Archive: 08/13/2007
Older adults encouraged to seek help for a sleep disorder
September 9th is National Grandparents Day, a day to honor grandparents across America as important members of our families and communities. Grandparents play important roles in life, including that of guardian, comforter, ...
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Beyond batteries: Storing power in a sheet of nanocomposite paper
Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have developed a new energy storage device that easily could be mistaken for a simple sheet of black paper.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Tectonic plates act like variable thermostat
Like a quilt that loses heat between squares, the earth’s system of tectonic plates lets warmth out at every stitch.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Climate change isolates Rocky Mountain butterflies
Expanding forests in the Canadian Rocky Mountains are slowly isolating groups of alpine butterflies from each other, which may lead to the extinction of the colourful insects in some areas, says a new study from the University ...
Biology /
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Which came first, the moth or the cactus?
It's not a good idea to put all your eggs in one basket… unless you're a senita moth.
Biology /
Aug 13, 2007 |
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New cause of Tamoxifen resistance is found
U.S. scientists have discovered a new mechanism for resistance to Tamoxifen and Faslodex endocrine or anti-hormonal breast cancer therapies.
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Antioxidants show no clear benefit against cardiovascular events, death in high-risk women
Vitamins C and E and beta carotene, either individually or in combination, do not appear to reduce the risk of cardiovascular events or death among women at high risk for heart disease, according to a report in the August ...
Aug 13, 2007 |
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DNA vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears safe, potentially beneficial
A newly developed DNA vaccine appears safe and may produce beneficial changes in the brains and immune systems of individuals with multiple sclerosis, according to an article posted online today that will appear in the October ...
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Drug for cluster headaches may cause heart problems
A drug increasingly used to prevent cluster headaches can cause heart problems, according to a study published in the August 14, 2007, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Those taking ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Unravelling new complexity in the genome
A major surprise emerging from genome sequencing projects is that humans have a comparable number of protein-coding genes as significantly less complex organisms such as the minute nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans. Clearly ...
Biology /
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Side-to-side shaking of nanoresonators throws off impurities
Tiny vibrating silicon resonators are of intense interest in nanotechnology circles for their potential ability to detect bacteria, viruses, DNA and other biological molecules.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Study begins to reveal clues to the cause and progression of sepsis
Not all patients with sepsis mount the same immune response, even when they look the same clinically, according to findings from the first large-scale natural history study of sepsis. The results, published by University ...
Aug 13, 2007 |
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New technology has dramatic chip-cooling potential for future computers
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology using tiny "ionic wind engines" that might dramatically improve computer chip cooling, possibly addressing a looming threat to future advances in computers and ...
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Pick Up the Cell Phone, Drop the Pounds
Cell phone owners use their phones for much more than talking to friends: surfing the web, snapping pictures, listening to music. How about using that cell phone to lose weight?
Aug 13, 2007 |
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Spacewalkers Replace Station Gyroscope, 3 Days Added to Shuttle Mission
STS-118 spacewalkers Dave Williams and Rick Mastracchio installed a new control moment gyroscope (CMG) into the International Space Station’s Z1 truss. They will secure the faulty CMG and equipment before ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 13, 2007 |
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