Archive: 04/15/2008
Study: Some students confused by genetics
A new study suggests widespread ignorance and several misconceptions among U.S. high school students concerning the science of genetics.
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Risk of death from rofecoxib in some trials may have been misrepresented by study sponsor
A comparison of internal company documents, data submitted by the company to the FDA, and published clinical trial results indicates that the risk-benefit profile of rofecoxib in clinical trials involving patients with cognitive ...
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Carbon Nanotube Measurements: Latest in NIST 'How-To' Series
The National Institute of Standards and Technology, in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, has published detailed guidelines for making essential measurements on samples of ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Space radiation may cause prolonged cellular damage to astronauts
With major implications for long-duration space travel, a study from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University Medical Center demonstrates that the high-energy radiation found in space may lead to ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Combining liver cancer treatments doubles survival rates, researchers find
By combining the use of stents and photodynamic therapy, also called SpyGlass, physicians at the University of Virginia have been able to significantly increase survival rates for patients suffering from advanced cholangiocarcinoma, ...
Apr 15, 2008 |
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NIST Micro Sensor and Micro Fridge Make Cool Pair
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers ...
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Prototype Terahertz Imager Promises Biochem Advances
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated a new imaging system that detects naturally occurring terahertz radiation with unprecedented sensitivity and resolution. ...
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Use of ghostwriters, guest authors appears frequent for studies involving rofecoxib
An examination of medical articles about rofecoxib (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and court documents from litigation related to this product indicates that company employees or other unacknowledged authors were ...
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Biogas production is all in the mixing
Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis, using an impressive array of imaging and tracking technologies, have determined the importance of mixing in anaerobic digesters for bioenergy production and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 15, 2008 |
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We're All Stars Now: Reality TV, Web 2.0 and Mediated Identities
A new study of television viewing and communication patterns among young adults by University at Buffalo researchers has found a relationship between reality television viewing and "promiscuous friending" on popular social ...
Apr 15, 2008 |
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'Nanodrop' Test Tubes Created with a Flip of a Switch
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated a new device that creates nanodroplet “test tubes” for studying individual proteins under conditions that mimic the crowded ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Researchers pave the way for anthrax spore standards
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Army Dugway (Utah) Proving Ground have developed reliable methods based on DNA analysis to assess the concentration and ...
Biology /
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Researchers view microorganisms from space
What is the smallest thing you can see from space? From a standard shuttle orbit of 217 kilometers above the Earth’s surface, it is suggested that you can see the Great Wall of China. With the aid of binoculars, ...
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How big is your brain? Its size may protect you from memory loss
From autopsies, researchers have long known that some people die with sharp minds and perfect memories, but their brains riddled with the plaques and tangles of Alzheimer’s disease. New research shows that those people have ...
Apr 15, 2008 |
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Calorie restricted diet prevents pancreatic inflammation and cancer
Prevention of weight gain with a restricted calorie diet sharply reduced the development of pancreatic lesions that lead to cancer in preclinical research reported today by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin ...
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