New therapy could preserve vessel function after heart attack
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Scientists have identified the process that causes blood vessels to constrict during and after a heart attack. They've also demonstrated that delivering a vital molecule that is depleted during this process directly to those ...
Tiny tubes and rods show promise as catalysts, sunscreen
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed new ways to make or modify nanorods and nanotubes of titanium oxide, a material used in a variety of industrial and ...
High-tech power plant construction begins
Sep 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy has announced the start of construction of what will be among the world's cleanest, most efficient coal-fueled power plants.
Stem cell research produces a key discovery for Fragile X Syndrome
Sep 10, 2007 |
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An important finding has been made by McMaster researchers about Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), a sex-linked genetic disorder that affects approximately one in 4,000 males and one in 6,000 females.
Gray whales a fraction of historic levels, genetic research says
Biology /
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Gray whales in the Pacific Ocean, long thought to have fully recovered from whaling, were once three to five times as plentiful as they are now, according to a report to be published September 10 in the Proceedings of ...
PCBs may threaten killer whale populations for 30-60 years
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Orcas or killer whales may continue to suffer the effects of contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for the next 30 – 60 years, despite 1970s-era regulations that have reduced overall PCB concentrations ...
Human C-reactive protein regulates myeloma tumor cell growth and survival
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Scientists report that a protein best known as a common marker of inflammation plays a key role in the progression of human cancer. The research, published by Cell Press in the September issue of the journal Cancer Cell, ...
Telescope funding in peril
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Earth's largest radio telescope, located in Puerto Rico, is in danger of closing for lack of money.
Nutrients lutein and zeaxanthin associated with reduced risk for age-related eye disease
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Consuming higher levels of the yellow plant pigments lutein and zeaxanthin may be associated with a lower risk for age-related macular degeneration, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of ...
Embryonic stem cells thrive when shaken
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Embryos spend much of their time in the womb bobbing along with a mother’s movement, and, surprisingly enough, new research from the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University suggests that embryonic ...
Sharp drop in British sperm donors
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Britain's decision to remove anonymity from sperm donors has resulted in a sharp drop in the number of men willing to donate.
Blocking formation of toxic plaques implicated in type 2 diabetes
Sep 10, 2007 |
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Amid growing evidence that the same abnormal clumping of proteins in Alzheimer’s disease also contributes to type-2 diabetes, scientists in New York are reporting discovery of a potent new compound that reduces formation ...
EPA issues list of high volume chemicals
Sep 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the first list Monday of high production volume chemicals and their hazards.
Implantable device designed to detect, stop seizures under study
Sep 10, 2007 |
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A small device implanted in the skull that detects oncoming seizures, then delivers a brief electrical stimulus to the brain to stop them is under study at the Medical College of Georgia.
Supercomputer reservation system created
Technology / Computer Sciences
Sep 10, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have created a "reservation" program for supercomputers that can speed up the slow process of obtaining computing time.
