Archive: 03/11/2008
Mini-Donut Catches Chloride Ions
Ions—charged atoms or molecules—play an important role in nature, in our bodies as well as for science and technology. It is often necessary to trap, remove, mask, stabilize, or transport ions, whether in ...
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Researchers may have found test for depression
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered that a change in the location of a protein in the brain could serve as a biomarker for depression, allowing a simple, rapid, laboratory ...
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Specialized hospital care associated with better survival in Dutch ovarian cancer patients
Dutch ovarian cancer patients who were treated at a semispecialized or specialized hospital survived longer than those treated at a general hospital, according to a study published online March 11 in the Journal of the Na ...
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Microchip fingerprints used to lock out chip pirates
Pirated microchips -- chips stolen from legitimate factories or made from stolen blueprints -- account for billions of dollars in annual losses to chipmakers.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Post brain injury: New nerve cells originate from neural stem cells
Most cells in the human brain are not nerve cells, but supporting cells (glial cells). They serve as a framework for nerve cells and play an important role in the wound reaction that occurs with injuries to the brain. However, ...
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Arctic climate models playing key role in polar bear decision
The pending federal decision about whether to protect the polar bear as a threatened species is as much about climate science as it is about climate change.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 11, 2008 |
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New resuscitation approach for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest associated with increased survival
Patients who had cardiac arrests outside of the hospital setting and were treated with a resuscitation approach designed to limit interruption of chest compressions, termed minimally interrupted cardiac resuscitation (MICR), ...
Mar 11, 2008 |
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First early-detection blood test for Parkinson's shows promise
A test that profiles molecular biomarkers in blood could become the first accurate diagnostic test for Parkinson's disease, new research shows.
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Harlequin frog rediscovered in remote region of Colombia
After 14 years without having been seen, several young scientists supported by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP), have rediscovered the Carrikeri Harlequin Frog (Atelopus carrikeri) in a remote mountainous region ...
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Study finds personal and Web-based support equal weight loss success
Findings in the Journal of the American Medical Association on the largest weight loss maintenance study to date reinforce Kaiser Permanente’s approach to obesity prevention. The combination of both personal contact and we ...
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Female katydids prefer mates 'cool' in winter and 'hot' in summer
Katydid (or didn’t she?) respond to the mating call of her suitors. According to scientists at the University of Missouri, one species of katydid may owe its ecological success and expanded habitat range to ...
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Short-term stress can affect learning and memory
Short-term stress lasting as little as a few hours can impair brain-cell communication in areas associated with learning and memory, University of California, Irvine researchers have found.
Mar 11, 2008 |
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Research offers road map to safer pain control, cost savings during colonoscopies
At a time when several U.S. health insurers have discontinued payment for use of the sedative propofol during most screening colonoscopies, physicians at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered that ...
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Camera can see through clothing
Developers of a specialized camera that can help police detect weapons and drugs under clothing say they will show it off in England this week.
Mar 11, 2008 |
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FDA issues Tussionex safety alert
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a safety alert, saying incorrect usage of a specific cough medicine can result in serious health risks.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 11, 2008 |
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