant in spring are more vulnerable to preterm birth than those who conceive in other seasons, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh. Results of a large study of such seasonal variation ...
