North America's northernmost lake affected by global warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Analyses conducted by researchers from Université Laval’s Center for Northern Studies reveal that the continent’s northernmost lake is affected by climate change. In an article to be published in the September 28 edition ...
Foton-M3 experiments return to Earth
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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The reentry capsule for the Foton-M3 spacecraft, which has been in low-Earth orbit for the last 12 days, successfully landed this morning in an uninhabited area 150 km south of the town of Kustanay in Kazakhstan, ...
Capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn's disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Research from La Fe University Hospital in Valencia, Spain shows that capsule endoscopy diagnoses more Crohn’s disease recurrence after surgery than colonoscopy. Capsule endoscopy led to changes in therapy for more than half ...
Enzyme's second messenger contributes to cell overgrowth
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Scientists at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have uncovered a novel pathway by which hormones elevated in inflammation, cancer and cell injury act on cells to stimulate their growth.
Experimental drug shows promise in advanced kidney cancer
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Barcelona, Spain: A new drug has shown promise in patients with advanced kidney cancer whose options run out after their tumour fails to respond to the cutting edge therapy.
Motorola Demonstrates World's First WiMAX 802.16e Mobile Handoffs in Downtown Chicago
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Motorola presented a mobile WiMAX experience last night that included live handoffs during an exclusive cruise along the Chicago River for media and industry analysts in town to attend WiMAX World USA. Attendees experienced ...
Smithsonian scientists working to save microscopic threatened species
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo recently acquired 12,000 new animals—microscopic Elkhorn coral larvae harvested by National Zoo scientists in Puerto Rico—as part of an international collaborative program to ...
Model for the assembly of advanced, single-molecule-based electronic components developed at Pitt
Sep 26, 2007 |
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Researchers based at the University of Pittsburgh have created the best method so far of assembling wire-like structures only a single molecule wide, a significant step in science's increasing attempts to reduce the circuitry ...
3-D avatar may help doctors improve care
Sep 26, 2007 |
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IBM scientists have created software that allows physicians to use an avatar to obtain medical data in the same manner in which they interact with patients.
Study makes progress in zoning in on biomarkers for better colon cancer treatment
Sep 26, 2007 |
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New research has yielded a clearer picture of which biomarkers could help doctors more precisely target the treatment of colon cancer, bringing closer the day when patients who will not benefit from chemotherapy are spared ...
'Jumping genes' could make for safer gene delivery system
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Sep 26, 2007 |
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To move a gene from point A to point B, scientists and gene therapists have two proven options: a virus, which can effectively ferry genes of interest into cells, and a plasmid, an engineered loop of DNA that can do the same ...
Studies suggest key correlation between lung cancer subtype and treatment outcomes
Sep 26, 2007 |
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In clinical research, patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) that are classified as having a non-squamous histology achieve statistically significant higher survival when treated in the second-line setting ...
