Archive: 09/20/2007
Brain system serves as 'remote control' for fat metabolism
A system in the brain already known to regulate food intake also serves as a direct “remote control” for the way fat is stored and metabolized in the body, say University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers.
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Scientists launch deep-sea scientific drilling program to study volatile earthquake zone
Today, the Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) gets underway, with the Japanese drilling vessel Chikyu departing from Shingu Port with scientists aboard, all ready to log, drill, sample, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Arctic sea ice minimum shatters all-time record low, report University of Colorado scientists
Scientists from the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center said today that the extent of Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its minimum for 2007 on Sept. 16, shattering all previous lows ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Key to longer life (in flies) lies in just 14 brain cells
Two years ago, Brown University researchers discovered something startling: Decrease the activity of the cancer-suppressing protein p53 and you can make fruit flies live significantly longer.
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Sep 20, 2007 |
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Scientists find cause of Job's syndrome
U.S. and Japanese scientists have identified a specific genetic mutation as the cause of a rare immunodeficiency disorder known as Job's syndrome.
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Nasal surgery helps transsexuals
British scientists say transsexuals undergoing male-to-female gender reassignment report satisfaction with surgery to create a more feminine-appearing nose.
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Astronomers Pinpoint Origin of Nature's Most Powerful Magnetic Bursts
University of Arizona astronomers have pinpointed the origin of powerful bursts from nature's most magnetic objects. The bursts are from "magnetars," some of the most enigmatic objects in the universe.
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Smart insulin nanostructures pass feasibility test
Biomedical engineers at The University of Texas School of Health Information Sciences at Houston have announced pre-clinical test results in the September issue of the International Journal of Nanomedicine demonstrating the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Toshiba to demonstrate prototype of new 'SpursEngine' processor
Toshiba Corporation today announced development of the "SpursEngine", a high-performance stream processor integrating Synergistic Processing Element (SPE) cores derived from the Cell Broadband Engine (Cell/B.E.). ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Low-Alpha Mode Increases Possibilities at SSRL
Since the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) began experiments in 1973, it has proven to be a bottomless well of scientific discovery. Now, a team of SLAC accelerator physicists is working to ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Collapsing structures to be tested in revamped UW engineering lab
Just as Minneapolis now finds itself in the middle of a national debate on bridge safety, so the Puget Sound area was some 70 years ago. The infamous collapse of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge in 1940 prompted ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Bend it like... a Millipede?
While industry spends billions bending and shaping sheets of metal, a team in this year's UQ Business School Enterprize competition claims that it can do it better – and cheaper.
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Scientists report new strategy to create genetically-modified animals
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have demonstrated the potential of a new strategy for genetic modification of large animals. The method employs a harmless gene therapy virus that ...
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i.play Offers Video Game-like Playground Equipment
For children of today’s generation, swings and slides don’t seem to cut it anymore—not when you have an Xbox and Playstation in your living room. In an attempt to curb the rising childhood obesity rates partially ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Foreclosure Is Not Inevitable, Advises Consumer Finance Expert
If homeowners facing mortgage problems follow the advice of a University of Arkansas consumer and family finance expert, they can greatly increase their chances of keeping their homes. Time is of the essence, and reliable, ...
Sep 20, 2007 |
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