Safer, More Accurate Radiation Therapy for Expecting Mothers
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Developing fetuses are extremely sensitive to radiation, which poses an impossible dilemma for expecting mothers in need of screening or treatment for cancer. Now researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ...
Efficiency of satellite telecommunications for civil protection agencies
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Enhancing interoperability during European civil protection operations is the objective of an ESA project named Decision. In the context of this project, field trials were held in Chartres, France, focusing on satellite solutions ...
Ground beef recalled in Tennessee
Dec 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Inspection Service announced a recall of approximately 102 pounds of hamburger patties and bulk ground beef due to possible contamination.
Simple strategy could prevent half of deadly tuberculosis infections
Dec 18, 2007 |
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By using a combination of inexpensive infection control measures, hospitals around the world could prevent half the new cases of extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB), according to a new study in The Lancet by res ...
Intel Opens Fibre Channel Over Ethernet Code
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Intel Corporation has released a software initiator package to drive the development of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) solutions for the Linux operating system. FCoE is a proposed specification that will allow Fibre Channel ...
The precise role of seminal proteins in sustaining post-mating responses in fruit flies
Biology /
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Successful reproduction is critical to pass genes to the next generation. In sexually reproducing organisms, sperm enter the female with seminal proteins that are vital for fertility. In a new study published on Friday, December ...
Twin study indicates genetic basis for processing faces, places
Dec 18, 2007 |
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A new study of twins indicates that the genetic foundation for the brain’s ability to recognize faces and places is much stronger than for other objects, such as words. The results, which appear in the December 19 issue of ...
FDA approves a new beta blocker
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 18, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bystolic, a beta blocker, for the treatment of high blood pressure. Bystolic (nebivolol) is a new drug not previously approved for use in the United States.
Michigan hospital prices now listed online
Dec 18, 2007 |
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The Michigan Health and Hospital Association has started a Web site listing prices for common procedures for 146 nonprofit hospitals.
Link between chronic kidney disease and oxygen-deprived tissue
Dec 18, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have discovered how low-oxygen conditions can worsen chronic kidney disease (CKD). The key player is a protein called hypoxia-inducible-factor (HIF-1) that, ...
Researchers develop new online tool in fight against spread of HIV
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Dec 18, 2007 |
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A new Web-based software program is the latest tool University of Minnesota researchers are using to help fight the spread of HIV. A multidisciplinary team of researchers led by Joseph Konstan, a professor in computer science ...
A single bone mineral density test predicts 'silent' spinal fractures years later
Dec 18, 2007 |
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A single bone mineral density (BMD) test given 15 years earlier predicted a woman’s risk of developing fractures to her spine over time, according to the largest and longest prospective study of osteoporosis.
