Archive: 12/07/2006
Greenhouse gas emissions set to rise as new sources for transport fuel are used
The use of low-quality sources of petroleum, such as tar sands, will dramatically raise global greenhouse gas emissions according to a new study.
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Not ready to quit? Try cutting back
In a review article in the December Nicotine and Tobacco Research, researchers at the University of Vermont have found an unexpected, effective alternative to motivate smokers to quit smoking – cutting back. According to ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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From a lowly yeast, researchers divine a clue to human disease
Working with a common form of brewer's yeast, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have uncovered novel functions of a key protein that allow it to act as a master regulatory switch -- a control that determines gene ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Natural protein stops deadly human brain cancer in mice
Scientists from Johns Hopkins and from the University of Milan have effectively proven that they can inhibit lethal human brain cancers in mice using a protein that selectively induces positive changes in the activity of ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Infectious disease researchers develop basis for experimental melanoma treatment
While investigating a fungus known to cause an infection in people with AIDS, two grantees of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), unexpectedly ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Study looks at ethnic menopausal symptoms
A U.S. scientist is conducting a $1.2 million study of differences in menopausal symptoms reported by four of the most common U.S. ethnic groups.
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Avian flu vaccine developed for poultry
U.S. scientists say they've developed the first egg-injected vaccine to protect chickens against the avian influenza virus.
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Scientists find new treatment for scrapie
German scientists have discovered a method of treatment that appreciably slows the progress of the fatal brain disease scrapie in mice.
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Cal medicinal marijuana law upheld
Although marijuana is illegal under federal law, it's still allowed for medicinal purposes in California after a judge refused to overturn the state law.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Indians meet to discuss global warming
An historic event was held this week near the lower Colorado River, with more than 50 U.S. Indian tribes meeting to discuss the global warming crisis.
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New instrument reveals raindrop formation in warm clouds
How do raindrops form? It's a simple question, but the answer is far from elementary. Tiny water droplets somehow merge to become full-sized raindrops, but the details remain a mystery.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Engineering professor shakes things up with earthquake tests
Most Texans have little reason to think about earthquakes or seismic damage much in their everyday lives. But for Dr. David Rosowsky of Texas A&M University, extreme events like earthquakes, hurricanes and ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Research Helps Uncover the Secrets of an Age-Old Killer
Scientists working in part at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) have discovered a gene for a protein that regulates the cellular response to copper in the bacterium that causes tuberculosis. ...
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Dec 07, 2006 |
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Probing Question: Is it better to run barefoot?
The United States has more than 30 million adult runners -- plenty of active feet to fuel a $18.1 billion-a-year athletic shoe industry, according to the NDP Group, a global provider of consumer-industry information. Among ...
Dec 07, 2006 |
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Mixed Prairie Grasses Better Source of Biofuel Than Corn Ethanol and Soybean Biodiesel
Diverse mixtures of native prairie plant species have emerged as a leader in the quest to identify the best source of biomass for producing sustainable, bio-based fuel to replace petroleum.
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