Scientists develop new drug to outflank cancer resistance
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A new drug has shown promising results against breast and prostate cancer cells and tumours that are resistant to conventional hormone-based treatments, according to research published in the British Journal of ...
Parents blind to children’s risk taking & skilled risk management
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Warwick and the Research Unit for General Practice in Copenhagen have found that parents are often totally unaware of just how often their children take risks and just how good they are at ...
Envisat captures South Korea's crude oil leak
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Crude oil from the wrecked 146 000-ton tanker, Hebei Spirit, is seen polluting the sea off South Korea in this Envisat image.
Paying for Donor Organs Could Drastically Increase Availability
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Economic analysis suggests that healthy young donors in economies like that in the U.S. that place them at low-risk for post-surgical death would sell a kidney or a portion of a liver at prices that would drastically increase ...
Overall, illicit drug use by American teens continues gradual decline in 2007
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Eighth, 10th and 12th grade students across the country are continuing to show a gradual decline in the proportions reporting use of illicit drugs, according to the 33rd national survey in the Monitoring the Future series ...
IMEC increases performance of high-k metal gate planar CMOS and FinFETs
Dec 11, 2007 |
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At today’s IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting, IMEC reports significant progress in improving the performance of planar CMOS using hafnium-based high-k dielectrics and tantalum-carbide metal gates ...
Researchers build new model of bio-exploration
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Dec 11, 2007 |
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Two land-grant universities have developed a new approach to global bio-exploration, one that returns most of the fruits of discovery to the countries that provide the raw materials on which the research depends.
Kids more active when playground has balls, jump ropes, study shows
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Children play harder and longer when their child care centers provide portable play equipment (like balls, hoola hoops, jump ropes and riding toys), more opportunities for active play and physical activity training and education ...
Early warning system predicted shaking from Oct. 30 quake
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A California earthquake early warning system now being tested accurately predicted the ground shaking in San Francisco a few seconds before the city felt the Oct. 30, 2007, magnitude 5.4 quake near San Jose, ...
New carbon calculator conserves forests
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A quick and cool way to help combat climate change is now available at www.conservation.org/carboncalculator.
Cancer cell line developed that is resistant to new cancer therapy
Dec 11, 2007 |
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A cancer cell line that is resistant to one of the newest classes of cancer treatments has been developed by researchers who already are using it to determine what else to give patients when this happens.
Study finds gene linked to aggressive prostate cancer
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Results from two genome-wide association studies have identified a genetic variant of the DAB2IP gene that is associated with the risk of aggressive prostate cancer. Research teams from the Translational Genomics Research ...
Software help Mars rovers find winter havens
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2007 |
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New software is helping NASA find safe places for the Spirit rover to ride out future Martian winters -- and also plan where Spirit and its companion rover, Opportunity, will explore in the future.
New computational technique can predict drug side effects
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Dec 11, 2007 |
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Early identification of adverse effects of drugs before they are tested in humans is crucial in developing new therapeutics, as unexpected effects account for a third of all drug failures during the development process.
Dell Adds New Touch to Tablet PCs
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 11, 2007 |
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Dell is setting new benchmarks for tablet PCs with the addition of the Latitude XT, the thinnest and one of the lightest 12.1-inch convertible tablets available. It is also the brightest in its category with ...
