$2.5B spent, no alternative med cures
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Ten years ago the government set out to test herbal and other alternative health remedies to find the ones that work. After spending $2.5 billion, the disappointing answer seems to be that almost ...
Sight for sore eyes (w/Video)
Jun 10, 2009 |
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In a world-first breakthrough, University of New South Wales (UNSW) medical researchers have used stem cells cultured on a simple contact lens to restore sight to sufferers of blinding corneal disease.
Baby Stars Finally Found in Jumbled Galactic Center
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Astronomers have at last uncovered newborn stars at the frenzied center of our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery was made using the infrared vision of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope.
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent in the amount of carbon in the Earth's ...
Bilayer graphene gets a bandgap
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Graphene is the two-dimensional crystalline form of carbon, whose extraordinary electron mobility and other unique features hold great promise for nanoscale electronics and photonics. But there's a catch: ...
Cancer: The cost of being smarter than chimps?
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Are the cognitively superior brains of humans, in part, responsible for our higher rates of cancer? That's a question that has nagged at John McDonald, chair of Georgia Tech's School of Biology and chief research ...
Tracking down the causes of multiple sclerosis
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Over 100,000 people suffer from multiple sclerosis in Germany alone. Despite intensive research, the factors that trigger the disease and influence its progress remain unclear. Scientists from the Max Planck ...
No more geeky glasses to watch 3D (w/Video)
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Most people’s experience with 3D involves wearing tinted glasses in a cinema. But a new technology, which does not require glasses and may enable 3DTV, is being developed by European researchers.
Wistar Institute team finds key target of aging regulator
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have defined a key target of an evolutionarily conserved protein that regulates the process of aging. The study, published in Nature, provides fundamental knowledge about key mechanisms of agi ...
Beetle shell inspires brilliant white paper
Jun 10, 2009 |
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An obscure species of beetle has shown how brilliant white paper could be produced in a completely new way. A team from Imerys Minerals Ltd. and the University of Exeter has taken inspiration from the shell ...
Friday is final curtain for analog TV signals
Jun 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The last major TV stations that are still broadcasting in analog will turn those signals off Friday and go all digital. And this time, they really mean it.
Biologist discovers pink-winged moth in Chiracahua Mountains
Jun 10, 2009 |
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University of Arizona biologist Bruce Walsh has identified a new species of moth in southern Arizona. Normally, this is not a big deal. The region is one of the most biologically rich areas in the country ...
Cancer found to be a moving target
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Cancer is the result of Darwinian evolution among populations of cells, in which the fittest cells win the struggle for survival, while ultimately killing the person of whom they are a part.
Brain-computer interface, developed at Brown, begins new clinical trial
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 10, 2009 |
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BrainGate, an investigational technology being developed to detect brain signals and to allow people with paralysis to use those signals to control assistive devices, is about to begin a second, larger clinical trial. The ...
Biochar: turning waste into wealth
Jun 10, 2009 |
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As all gardeners know, manure helps the flowers grow. But that manure also gives off greenhouse gases, contributing to global climate change.
