NCAR installs 76-teraflop supercomputer for critical research on climate change, severe weather
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has taken delivery of a new IBM supercomputer that will advance research into severe weather and the future of Earth's climate. The supercomputer, known ...
Mimicking nature could help business survive the credit crunch
May 08, 2008 |
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As credits crunch, recession bites, and business struggle to stay primed, researchers in Spain suggest that a more surgical approach to management and business practice is needed if a company is to survive. Writing in the ...
Web tool puts wildlife diseases on the map
May 08, 2008 |
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A new online map makes it possible, for the first time, to track news of disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people.
Skin flaps deliver cancer-fighting therapy, ASPS study reveals
May 08, 2008 |
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Using gene therapy, plastic surgeons have delivered cancer fighting proteins through skin flaps placed on cancerous tumors on rats with a 79 percent reduction in tumor volume, according to a study in the May issue of Plastic ...
Virus mimics human protein to hijack cell division machinery
May 08, 2008 |
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Viruses are masters of deception, duping their host's cells into helping them grow and spread. A new study has found that human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) can mimic a common regulatory protein to hijack normal cell growth machinery, ...
Feedstock makes a difference in feeding distiller's grains
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When it comes to using distiller’s grains in finishing rations of High Plains cattle, a Texas AgriLife Research scientist says the type of grain used makes all the difference.
Cane use may reduce risk of knee osteoarthritis progression
May 08, 2008 |
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A common, incurable joint disease, osteoarthritis (OA) is the leading cause of disability in elderly people. While nearly any joint can be affected, OA most often strikes the knee, particularly the inner aspect of the tibiofemoral ...
Dying bats in the Northeast remain a mystery
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May 08, 2008 |
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Investigations continue into the cause of a mysterious illness that has resulted in the deaths of thousands of bats since March 2008. At more than 25 caves and mines in the northeastern U.S, bats exhibiting a condition now ...
Researchers discover new link to schizophrenia
May 08, 2008 |
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Neuroscientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered that mice lacking an enzyme that contributes to Alzheimer disease exhibit a number of schizophrenia-like behaviors. The finding raises the possibility that this enzyme may ...
Major shift in HIV prevention priorities needed
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 08, 2008 |
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According to a new policy analysis led by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and the University of California, Berkeley, the most common HIV prevention strategies—condom promotion, HIV testing, treatment ...
Exhaling for Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 08, 2008 |
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Exhaling for Exploration: Scientists Test Lunar Breathing System HOUSTON -- Imagine yourself hip-to-hip, shoulder-to-shoulder, inside a room the size of a walk-in closet for eight hours with five people you just met. Does ...
Racial discrimination has different mental health effects on Asians, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 08, 2008 |
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The first national study of Asians living in the United States shows that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. For others, strong ties to ethnicity can actually ...
New gas sensors for monitoring carbon dioxide sinks
May 08, 2008 |
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A novel gas sensor system makes it possible to monitor large areas cost-effectively the first time. The patented gas sensor is based on the principle of diffusion, according to which certain gases pass through ...
FSU researchers make observing cell functions easier
May 08, 2008 |
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Now that the genome (DNA) of humans and many other organisms have been sequenced, biologists are turning their attention to discovering how the many thousands of structural and control genes -- the “worker ...
Study finds link between birth order and asthma symptoms
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Among four year-olds attending Head Start programs in New York City, those who had older siblings were more likely to experience respiratory symptoms including an episode of wheezing in the past year than those who were oldest ...
