Archive: 06/06/2008
Microspheres to carry hydrogen, deliver drugs, filter gases and detect nuclear development
What looks like a fertilized egg, flows like water, gets stuffed with catalysts and exotic nanostructures and may have the potential of making the current retail gasoline infrastructure compatible with hydrogen-based ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Dinosaur diggers bring mobile lab, new techniques to Eastern Montana
Scientists who dig dinosaurs in Eastern Montana will now be able to chemically analyze fossils the same day they're excavated and before degrading begins.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 06, 2008 |
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The Nearest Thing to Mind Reading
Instead of focusing on personal Web sites and blogs, UA psychology researchers used stream of consciousness writings in their research to determine a more accurate measure of individual personlity traits.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Radio astronomers detect 'baby quasar' near the edge of the visible Universe
An international group of radio astronomers has found an unexpected morphology in the most distant radio quasar ever. This was done using the world's most sensitive network of radio telescopes called the European ...
Jun 06, 2008 |
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New drug to stop tuberculosis epidemic
Researchers at the University of Manchester are developing a new drug against tuberculosis (TB), one of the oldest human infectious diseases, which is now threatening to reach epidemic proportions once more.
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Effects of meningitis C jab may wear off
One in five 11–13 year olds appear to have low antibodies against meningitis C after being immunised as young children, suggests an Oxford University study published in the British Medical Journal.
Jun 06, 2008 |
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New detector uses nanotubes to sense deadly gases
Using carbon nanotubes, MIT chemical engineers have built the most sensitive electronic detector yet for sensing deadly gases such as the nerve agent sarin.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Study shows modified technique further reduces lung surgery pain
A simple variation in a surgical technique developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to reduce acute and chronic pain following lung surgery further reduces pain and helps return patients to normal activity ...
Jun 06, 2008 |
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New guidelines for treating resistant hypertension
Resistant hypertension, blood pressure that remains above goal despite taking three antihypertensive medications or high blood pressure that is controlled but requires four or more medications to do so, may benefit from specialized ...
Jun 06, 2008 |
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NASA targets GLAST launch for no earlier than June 11
NASA has set June 11 as the new no-earlier-than target launch date for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The launch window extends from 11:45 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Should medical researchers share their results with the volunteers in their studies?
Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans volunteer to take part in medical research studies, from simple health surveys to detailed analyses of their DNA or tests of experimental medicines.
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research
When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people.
Jun 06, 2008 |
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MRI useful and reliable in surgical planning of patients with rectal cancer
3T MRI can accurately stage, and help surgeons plan sphincter-sparing surgery in patients with rectal cancer, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Qilu Hospital of Shandong University in Shandong, China.
Jun 06, 2008 |
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Sour comes after a lemon has gone
The research group led by Professor Makoto Tominaga and Research Assistant Professor Hitoshi Inada (National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki, Japan) found that a sour taste receptor, PKD1L3-PKD2L1 channel complex, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 06, 2008 |
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New research shows risk of ALS exposure in Gulf War veterans is time limited
A new study, led by researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC), says that cases of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) among soldiers who served in the first Persian Gulf War were caused by certain events during their ...
Jun 06, 2008 |
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