Beer: more a brain than a taste thing
Sep 13, 2007 |
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A U.S. study suggests differing zests for beer might reveal more about alcohol's effect on the brain than inherent differences in taste sensitivity.
Green skies: Engineer's work may reduce jet travel's role in global warming
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Princeton Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Fred Dryer has a lofty goal: end the nation's reliance on oil for jet travel.
Using green chemistry to deliver cutting-edge drugs
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Green chemistry is being employed to develop revolutionary drug delivery methods that are more effective and less toxic — and could benefit millions of patients.
Marrying natural and social sciences for Mother Earth's sake
Sep 13, 2007 |
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No one says marriage is easy – but an international group of 16 natural scientists and social scientists, including three from Michigan State University, are saying the wedding of natural sciences and social sciences is called ...
How dirty is your money?
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Drug dealers found with bank notes contaminated with unusually high levels of drugs are now less likely to get away with their crimes, thanks to new evidence from a team led by the University of Bristol, UK. The research ...
Revealing the workings of 'Mother Nature's blowtorch'
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Sep 13, 2007 |
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Using atom-level imaging techniques, University of Michigan researchers have revealed important structural details of an enzyme system known as "Mother Nature's blowtorch" for its role in helping the body efficiently break ...
Study suggests brain tumors need treatment with multiple 'targeted' drugs
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that several, rather than just one, cell-growth switches are simultaneously overactive in many brain tumors and other solid tumors, explaining why treatment with just ...
A glass of wine can help find new mineral deposits
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 13, 2007 |
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The key to finding new mineral deposits in Australia could be to start looking with a glass of wine or a soft drink.
Federal research plan to determine nanotech risks fails to deliver
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Almost a year in the making, a federal plan to prioritize research on the potential environmental, health, and safety (EHS) impacts of nanoscale materials has so many failings that its begs the question as to whether the ...
Leaderless movement proves illusive
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Ask the FBI, and they will contend that a dangerous wave of “ecoterrorism” has swept North America in the past decade. Ski resorts, new condominium developments and corporate logging headquarters have all been the target ...
A new kind of rat model
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Two neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are working with local company PhysioGenix to investigate a novel animal model the company has developed for researching diseases like depression, anxiety, ...
Emissions targets for 2030 will only be reached by banning cars in London
Sep 13, 2007 |
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London Authority (GLA) takes radical steps, one of which could be the removal of all cars from both inner and outer London, according to a report published today.
Genes and drugs team up to lower blood pressure
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Patients with high blood pressure respond very differently to antihypertensive medication, making treatment selection tricky for physicians. But new research published in the online open access journal, BMC Medical Genetics, pinpoi ...
Zebrafish to shed light on human mitochondrial diseases
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Sep 13, 2007 |
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Zebrafish can now be used to study COX deficiencies in humans, a discovery that gives scientists an unprecedented window to view the earliest stages of mitochondrial impairments that lead to potentially fatal metabolic disorders, ...
Study: Double discounts confuse consumers
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A U.S. study showed that consumers often are unable to determine the true cost of goods when confronted with a "double discount."
