High Resolution 4Pi Microscopy Reaches the Nucleus
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Confocal light microscopy has been an important tool for biomedical scientists as they work to unravel molecular events occurring within human cells. Less than two decades ago, an important advance in microscopy ...
A company's reputation is what gets fried when its books get cooked
Nov 13, 2006 |
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While fines imposed by regulators and courts on companies that falsify records may seem substantial, a new study finds the largest monetary penalties suffered by these companies are the result of a damaged reputation when ...
Contact lenses check blood sugar
Nov 13, 2006 |
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A scientist in Baltimore has developed a contact lens that can provide diabetics with a non-invasive way to monitor blood sugar.
Mars Global Surveyor lost in space
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2006 |
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NASA engineers tried Monday to re-establish contact with the Mars Global Surveyor, which has quit communicating with Earth.
High-tech spectroscopy may be used to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms
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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) may provide a noninvasive way to monitor neuropsychiatric symptoms in patients with lupus, according to results from research in mice at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Even more people should benefit from statins, say Oxford researchers
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 13, 2006 |
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Cholesterol-lowering ‘statin’ drugs would be cost-effective if given to far more people than current guidelines recommend, say Oxford researchers in a study published online by the British Medical Journal.
A medical micropump
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Using material similar to bathtub caulk, University of Utah engineers invented a tiny, inexpensive "micropump" that could be used to move chemicals, blood or other samples through a card-sized medical laboratory ...
Start from Frozen and Treat Turkey to a Rest Before Carving
Nov 13, 2006 |
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If you’re in charge of cooking the Thanksgiving turkey, you may not have to plan as far ahead as you thought you did, according to Iowa State University Extension food science specialist Sam Beattie.
SimCity for real
Technology / Computer Sciences
Nov 13, 2006 |
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Social policy makers and town planners will soon be able to play 'SimCity' for real using grid computing and e-Science techniques to test the consequences of their policies on a real, but anonymous, model of the UK population. ...
Middle age no picnic for women
Nov 13, 2006 |
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Surveys by Washington researchers indicate there are good reasons middle-aged women in the United States are not as happy as the rest of the population.
Test could help prevent arthritis
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A New York doctor said a test developed by Dutch researchers could help prevent rheumatoid arthritis.
Researchers developing molecular delivery vehicles for genetic therapies
Nov 13, 2006 |
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Researchers at New York University are working to develop molecular delivery vehicles that can be used to transport nucleic acids into diverse cell types, which may lead to eventual applications in genetic therapies. Their ...
Harvard seeks to tap soul of leadership
Nov 13, 2006 |
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A "cutting-edge" psychological program is helping Harvard fellows tap into and cultivate their natural leadership capabilities, the Massachusetts school says.
Study: Anger could be deadly for some
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A study presented at a Chicago conference has suggested that intense anger could cause death in some heart patients.
Hospital study accused of stealing data
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has been accused by Icelandic company deCODE genetics of basing a major project on stolen information.
