LLNL researchers create tool to monitor nuclear reactors
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International inspectors may have a new tool in the form of an antineutrino detector, that could help them peer inside a working nuclear reactor.
Rare North Island brown kiwi hatches at the Smithsonian's National Zoo
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Early Friday morning, March 7, one of the world’s most endangered species—a North Island brown kiwi—hatched at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo Bird House. Keepers had been incubating the egg for five weeks, ...
Increased level of magnetic iron oxides found in Alzheimer's disease
Mar 12, 2008 |
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A team of scientists, led by Professor Jon Dobson, of Keele University in Staffordshire, UK, have found, for the first time, raised levels of magnetic iron oxides in the part of the brain affected by Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
Researchers develop a method to select eggs with the best chance of leading to successful pregnancy
Mar 12, 2008 |
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A research team supervised by Université Laval scientist Marc-André Sirard has identified genetic markers that allow the selection of eggs with the best chance of leading to successful pregnancy after in vitro fertilization ...
NASA seeks supersonic research projects
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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The U.S. space agency released its "Research Opportunities in Aeronautics 2008" list, soliciting research in support of its supersonics project.
Many teens spend 30 hours a week on 'screen time' during high school
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While most teenagers (60 percent) spend on average 20 hours per week in front of television and computer screens, a third spend closer to 40 hours per week, and about 7 percent are exposed to more than 50 hours of ‘screen-time’ ...
Researchers find benefit for lymphoma patients in combined PET-CT scanning
Mar 12, 2008 |
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Combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) imaging of lymphoma patients is a more effective method to evaluate response to radiation therapy, and may help patients avoid unnecessary follow-up ...
Caspase-12: Researcher finds new defense mechanism against intestinal inflammation
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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The body’s first line of defence against pathogenic bacteria that we ingest may not be the immune system but rather the cells that line the intestine. This surprising conclusion is just one facet of a study by Dr. Maya Saleh, ...
New lab test predicts risk of kidney injury after surgery
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A simple laboratory test may provide a new way for doctors to identify patients at risk of developing potentially severe acute kidney injury (AKI) after surgery—up to three days before the problem would otherwise be detected, ...
Early bird doesn't always get worm, researcher finds
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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Competing against older brothers and sisters can be tough work, as any youngest child will tell you. But new research from a biologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that when it comes to some birds, ...
Baby seals dying in Baltic Sea
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German conservationists said a warm winter has left hundreds of baby seals dying of cold and starvation in the Baltic Sea.
Police raid Nevada clinics
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Authorities investigating a hepatitis outbreak have seized patient records from six southern Nevada medical offices.
Endeavour Due at Station Tonight
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Mar 12, 2008 |
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Circling the globe aboard space shuttle Endeavour, the STS-123 crew members have completed their first full day in space. The astronauts inspected the orbiter’s heat shield and prepared for their arrival at ...
Model identifies targets for eradication of malaria
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Scientists at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC), in Portugal, have shown that Malaria eradication in Africa is sustainable, and any re-emergence of malaria in industrialized nations is highly unlikely. Working with ...
Cholera outbreak reported in Namibia
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Health officials in Namibia say one person has died in a cholera outbreak in the Engela Health District, which has been compromised by floods.
