New laser method reproduces art masterworks to protein patterns
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Canadian researchers have created a new protein patterning technique that's enabled them to reproduce complex cellular environments and a miniature version of a masterpiece painting. According to a new study ...
Philips’ intelligent pill targets drug development and treatment for digestive tract diseases
Nov 11, 2008 |
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At this week's opening of the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) Annual Meeting and Exposition (Atlanta, USA, November 16-20, 2008) Philips Research will announce its new intelligent ...
Shedding light on ancient oceans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- There's a powerful source of energy humming away inside a laboratory at the University of Alberta. The energy is ultra-violet light, and it packs the same spectrum of rays that kept this planet ...
Protein can nurture or devastate brain cells, depending on its 'friends'
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered new insights into the "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" nature of a protein that stimulates stem-cell maturation in the brain but, paradoxically, can also ...
Research finds that low concentrations of pesticides can become toxic mixture
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh ...
Researchers advance nano-scale electromechanical sensors
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Clemson physics professor Apparao Rao and his team are researching nano-scale cantilevers that have the potential to read and alert us to toxic chemicals or gases in the air. Put them into a small handheld device and the ...
Researchers link autism and rain
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When Cornell economists noticed that autism diagnosis rates were higher in some states, they questioned whether local weather could be playing a role.
Limb loss in lizards -- evidence for rapid evolution
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Nov 11, 2008 |
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Small skink lizards, Lerista, demonstrate extensive changes in body shape over geologically brief periods. Research published in the open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology shows that several species of th ...
Visiontac Rolls Out VGPS-900 GPS Data Logger
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Visiontac VGPS-900 features the world´s first GPS with MicroSD support, voice recording, and Spy Mode. This GPS device records the following GPS parameters: Date, Time, Latitude, Longitude, ...
Cell-coated stent as effective as drug-coated ones but needs less meds
Nov 11, 2008 |
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A stent that entices artery-lining cells to coat it works as well or better than drug-eluting stents in keeping arteries open in coronary heart disease patients, according to two research studies presented at the American ...
NASA Begins Hunt for New Meteor Showers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 11, 2008 |
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It started out as a normal day. NASA astronomer and meteor expert Bill Cooke woke up, dressed, and went to his office at the Marshall Space Flight Center. Colleagues greeted him as usual, there was no hum ...
Battling bacteria in the blood: Researchers tackle deadly infections
Nov 11, 2008 |
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It's a leading cause of death, but no one knows for sure how and why it happens. It's a major source of health care costs, adding days or weeks to the hospital stays and lost work time of millions of people. But no one fully ...
Text messaging may help children fight off obesity
Nov 11, 2008 |
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Many children love sending and receiving text messages through their cell phones – sometimes to the great annoyance of their parents.
Researchers find stem cells from monkey teeth can stimulate growth and generation of brain cells
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered dental pulp stem cells can stimulate growth and generation of several types of neural cells. Findings from this study, available ...
Recovering antibodies from 1918 flu pandemic survivors
Nov 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ninety years after the sweeping destruction of the 1918 flu pandemic, researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt have recovered antibodies to the virus — from elderly survivors ...
