Cell phone sensors detect radiation to thwart nuclear terrorism
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks with radiological ...
Newly discovered active fault building new Dalmatian Islands off Croatian coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report.
Human-generated aerosols affect our weather
Jan 22, 2008 |
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The rise of human-generated pollution in the global atmosphere is forcing a change in ocean circulation in the Southern Hemisphere, in turn affecting our region’s weather systems.
Researchers develop low-cost, 'green' way to make antimicrobial paints
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at The City College of New York (CCNY) and Rice University have developed a low-cost, environmentally friendly technique for embedding antimicrobial silver nanoparticles into vegetable oil-based paints. The method, ...
Scientists use nanomaterials to localize and control drug delivery
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Using nanotechnology, scientists from UCLA and Northwestern University have developed a localized and controlled drug delivery method that is invisible to the immune system, a discovery that could provide newer and more effective ...
MSU lab gives early warnings about biological invaders
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Montanans don't think a lot about "Homeland Security," but one Montana State University unit that serves both ag producers and home gardeners also serves to keep us safe from other biological invaders.
Regular, long-term aspirin use reduces risk of colorectal cancer
Jan 22, 2008 |
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The use of regular, long-term aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduces the risk associated with colorectal cancer, according to a study published in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the ...
Cell division studies hint at future cancer therapy
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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When a cell’s assets get divided between daughter cells, Dr. Quansheng Du wants to make sure both offspring do well.
Bushfire impact on water yields
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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While forest fires can often result in an initial increase in water runoff from catchments, it’s the forests and bush growing back that could cause future problems for water supplies by reducing stream flows.
Do national dietary guidelines do more harm than good?
Jan 22, 2008 |
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For nearly three decades, Americans have become accustomed to hearing about the latest dietary guidelines, which are required by federal regulation to be revised and reissued at five-year intervals.
Food peptides activate bitter taste receptors
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Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers from the Monell Center and Tokyo University of Agriculture have used a novel molecular method to identify chemical compounds from common foods that activate human bitter taste receptors.
Skull survey could improve vehicle safety
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Women's skulls are thicker than men's, but they both shrink slowly after we reach adulthood. That's the conclusion of a new imaging study of 3000 people published in the Inderscience International Journal of Vehicle Safety. The de ...
Researchers propose consumers buy yearly 'drug licenses' as new way to pay for prescriptions
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Changing the way consumers pay for prescription drugs so that the system more closely resembles paying for cell phones or computer software could increase drug use without altering patients’ out-of-pocket spending, health ...
Ovarian cancer risk not affected by alcohol and smoking, but reduced by caffeine
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A new study has found that cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption do not have an effect on ovarian cancer risk, while caffeine intake may lower the risk, particularly in women not using hormones. The study is published ...
Researchers find relief for chronic pain
Jan 22, 2008 |
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Researchers in the Department of Medicine and Department of Neurosciences at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have discovered that chronic pain can be successfully treated with novel targeted gene therapy. In an effort to find ...
