Archive: 02/13/2008
India caught in catastrophic smoking epidemic
India is in the midst of a catastrophic epidemic of smoking deaths, which is expected to cause about one million (10 lakh) deaths a year during the 2010s – including one in five of all male deaths and one in 20 of all female ...
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HIV persists in the gut despite long-term HIV therapy
Even with effective anti-HIV therapies, doctors still have not been able to eradicate the virus from infected individuals who are receiving such treatments, largely because of the persistence of HIV in hideouts known as viral ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Real-time space radiation forecasting in place
A new method for predicting the approach and intensity of hazardous particles from extreme solar events that would threaten astronauts and technology in space is now in place. Researchers are using this initial ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2008 |
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The need for fossil fuels will last for decades, according to BP's chief scientist
The world is almost certainly going to remain hooked on fossil fuels—oil, coal, natural gas—for decades to come, despite our best efforts to cut back, the chief scientist for British Petroleum said during a recent campus ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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NEC Succeeds in Fabrication of CNT Transistor Using Coating Process
NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor using a coating process. The basic operation of the new transistor with advanced characteristics has been verified, confirming ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Spacewalkers Walheim and Schlegel Install New Nitrogen Tank Assembly
Astronauts Rex Walheim and Hans Schlegel completed the second of STS-122’s three scheduled spacewalks at 4:12 p.m. EST. The excursion lasted six hours and 45 minutes.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Cyber criminals cloak their tracks
The 2007 X-Force Security report from IBM finds a disturbing rise in the sophistication of attacks by criminals on Web browsers worldwide. According to IBM, by attacking the browsers of computer users, cyber criminals are ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Researchers identify and shut down makers of fake anti-malarial medications
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers were part of a three-continent, multi-organizational effort known as “Operation Jupiter” that successfully identified and shut down manufacturers who were flooding ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Physics Explains Why University Rankings Won't Change
A Duke University researcher says that his physics theory, which has been applied to everything from global climate to traffic patterns, can also explain another trend: why university rankings tend not to change very much ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Vaccine for stomach flu may be possible, research shows
Every year, millions of people are infected with noroviruses - commonly called “stomach flu” – often resulting in up to 72 hours of vomiting and diarrhea. While most people recover in a few days, the symptoms can lead to ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Smoking marijuana impairs cognitive function in MS patients
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who smoke marijuana are more likely to have emotional and memory problems, according to research published February 13, 2008, in the online edition of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Smokers might benefit from earlier colon cancer screening
New evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier for individuals with a significant lifetime exposure to tobacco smoke, ...
Feb 13, 2008 |
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Stocks of bad companies often outperform those of good ones
Reputable companies aren't always the best investments, says a University of Michigan business researcher.
Feb 13, 2008 |
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'Hotties' not so hot when you're in love, study
As if inspiring countless songs and poems and an international holiday weren't enough, love now is being credited with a truly amazing power: the ability to resist temptation.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 13, 2008 |
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New world record for solar-to-grid conversion efficiency
On a perfect New Mexico winter day — with the sky almost 10 percent brighter than usual — Sandia National Laboratories and Stirling Energy Systems (SES) set a new solar-to-grid system conversion efficiency ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
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