Archive: 08/16/2008
You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression
A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Discovery of plant protein holds promise for biofuel production
Scientists at Michigan State University have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development. The discovery could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored specifically for biofuel production.
Biology /
Aug 16, 2008 |
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MSU to create genomic clearinghouse for biofuel crops
Michigan State University scientists, armed with a half-million-dollar federal grant, are creating an easily accessible, Web-based genomic database of information on crops that can be used to make ethanol.
Biology /
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Carnegie Mellon urges industry to broaden carbon footprint calculations
Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Ames lab physicist develops 'electrifying' theory on superconducting fault-current limiters
(PhysOrg.com) -- John R. Clem, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, has developed a theory that will help build future superconducting alternating-current fault-current limiters ...
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Experiments could lead to new treatments for neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is one of the most devastating diagnoses a child can receive. The cancer's victims average 2 years old when the disease is detected, most often by a parent feeling a lump in a child's abdomen. By then, the disease ...
Aug 16, 2008 |
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FDA approves first drug for Huntington's disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved tetrabenazine, the first drug approved for use in the United States to treat Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no cure. ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 16, 2008 |
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