King tides -- a glimpse of future sea level rise
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow, beach-goers will get a glimpse of what our coastlines may look like in 50 years, when New South Wales and South East Queensland experience the highest daytime ‘king tides’ forecast ...
Hair of Tasmanian Tiger Yields Genes of Extinct Species
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Jan 12, 2009 |
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All the genes that the exotic Tasmanian Tiger inherited only from its mother will be revealed by an international team of scientists in a research paper to be published on 13 January 2009 in the online edition ...
Microscopic morphology adds to the scorpion family tree
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Modern microscopy technology has allowed two scorpion biologists, Carsten Kamenz of the Humboldt University in Berlin and Lorenzo Prendini of the American Museum of Natural History, to study and document what ...
Tiny robots used in surgical procedures
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Tiny robots that aid surgical procedures and medical checkups currently are the focus of intense research and study. In fact, some of these small-scale devices already are in practical use.
Most heart attack patients' cholesterol levels did not indicate cardiac risk
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not at high risk for a cardiovascular event, according to current national ...
Tension in the nanoworld: Infrared light visualizes nanoscale strain fields
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A joint team of researchers at CIC nanoGUNE (San Sebastian, Spain) and the Max Planck Institutes of Biochemistry and Plasma Physics (Munich, Germany) report the non-invasive and nanoscale ...
Toward a long-sought saliva test for autism
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Researchers in Italy are reporting discovery of abnormal proteins in the saliva of autism patients that could eventually provide a clue for the molecular basis of this severe developmental disorder and could be used as a ...
Girls twice as likely as boys to remain victims of bullying
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Girls targeted by bullies at primary school are two and a half times more likely to remain victims than boys, according to research from the University of Warwick and University of Hertfordshire.
'Smart scaffolds' may help heal broken hearts
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Canadian researchers have, for the first time, developed an organic substance that attracts and supports cells necessary for tissue repair and can be directly injected into problem areas. This development, published online ...
Tiny capsules deliver drugs
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 12, 2009 |
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A tiny particle syringe composed of polymer layers and nanoparticles may provide drug delivery that targets diseased cells without harming the rest of the body, according to a team of chemical engineers. This ...
Standardized test battery to aid those with Down syndrome
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Researchers at The University of Arizona are developing a set of standardized tests that could improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.
Rats say: Manhattan rules!
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If you leave it up to the rats, New York City beats New Orleans any day.
Researchers Can Detect Tunnel Excavation With Fiber Optic Cables
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the same type of fiber optic cables used in telecommunications systems, researchers from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed a way to detect and pinpoint the excavation ...
Getting less sleep associated with lower resistance to colds
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Individuals who get less than seven hours of sleep per night appear about three times as likely to develop respiratory illness following exposure to a cold virus as those who sleep eight hours or more, according to a report ...
Wireless Microgrippers Grab Living Cells in 'Biopsy' Tests
Jan 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In experiments that pave the way for tiny mobile surgical tools activated by heat or chemicals, Johns Hopkins researchers have invented dust-particle-size devices that can be used to grab ...
