Archive: 05/22/2007
Guidelines cut need for blood transfusions
U.S. medical scientists have created a set of clinical guidelines to help surgeons decrease the need for blood transfusions during cardiac operations.
May 22, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Possible carcinogen high in Japan water
A suspected carcinogenic chemical created in making water repellents is turning up in water supplies throughout Japan, with the worst levels around Osaka.
May 22, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
0
Denver Zoo monkey dies of plague
A hooded capuchin monkey at the Denver Zoo has died of the plague, which officials suspect was transmitted by a squirrel.
Biology /
May 22, 2007 |
5 / 5 (3) |
0
Biometrics researchers report on facial recognition technology
On the face of it, the old saying goes, things are not always as they seem. However, when it comes to faces, things are almost always what they seem, according to a new report coauthored by two University ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 22, 2007 |
3.3 / 5 (4) |
0
GLAST: The Challenge of Too Much New Data
The astrophysics community enthusiastically awaits the upcoming launch of the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), the latest and most powerful gamma-ray telescope. But interpreting the huge amount of new data that ...
May 22, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (7) |
0
'Not so fast, supercomputers,' say software programmers
The fastest of the fastest computers - supercomputers used at national research centers, research universities and major corporations - will soon gain even more performance by taking advantage of multicore computing.
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 22, 2007 |
4 / 5 (25) |
2
Follow the 'Green' Brick Road?
Researchers have found that bricks made from fly ash--fine ash particles captured as waste by coal-fired power plants--may be even safer than predicted. Instead of leaching minute amounts of mercury as some ...
May 22, 2007 |
4.7 / 5 (18) |
0
Microsoft, TCG, Juniper Tie the NAC Knot
A lot of vendors selling a lot of components that have to agree on how to measure a lot of things have to come together to make an effective Network Access Control system.
May 22, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Mayday 23: World Population Becomes More Urban Than Rural
There’s no big countdown billboard or sign in Times Square to denote it, but Wednesday, May 23, 2007, represents a major demographic shift, according to scientists from North Carolina State University and the University of ...
May 22, 2007 |
3.6 / 5 (18) |
0
Nanoparticles Delivery of 'Suicide DNA' Kills Prostate Tumors
Using nanoparticles developed by members of the Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer, a team of investigators at the Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, in Philadelphia, has developed a DNA-based therapeutic agent that ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 22, 2007 |
4.8 / 5 (34) |
0
Evaluating Multiple Biomarkers With Quantum Dots
Quantum dots linked to biological molecules, such as antibodies, have shown promise as a new tool for detecting and quantifying a wide variety of cancer-associated molecules. Now, thanks to detailed studies of how to make ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 22, 2007 |
3.8 / 5 (5) |
0
IBM Shows Impact of SOA
IBM is serious about service-oriented architecture. It's so serious that the company is holding an entire conference around SOA this week in Orlando, the Impact 2007 event.
May 22, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Inhaled steroids may not be enough for some children with asthma
Some children may not be able to keep their asthma under control even if they consistently report using inhaled corticosteroids, a mainstay of asthma treatment, suggests a new study presented at the American Thoracic Society ...
May 22, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Unique driving simulation helps URI researchers test effectiveness of highway signs
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation, in partnership with the University of Rhode Island, recently completed testing of a unique driving simulation aimed at improving communication to motorists about ...
May 22, 2007 |
not rated yet |
0
Choice is a Key Element in Success for Smokers Who Want to Quit
Smokers who have a say in how they quit are more likely to try kicking the habit and are more successful, according to new research at the University of Rochester.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 22, 2007 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
0
