Archive: 08/27/2007
New treatment effective for most severe kind of headache
A nasal spray is safe and effective at rapidly treating cluster headaches, which are considered to be the most painful kind of headache with few treatment options, according to a study published in the August 28, 2007, issue ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Cells united against cancer
Sheets of highly organized epithelial cells line all the cavities and free surfaces of the body, forming barriers that control the movement of liquids and cells in the body organs. The organized structure of normal breast ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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The world's oldest bacteria
A research team has for the first time ever discovered DNA from living bacteria that are more than half a million years old. Never before has traces of still living organisms that old been found. The exceptional discovery ...
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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FSU researchers developing diagnostic 'lab on a chip'
If you have ever marveled over the orderly process by which cars, buses and other modes of transportation are directed toward their destinations in a big city, you’ll really appreciate the work of one Florida ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Bioengineers devise nanoscale system to measure cellular forces
University of Pennsylvania researchers have designed a nanoscale system to observe and measure how individual cells react to external forces.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Stopping statins after stroke raises risk of death, dependency
People who stopped taking cholesterol-lowering drugs after being hospitalized for a stroke are at greater risk of death or dependency within three months of the stroke, according to a study published in the August 28, 2007, ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Team creates math model for circadian rhythm
The internal clock in living beings that regulates sleeping and waking patterns -- usually called the circadian clock -- has often befuddled scientists due to its mysterious time delays. Molecular interactions that regulate ...
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Long-term increase in rainfall seen in tropics
NASA scientists have detected the first signs that tropical rainfall is on the rise with the longest and most complete data record available.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Nanowire coating for bone implants, stents
University of Arkansas researchers have found a simple, inexpensive way to create a nanowire coating on the surface of biocompatible titanium that can be used to create more effective surfaces for hip replacement, dental ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Banishing biofilms: loosening their grip could make food supply safer
If you could see a piece of celery that’s been magnified 10,000 times, you’d know what the scientists fighting foodborne pathogens are up against, said University of Illinois microbiologist Hans Blaschek.
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Scientists identify embryonic stem cells by appearance alone
Some scientific results are hard to spot, especially in genetic research. Often scientists are unable to physically see if the gene they inserted into a cell has produced the desired trait. To overcome this problem researchers ...
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Hungry insects leave clues to impacts of climate change
A boardwalk beckons into the stand of trees, pleasantly cool on a hot summer morning - where it becomes immediately clear that this is no ordinary forest. Odd metal and plastic contraptions adorn trunks and dangle from branches, ...
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Aug 27, 2007 |
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Strong Evidence Points to Earth's Proximity to Sun as Ice Age Trigger
When do ice ages begin? In June, of course. Analysis of Antarctic ice cores led by Kenji Kawamura, a visiting scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego, shows that the last four great ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2007 |
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NRL Developing Space 'Tow Truck' Technology For Satellite Operations
The Naval Research Laboratory's Naval Center for Space Technology has achieved a key milestone toward the development of autonomous servicing of unaided spacecraft. Working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2007 |
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SanDisk Announces 'Sansa Clip': a Tiny, Wearable MP3 Player
SanDisk Corporation, the second largest seller of MP3 players in the United States, today introduced the colorful Sansa Clip, a tiny MP3 player that boasts an array of cool features, as well as distinctively ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 27, 2007 |
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