Archive: 08/11/2006
Drug kills prostate tumor cells
U.S. scientists have developed an experimental RNA-based drug -- the first of its kind -- that kills prostate cancer cells, without harming normal cells.
Aug 11, 2006 |
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States take up global warming fight
Thinking the U.S. Congress has dropped the ball, state and local officials from California to North Carolina are trying to do something about global warming.
Aug 11, 2006 |
3.4 / 5 (8) |
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Michigan health plan launches e-Visits
The Internet is changing medical care for thousands of Detroit area residents who soon will be able to get advice from their family doctors by e-mail.
Aug 11, 2006 |
3 / 5 (1) |
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Planet Hospital promotes medical tourism
A California couple is matching up U.S. residents willing to travel abroad with overseas hospitals offering top care at bargain basement prices.
Aug 11, 2006 |
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K-State Mathematician Receives Grant to Study Gravity, Black Holes, Possible Future Space Travel
A grant from a new virtual institute dedicated to exploring questions about the foundations of physics and the origin of the universe will help a Kansas State University mathematician with his research on gravity, black holes ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Motion Detector That Also Has 'Eyes'
A new motion detector from Siemens can not only sense the body heat of suspicious individuals — it can also see them.
Aug 11, 2006 |
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New biomarkers could help doctors spot Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in their early stages can be difficult for physicians to spot, and many diagnoses are incorrect. A finding by researchers at the University of Washington and Harborview ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Mercury pollution threatens health worldwide, scientists say
Mercury pollution can threaten the health of people, fish and wildlife everywhere, from industrial sites to remote corners of the planet, but reducing mercury use and emissions would lessen those threats, according to a declaration ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Researchers Announce New Way to Assess How Buildings Would Stand Up in Big Quakes
How much damage will certain steel-frame, earthquake-resistant buildings located in Southern California sustain when a large temblor strikes? It's a complicated, multifaceted question, and researchers from the California ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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'Hourglass Figure' Points to Magnetic Field's Role in Star Formation
Long predicted by theory, the Smithsonian's Submillimeter Array has found the first conclusive evidence of an hourglass-shaped magnetic field in a star formation region. Measurements indicate that material ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Wear and tear of stress: the psychoneurobiology of aging
Age may be more related to reactions to stress and the absence of disease rather than to a person's chronological age, say leading researchers in the fields of neurobiology and psychoneuroendocrinology. And healthy aging ...
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Montana State University creates one of nation's largest databases for wind energy research
In a little lab on the campus of Montana State University, John Mandell, Dan Samborsky, and scores of students, have been breaking things to advance the field of wind energy.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Study: Evolution losing favor in U.S.
The United States ranks near the bottom, just ahead of Turkey, in a new survey measuring public acceptance of evolution in 34 countries.
Aug 11, 2006 |
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Canine cancer found transmissible
Scientists in England have discovered that when it comes to man's best friend, the age-old wisdom that you can't catch cancer isn't true.
Aug 11, 2006 |
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China adds user-friendly wildlife database
China has developed a unique wildlife database that is so user-friendly everyone from children to scientists can search it.
Biology /
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