Archive: 06/12/2008
Fever may trigger heart failure in patients with the genetic disease LQT-2
The potentially fatal heart disease LQT-2, which is characterized by the prolongation of a specific interval of time (known as the QT interval) in the heart's electrical cycle, is caused by mutations in the HERG gene.
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Chemists use 'green chemistry' to produce amines, chemical compounds used widely in industry
Chemists at UC Riverside have discovered an inexpensive, clean and quick way to prepare amines – nitrogen-containing organic compounds derived from ammonia that have wide industrial applications such as solvents, additives, ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Even before tomato warning, many Americans lacked confidence in the food safety system
A new national study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that, in spite of a number of food safety incidents in recent years, most Americans remain confident ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Head injuries increase after motorcycle helmet law repeal
Pennsylvania motorcyclists suffered large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations in the two years following the repeal of its motorcycle helmet law, according to a University of Pittsburgh study to be published ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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New target to enhance anti-cancer drug sensitivity found in translation
The development of resistance to anticancer chemotherapeutic agents remains a large problem. In some cases, such resistance is associated with altered control of a cellular process known as translation, which is central to ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis
University of Pittsburgh-led researchers discovered that the primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, the research team recently reported ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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If a Tree Falls in the Forest, and No One Is Around to Hear It, Does Climate Change?
There are roughly 42 million square kilometers of forest on Earth, a swath that covers almost a third of the land surface, and those wooded environments play a key role in both mitigating and enhancing global ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Scientists Find New Type of Comet Dust Mineral
NASA researchers and scientists from the United States, Germany and Japan have found a new mineral in material that likely came from a comet.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Phoenix Mars Lander Delivers Soil Sample to Microscope
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander sprinkled a spoonful of Martian soil Wednesday onto the sample wheel of the spacecraft's robotic microscope station, images received early Thursday confirmed.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 12, 2008 |
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New Map Locates Metals in Millions of Milky Way Stars
An international team of scientists from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II) has unveiled the most complete and detailed map yet of the chemical composition of our Galaxy.
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Samsung Introduces 90-Nanometer High Performance Smart Card IC
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., a leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today its 90-nanometer smart card IC with high data storage capacity for subscriber identity module (SIM) cards and mobile ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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NXP Launches The World’s Fastest Cellular Modem
NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today announced the world's fastest high-bandwidth cellular soft modem - Nexperia Cellular System Solution PNX6910. Powered by NXP's Embedded Vector ...
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Study Finds Benefits to Earlier Colon Cancer Screenings
Patients would benefit by having colon cancer screenings earlier than currently recommended, according to a study by researchers at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health.
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Driving while phoning danger as bad as drink-driving
Motorists who use cellphones while driving make as many, if not more, driving errors as clinically drunk drivers, according to educational psychologist Professor Michael Townsend. He says the proposed ban on hand-held cellphone ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 12, 2008 |
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Mysterious mountain dino may be a new species
A partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site is the first ever found in Canadian mountains and may represent a new species, according to a recent examination by a University ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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