Carnegie Mellon MRI technology that non-invasively locates, quantifies specific cells in the body
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) isn't just for capturing detailed images of the body's anatomy. Thanks to novel imaging reagents and technology developed by Carnegie Mellon University scientist Eric Ahrens, MRI can be used ...
Compounds have potential for diagnosis, treatment of Alzheimer's disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 21, 2008 |
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New research suggests that a select group of compounds that interact with a protein in the brain might be used in the early diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and other dementia disorders.
Phoenix Mars Lander Explores Site by Trenching
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 21, 2008 |
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander scientists and engineers are continuing to dig into the area around the lander with the spacecraft's robotic arm, looking for new materials to analyze and examining the soil and ice subsurface structure.
Severe, acute maternal stress linked to the development of schizophrenia
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Pregnant women who endure the psychological stress of being in a war zone are more likely to give birth to a child who develops schizophrenia. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry supports a grow ...
Coatings to help medical implants connect with neurons
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Plastic coatings could someday help neural implants treat conditions as diverse as Parkinson's disease and macular degeneration.
Americans need to save paycheck-to-paycheck
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Americans are better at saving money when they set goals in the near future -- such as next month -- rather than the more distant future, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and Old Dominion University. ...
Exploding chromosomes fuel research about evolution of genetic storage
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Human cells somehow squeeze two meters of double-stranded DNA into the space of a typical chromosome, a package 10,000 times smaller than the volume of genetic material it contains.
DNA studies show 1 critically endangered grouper species is really 2
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Researchers from the University of Hawaii, the Wildlife Conservation Society, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, National Marine Fisheries Service and Projecto Meros do Brazil discovered a new species ...
Accumulated bits of a cell's own DNA can trigger autoimmune disease
Aug 21, 2008 |
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A security system wired within every cell to detect the presence of rogue viral DNA can sometimes go awry, triggering an autoimmune response to single-stranded bits of the cell's own DNA, according to a report in the August ...
Researches link tobacco industry's marketing to youth smoking
Aug 21, 2008 |
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) released a report, co-edited by University of Minnesota professor Barbara Loken, that reaches the government's strongest conclusion to date that tobacco marketing and depictions of smoking ...
Senescence in liver cells can provoke a beneficial immune reaction
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Although post-reproductive life in humans is often associated with decline and a loss of powers, an analogous state in certain cells -- called senescence -- is proving to be one of ironic potency. Scientists at Cold Spring ...
Sperm Whales in Gulf Seemingly Unaffected by Distant Seismic Sounds
Aug 21, 2008 |
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A six-year study on sperm whales in the Gulf of Mexico – designed to learn more about their abundance, migration patterns and behavior – suggests that long-range seismic sounds associated with oil and gas exploration and ...
Scientists uncover molecule that keeps pathogens like salmonella in check
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a potential new way to stop the bacteria that cause gastroenteritis, tularemia and severe diarrhea from making people sick.
RV Polarstern on its way to East Siberian Sea
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Bremerhaven, August 19th 2008. German research vessel Polarstern, operated by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research in the Helmholtz Association, transits the Northwest Passage for the ...
New virus threatens High Plains wheat crop
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Triticum mosaic virus poses a new threat to Texas wheat, according to Texas AgriLife Research scientists in Amarillo.
