Scientists Create Nano Nose With Aim of Sniffing Out Diseased Cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 23, 2007 |
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A team of scientists from the University of Massachusetts Amherst has created a kind of molecular nose that uses nanoparticle-based sensors to sniff out and identify proteins. The sensors, which can be trained to detect a ...
Why GNEP can't jump to the future
Apr 23, 2007 |
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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 ...
Batelco, PCCW and Verizon Get Saudi Fixed-Line Okay
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Consortia led by Bahrain Telecommunications Co., Hong Kong's PCCW and U.S. Verizon Communications have won initial approval to operate Saudi Arabia's new fixed-line phone network, a Saudi regulator said on Saturday.
Research says falls in housing and equity prices, not exchange rates help reduce US trade imbalances
Apr 23, 2007 |
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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 ...
Depression may trigger diabetes in older adults
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Chronic depression or depression that worsens over time may cause diabetes in older adults, according to new Northwestern University research.
Mosquito genes explain response to climate change
Biology /
Apr 23, 2007 |
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University of Oregon researchers studying mosquitoes have produced the first chromosomal map that shows regions of chromosomes that activate – and are apparently evolving – in animals in response to climate change.
Economists find critique of gun buyback flawed
Apr 23, 2007 |
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A 2006 study claiming that Australia’s gun buyback had no effect on homicide or suicide rates was seriously flawed, according to new research.
Knocking Out Survival Protein Could Aid Leukemia Treatment
Apr 23, 2007 |
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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 ...
Low vitamin D levels linked to poor physical performance in older adults
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Older adults who don't get enough vitamin D – either from their diets or exposure to the sun – may be at increased risk for poor physical performance and disability, according to new research from Wake Forest University School ...
Bacteria responsible for the death of Maui’s dolphins
Biology /
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Evidence of a bacterial agent in a dead endangered Maui’s dolphin found at the mouth of the Waikato River in November has prompted concerns for the future of the species.
Study focuses on prescription addiction
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of California-San Francisco have started a study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers.
How much nitrogen is too much for corn?
Biology /
Apr 23, 2007 |
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North Carolina State researchers recently discovered a test that quickly predicts nitrogen levels in the humid soil conditions of the southeastern United States. These scientists report that the Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test ...
Research shows developmental problems for siblings of autistic children
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Younger siblings of children with autism are at risk to suffer from delayed verbal, cognitive and motor development in their early childhood years.
Update on census of world's most endangered cat -- Female Amur leopard found dead
Biology /
Apr 23, 2007 |
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Following the April 18 announcement that only 25 to 34 of the Amur or Far Eastern leopard (Panthera pardus orientalis) remain in the wild, World Wildlife Fund says the number must now be revised because a female Amur leopard ...
Salmonella scare prompts legal action
Apr 23, 2007 |
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A salmonella scare in Britain leading to the recall of 1 million Cadbury chocolate bars has prompted authorities to begin prosecuting the candymaker.
