Scientists launch deep-sea scientific drilling program to study volatile earthquake zone
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2007 |
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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, ...
Childhood vaccination may protect adult eyes
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Childhood vaccination for the rubella virus may have also almost entirely eliminated an inflammatory eye disease from the U.S.-born population, according to a study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
When proteins, antibodies and other biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell
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Sep 20, 2007 |
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When biological molecules kiss, a new kind of biosensor can tell. A new and deceptively simple technique has been developed by chemists at Vanderbilt University that can measure the interactions between free-floating, ...
Low-Alpha Mode Increases Possibilities at SSRL
Sep 20, 2007 |
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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 ...
Gore: Australia should aid global climate
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore Wednesday asked Australian leaders to step up their efforts in the fight against global climate change.
Research to shed new light on how statins benefit heart patients
Sep 20, 2007 |
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A scientist at Leeds whose research is challenging conventional thinking on how the cholesterol-reducing drugs statins benefit cardiac patients, has secured funding to further investigate her findings.
Foreclosure Is Not Inevitable, Advises Consumer Finance Expert
Sep 20, 2007 |
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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, ...
Study reveals the regulatory mechanism of key enzyme
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Research conducted at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has shed new light on the structure and function of one of the key proteins in all mammalian cells, protein kinase A ...
Secondhand smoke increases teen test failure
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Teens exposed to secondhand smoke at home are at increased risk of test failure in school, suggests a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.
Pedophilia patients are found to have deficits in brain activation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Pedophilia, the sexual attraction of adults to children, is a significant public health concern and it does not respond well to treatment. Additionally, the brain mechanisms underlying pedophilia are not well understood. ...
Sensitivity of brain center for 'sound space' defined
Sep 20, 2007 |
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While the visual regions of the brain have been intensively mapped, many important regions for auditory processing remain “uncharted territory.” Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and elsewhere ...
Controlling for size may also prevent cancer
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Scientists at Johns Hopkins recently discovered that a chemical chain reaction that controls organ size in animals ranging from insects to humans could mean the difference between normal growth and cancer. The study, published ...
Microwaves offer fat chance to probe supermarket food
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Microwaves used for zapping instant meals can also be used to determine the fat and salt content of supermarket food, according to research carried out at two Manchester universities.
Low vitamin D linked to higher risk of hip fracture
Sep 20, 2007 |
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Women with low levels of vitamin D have an increased risk of hip fracture, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented this week at the 29th annual meeting of the American ...
Collapsing structures to be tested in revamped UW engineering lab
Sep 20, 2007 |
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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 ...
