Archive: 04/23/2007
'Junk' DNA now looks like powerful regulator, researcher finds
Large swaths of garbled human DNA once dismissed as junk appear to contain some valuable sections, according to a new study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the University of California-Santa ...
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Doctors: Britain's healthcare system sick
Britain's free healthcare system is a mirage, charges a report released Monday by leading doctors.
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Salmonella scare prompts legal action
A salmonella scare in Britain leading to the recall of 1 million Cadbury chocolate bars has prompted authorities to begin prosecuting the candymaker.
Apr 23, 2007 |
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New use found for tunneling microscope
Dutch researchers have found a new use for scanning tunneling microscopes: visualizing individual catalysts at work at a solid-liquid interface.
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New treatment yields complete regression of a human cancer in mice
A simple modification in an anti-cancer treatment currently in clinical trials substantially improves the drug’s effectiveness and reduces side effects in experiments with laboratory mice, researchers are reporting in an ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Cell phone signals could provide bird’s-eye view of crises and emergency response
Someday, emergency response teams handling a crisis like Hurricane Katrina, or even a major traffic jam, may coordinate their responses using a system that projects a bird’s-eye view of human movement by tracking cell phone ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Depression may trigger diabetes in older adults
Chronic depression or depression that worsens over time may cause diabetes in older adults, according to new Northwestern University research.
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Does migraine protect your memory?
Women with a lifetime history of migraine showed less of a performance decline over time on cognitive tests than women who didn’t have migraines. Researchers say medications for migraine, diet and behavior changes may play ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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India launches first commercial rocket
India's first commercial rocket was fired into space Monday, carrying a 776-pound Italian satellite that will collect data on the origins of the universe.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Scientists study China's one-child policy
U.S. scientists conducting the first systematic examination of China's fertility policy are warning of a possible demographics crisis in that nation.
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Got brain? Neural mechanisms play role in healthy bone growth
Scientists searching for a gene therapy to control obesity have unexpectedly discovered a way that the brain regulates bone growth, a finding that shines new light on osteoporosis and other bone-robbing diseases.
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Research says falls in housing and equity prices, not exchange rates help reduce US trade imbalances
Researchers at the University of Warwick and the European Central Bank have just published research that shows falls in US asset prices such as housing and equities have a substantially more important role for reducing US ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Why GNEP can't jump to the future
Congress is now considering whether to approve or zero out the $405 million that President Bush is proposing to spend in fiscal year 2008 on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP)—a program aimed at rendering plutonium ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Samsung Develops New, Highly Efficient Stacking Process for DRAM
Samsung Electronics today announced that it has developed the first all-DRAM stacked memory package using ‘through silicon via’ (TSV) technology, which will soon result in memory packages that are faster, ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Knocking Out Survival Protein Could Aid Leukemia Treatment
An effective way to fight leukemia might be to knock out a specific protein that protects cancer cells from dying, a new study shows. The findings suggest that a drug that can block this “survival protein” might on its own ...
Apr 23, 2007 |
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