Archive: 08/18/2006
Study re-examines Vietnam stress disorder
A review of an 18-year-old U.S. study of post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by Vietnam veterans found sharply fewer were affected than originally reported.
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Atlantis crew has longest training ever
(AP) -- Atlantis' six astronauts were supposed to fly to the international space station more than three years ago. But the Columbia disaster in early 2003 and problems with the shuttle fuel tank kept the spacecraft ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Student Creates Electric Tweezers
The ability to sort cells or manipulate microscopic particles could soon be in the hands of small laboratories, high schools and amateur scientists, thanks to researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Bacteria-based nanoclusters
Scientists from the research center Forschungszentrum Rossendorf (Germany) use the survival mechanism of special bacteria to produce solid nanoclusters out of palladium. The tiny bullets, only a few billions ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Loss of just one species makes big difference in freshwater ecosystem, study finds
Researchers at Dartmouth, Cornell University, and the University of Wyoming have learned that the removal of just one important species in a freshwater ecosystem can seriously disrupt how that environment functions. ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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What the Devil? Prince of Darkness Is Misunderstood, Says UCLA Professor
He's not the enemy of God, his name really isn't Lucifer and he isn't even evil. And as far as leading Adam and Eve astray, that was a bad rap stemming from a case of mistaken identity.
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Cosmic Stocktake Reveals What's Left of Big Bang
The Universe has guzzled its way through about 20 per cent of its normal matter, or original fuel reserves, according to findings from a survey of the nearby Universe by an international team of astronomers involving researchers ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Researcher urges nuclear waste options
The Bush administration is eagerly pushing nuclear power as a way to help solve the U.S. energy crisis. But in its new plan for nuclear waste management, the administration is taking the wrong approach, says an MIT professor ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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More Details in the Nanocosmos of the Cell
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry have further opened the door to the nanocosmos of the cell. The researchers have, for the first time, improved the resolution of STED microscopes ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Small Ohio town boasts most angioplasties
The U.S. government and at least one major insurer are wondering why doctors in the small Ohio town of Elyria are performing so many angioplasties.
Aug 18, 2006 |
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New Web database improves access to ionic liquid data
Chemical engineers and others designing "green" industrial processes using new ionic liquid solvents now have an important new resource, an on-line database of physical properties developed by the National Institute of Standards ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Research explores the secret life of Australia’s rarest coastal dolphins
University of Queensland researchers are using behavioural observations together with the latest molecular techniques to providing insights into the life of Australia's rarest coastal dolphins.
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High suicide rate for older white males
Older white males have the highest suicide rate in the United States, said the Population Reference Bureau in Washington.
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'Techno Addicts' pose employer liability, says Rutgers researcher
Taking your Blackberry on vacation with you? Or to the kids' soccer game? How about the business cell phone? Technology keeps workers connected 24/7. If that sounds like an employer's dream come true, think again: according ...
Aug 18, 2006 |
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Gene Gives a Boost to Tumor Suppression
Angiogenesis, or the growth of new blood vessels, is an important naturally occurring process in the body. As with normal tissues, tumors rely on angiogenesis to supply them with the oxygen and nutrients they need for growth.
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