Plant antioxidant may protect against radiation exposure
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Resveratrol, the natural antioxidant commonly found in red wine and many plants, may offer protection against radiation exposure, according to a study by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. When altered with ...
Ban on betting would boost ailing economy, gambling critic says
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Congress should resurrect the nationwide gambling ban that existed through most of the 20th century to help soothe a fragile U.S. economy shaken by the worst credit and financial crisis in decades, a University of Illinois ...
America's smallest dinosaur uncovered
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Sep 23, 2008 |
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An unusual breed of dinosaur that was the size of a chicken, ran on two legs and scoured the ancient forest floor for termites is the smallest dinosaur species found in North America, according to a University of Calgary ...
Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors ...
Carbon nanostructures form the future of electronics and optoelectronics
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 23, 2008 |
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This year's Julius Springer Prize for Applied Physics will be awarded to Phaedon Avouris and Tony Heinz for their pioneering work on the electrical and optical properties of nanoscale carbon materials including carbon nanotubes ...
Study: When/if to start hormones for prostate cancer patients whose PSA rises after radiation
Sep 23, 2008 |
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A new Fox Chase Cancer Center study suggests men with early stage prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy should begin hormone therapy immediately if their PSA level rises quickly and doubles within six months at any ...
Popular COPD treatment increases risk for cardiac events, cardiac death
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New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine shows that use of the most commonly prescribed once-a-day treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) for longer than one month increases the risk ...
Scientists develop new, more sensitive nanotechnology test for chemical DNA modifications
Sep 23, 2008 |
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Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore have developed a novel test to screen for chemical modifications to DNA known as methylation. The technology potentially could be used both for early ...
A look to the future
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Investigators from the Regenstrief Institute have led a demonstration of how health information exchange technologies developed and tested regionally can be used to securely share patient information across the nation during ...
Methylation levels key to glioblastoma survival
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A new study analyzing gene expression among patients with glioblastomas has found that not all of the common, deadly brain tumors appear the same upon closer examination.
Study finds antioxidant deficiency linked to pulmonary hypertension
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A recent study shows that a loss of antioxidants in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the lungs contributes to the loss of vasodilator effects and, ultimately, to the development of pulmonary hypertension. ...
Flooding might help lower gas emission from wetlands
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2008 |
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River floods and storms that send water surging through swamps and marshes near rivers and coastal areas might cut in half the average greenhouse gas emissions from those affected wetlands, according to recent research at ...
Lack of large-scale experiments slows progress of environmental restoration
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A new study finds that environmental restoration research using large experimental tests has been limited. The study, published in Restoration Ecology, maintains that for restoration to progress as a science and a practi ...
Extinct may not be forever for some species of Galapagos tortoises
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Yale scientists report that genetic traces of extinct species of Galapagos tortoises exist in descendants now living in the wild, a finding that could spur breeding programs to restore the species, The report ...
Your robotic friend, the humanoid robot (Robot Special part 2)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Robots can take any shape or form and with the explosion in European research and development for every imaginable robot application, there are dozens of completely different designs. Why, ...
