Berkeley's blueprint for green future
May 25, 2007 |
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Officials in Berkeley, Calif., are laying out a roadmap to reach a voter mandated 80 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
New method helps safeguard astronauts by forecasting space radiation hazards with up to one hour advance warnings
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 25, 2007 |
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One of the greatest threats to human space exploration is the sudden, unpredictable occurrence of radiation outbursts from the Sun. Researchers have long sought a method for predicting when the hazardous particles ...
NREL Updates National Solar Radiation Database
May 25, 2007 |
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The Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and collaborators have updated the National Solar Radiation Database, a planning tool that provides critical information about the amount of solar ...
A psychological approach to the management of irritable bowel syndrome
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 25, 2007 |
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Antidepressants and psychological treatments such as hypnotherapy have the potential to help patients with severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), say researchers in this week’s BMJ.
New insights into chronic inflammation and atherosclerosis
May 25, 2007 |
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[B]Inflammatory rheumatic disease and smoking independently predict aortic inflammation, suggests study of coronary artery surgery survivors[/B] Rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and other inflammatory rheumatic diseases are ...
High pretreatment PSA velocity predicts worse outcome
May 25, 2007 |
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The most significant single predictor of aggressive prostate cancer is an elevated rate of increase in prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, according to a new study. Published in the July 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed ...
Telephone 'quitlines' may help dental patients stop smoking
May 25, 2007 |
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Dentists may be able to help their patients stop smoking by referring them to tobacco-use telephone "quitlines," according to a pilot study published in the May issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA).
New NIST reference material for peptide analysis
Biology /
May 25, 2007 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued its first-ever reference material designed to improve the performance and reliability of experiments to measure the masses and concentrations of peptides ...
Aggressive treatment for whiplash does not promote faster recovery
May 25, 2007 |
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Whiplash, the most common traffic injury, leads to neck pain, headache and other symptoms, resulting in a significant burden of disability and health care utilization. Although there are few effective treatments for whiplash, ...
Hepatitis B patients' understanding of infection and treatment deficient
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Many patients with chronic hepatitis B are deficient in their understanding of the lifelong disease and often do not comply with the drug regimens necessary to control it, according to a new UCLA survey that suggests improved ...
Scientists’ studies combat health threats
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The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2002 was a loud wake-up call for researchers studying infectious diseases. SARS infected more than 8,000 people, killed 10 percent of those infected and weakened ...
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