Disastrous drug trial victim has cancer
Aug 07, 2006 |
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One of the human guinea pigs in what is known as the "Elephant Man" drug trial in Britain has an aggressive form of cancer, a report says.
Researchers Demonstrate New Technique for Manipulation of 'Light Beams'
Aug 07, 2006 |
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It may be surprising that a laser beam, when shot to the moon and returned by one of the mirrors the Apollo astronauts left behind, is a couple of miles in diameter at the end of its half-million-mile round trip. This spread ...
Stimulation of the semicircular canals can artificially control human walking and balance
Aug 07, 2006 |
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By applying electrical currents across the heads of people while they walk, researchers have improved our understanding of how our vestibular system helps us maintain upright posture; at the same time, the researchers found ...
Sexual song lyrics lead to earlier sex
Aug 07, 2006 |
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U.S. teenagers who listen to music with sexually degrading lyrics tend to begin having sex at an earlier age, a Rand Corp., study published Monday said.
Fast Protease Assay Using Nanoengineered Photonic Crystals
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Proteases are a family of enzymes that play a central role in cellular metabolism and are key players in many diseases, including cancer. Conventional assays for protease activity are often slow – most take up to 24 hours ...
Nicotine found to protect against Parkinson's-like brain damage
Aug 07, 2006 |
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New research suggests that nicotine treatment protects against the same type of brain damage that occurs in Parkinson's disease. The research was conducted in laboratory animals treated with MPTP, an agent that produces a ...
Ancient Bison Teeth Provide Window on Past Great Plains Climate, Vegetation
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 07, 2006 |
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A University of Washington researcher has devised a way to use the fossil teeth of ancient bison as a tool to reconstruct historic climate and vegetation changes in America's breadbasket, the Great Plains.
New federal health care standards set
Aug 07, 2006 |
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The Bush administration is putting the final touches on a plan designed to increase the quality of medical care and stem the rate of inflation for health care.
The shape of life: research sheds light on how cells take shape
Aug 07, 2006 |
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How life takes shape is a mystery. Butterfly or baby, cells organize themselves into tissues, tissues form organs, organs become organisms. Over and over, patterns emerge in all living creatures. Spiders get eight legs. Leopards ...
Scientists Solve Sour Taste Proteins
Aug 07, 2006 |
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A team led by Duke University Medical Center researchers has discovered two proteins in the taste buds on the surface of the tongue that are responsible for detecting sour tastes.
In utero health may affect life's success
Aug 07, 2006 |
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U.S. scientists have determined prenatal health has a significant influence on a person's lifetime economic success.
TB may be hard to spot due to rarity
Aug 07, 2006 |
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U.S. doctors often misdiagnose tuberculosis due to its rarity, leaving some patients to suffer for years, the Los Angeles Times reported .
Scottish company launches phone-tracking system for businesses
Aug 07, 2006 |
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A Scottish company launched a new system Sunday that will enable employers to track workers' movements through their mobile phones. The tech firm Trisent, based in Dunfermline near Edinburgh, has aimed the system at the business ...
Palm Deaths Accelerating on Florida Coast; Likely Cause Is Rising Seas
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Palm trees on Florida’s west coast appear to be dying more rapidly than in previous years because of sea level rise tied to global warming.
Indigenous Aussies have shorter lives
Aug 07, 2006 |
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Australia's top medical body wants the government to spend $1.5 million to boost primary health care services for the nation's indigenous population.
