Archive: 10/05/2007
Scientists search for brain center responsible for tinnitus
For the more than 50 million Americans who experience the phantom sounds of tinnitus -- ringing in the ears that can range from annoying to debilitating -- certain well-trained rats may be their best hope for finding relief.
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Technology would help detect terrorists before they strike
Are you a terrorist? Airport screeners, customs agents, police officers and members of the military who silently pose that question to people every day, may soon have much more than intuition to depend on to determine the ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 05, 2007 |
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North American researchers eye ALS vaccine
Researchers from U.S. and Canadian universities said they are working on a vaccine for treating the degenerative condition known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Stem cells may enhance capability of heart cells to regenerate
During a fatal heart attack, at least 1 billion heart cells are killed in the left ventricle, one of the heart’s two big lower pumping chambers that move blood into the body.
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Ugly duckling mole rats might hold key to longevity
Who would have thought that the secrets to long life might exist in the naked, wrinkled body of one of the world's ugliest animals? Probably not many, but current research may be leading seekers of the Fountain ...
Biology /
Oct 05, 2007 |
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No strong evidence linking amateur boxing with long-term brain injury
The evidence linking amateur boxing and chronic traumatic brain injury is not strong, concludes a study published on bmj.com today. As such, the researchers say they cannot firmly prove nor reject the theory that amateur ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Nanofabrication method paves way for new optical devices
An innovative and inexpensive way of making nanomaterials on a large scale has resulted in novel forms of advanced materials that pave the way for exceptional and unexpected optical properties. The new fabrication technique, ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Elpida Introduces the World's Fastest DRAM Based on the Rambus XDR Memory Architecture
Elpida Memory, Japan's leading global supplier of Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) and Rambus Inc., one of the world's premier technology licensing companies specializing in high-speed chip architectures, today introduced ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Researchers identify key step bird flu virus takes to spread readily in humans
Since it first appeared in Hong Kong in 1997, the H5N1 avian flu virus has been slowly evolving into a pathogen better equipped to infect humans. The final form of the virus, biomedical researchers fear, will be a highly ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Malpractice caps lure docs to Texas
Medical malpractice award caps in Texas have swollen the ranks of medical specialists and license applications at the state medical board, official said.
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Supernovae not what they used to be
Exploding stars that light the way for research on dark energy aren’t as powerful or bright, on average, as they once were, says a new study by University of Toronto astronomers.
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Researchers restore memory process in most common form of mental disability
University of California, Irvine scientists have discovered how to reverse the learning and memory problems inherent in the most common form of mental impairment.
Oct 05, 2007 |
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'Crowcam' spies on clever birds
A new technique developed by Oxford University zoologists enables researchers to ‘hitch a ride’ with wild birds and witness their natural and undisturbed behaviour.
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Fifty Times sharper than Hubble
M87, the central galaxy of the Virgo cluster in a distance of only 50 million light years, was observed by Yuri Kovalev from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronony (MPIfR) in Bonn and his colleagues ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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Trick of Nature Allows Hubble and Keck to Find Tiny Galaxy
A team of astronomers at the University of California at Santa Barbara report that they have resolved a dwarf galaxy 6 billion light-years away. Weighing only 1/100 as much as our Milky Way Galaxy, the dwarf ...
Oct 05, 2007 |
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