ESA steps towards a great black hole census
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Astronomers using ESA's orbiting gamma-ray observatory, Integral, have taken an important step towards estimating how many black holes there are in the Universe.
Study suggests a second dimension to Alzheimer's disease
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The genes responsible for an inherited form of Alzheimer's disease play a direct role within cells that has largely been overlooked, according to a report in the September 8, 2006 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cel ...
How big is the energy gap in obesity? Top expert warns of public misunderstanding
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The oversimplification of the “energy-in/energy out” equation is generating a fundamental public misunderstanding of the challenges of obesity, an eminent expert has warned at the International Congress on Obesity in Sydney ...
Feelings matter less to teenagers
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Teenagers take less account than adults of people’s feelings and, often, even fail to think about their own, according to a UCL neuroscientist. The results, presented at the BA Festival of Science today, show that teenagers ...
Appetite – it’s a brain thing
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The regulation of body weight and energy balance in animals depends on the central nervous system capacity to read the body’s metabolic state and respond accordingly. But how does the brain process and integrate information ...
New sunscreen ingredient to heal sunburn and help prevent skin cancer
Sep 07, 2006 |
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People who suffer from sunburn could soon benefit from a new sunscreen ingredient that actively repairs sunburnt skin and helps prevent the onset of skin cancer, according to research published in the Journal of Investigative ...
New Oxford spin-out to transform surfaces
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The latest spin-out company from the University of Oxford, Oxford Advanced Surfaces Ltd, plans to apply surface science to develop a revolutionary coating for materials like plastics and Teflon.
Study: Caesarean babies more likely to die
Sep 07, 2006 |
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A U.S. study finds babies born by Caesarean section are nearly three times more likely to die during the first month of life than those born naturally.
Boston Scientific admits stent risks
Sep 07, 2006 |
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The U.S.-based Boston Scientific Corp. has admitted there is an increased risk of blood clots caused by use of its drug-coated cardiac stent.
Researchers report full humanization of therapeutic proteins from yeast
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Sep 07, 2006 |
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Researchers at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth Medical School, and the biotechnology firm GlycoFi, Inc., report a significant advance in the production of therapeutic proteins. Reported in the Sept. 8 ...
Girls perform better on tests when feuding parents divorce
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A clean break from a bad marriage is actually better for the couple’s school-age daughters than a troubled union, a new University of Florida study finds.
First U.S. survey on 'whiteness' conducted
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A first-of-its-kind U.S. survey shows there's more recognition of racial identity and of the social privileges that come with it than was thought.
Hot dust and moisture collide to fuel Asian summer rainy season
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 07, 2006 |
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Who would think that something like dust in the air could trigger rain? According to a new NASA study, this is just what's happening over South Asia's Tibetan Plateau. Very small dust particles called aerosols ...
New computer model concept could solve big, real-world problems on a small, porous scale
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Sep 07, 2006 |
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The Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory today was awarded a Scientific Discovery through Advanced Computing, or SciDAC, grant to develop a computer model that can simulate biogeochemical ...
Building on Shifting Sands: Professors Study Clay-fluid Interactions
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Clay may make a good modeling toy, but it presents challenges for engineers. Clay likes to swell and clay likes to shrink, challenging engineers to build structures on the equivalent of shifting sands. Two North Dakota State ...
