Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Researchers from the Center for the Neural Basis of Cognition (CNBC), a joint project of Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, have for the first time described a mechanism called “dynamic ...
Archaeologists discover 1699 Captain Kidd Shipwreck
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Resting in less than 10 feet of Caribbean seawater, the wreckage of Quedagh Merchant, the ship abandoned by the scandalous 17th century pirate Captain William Kidd as he raced to New York in an ill-fated attempt ...
New approach for attacking lupus identified
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery have identified two new targets for drugs aimed at controlling lupus. If companies are able to develop drugs that hone in on these targets, patients may be able to control their ...
Russia celebrates 50 years at Antarctic
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Scientists and relatives of polar explorers Sunday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Russian polar station Vostok in the Antarctic.
Drug combination shrinks breast cancer metastases in brain
Dec 16, 2007 |
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A combination of a "targeted" therapy and chemotherapy shrank metastatic brain tumors by at least 50 percent in one-fifth of patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast cancer, according to data presented by Dana-Farber ...
Even tiny breast tumors can be aggressive and may require maximum therapy
Dec 16, 2007 |
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Breast tumors that are 1 centimeter in size or smaller — no more than 0.4 inch in length — can still be very aggressive and may require more intensive therapy than is routinely offered today, say researchers at Mayo Clinic ...
ISS crew prepares for Tuesday's spacewalk
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 16, 2007 |
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The International Space Station crew is preparing for a spacewalk Tuesday to inspect the starboard solar array, the U.S. space agency said.
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