Archive: 10/27/2008
World's smallest hand-held instrument for detecting health and safety threats
Researchers in Indiana are describing development of the world's smallest complete mass spectrometer (MS), a miniature version of a standard lab device — some of which would dominate a living room — to identify ...
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Statins associated with lower risk of death from pneumonia
Individuals who take cholesterol-lowering statins before being hospitalized with pneumonia appear less likely to die within 90 days afterward, according to a report in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Methamphetamine abuse linked to underage sex, smoking and drinking
Children and adolescents who abuse alcohol or are sexually active are more likely to take methamphetamines (MA), also known as 'meth' or 'speed'. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics reveals the ri ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Brain stimulation improves dexterity
Applying electrical stimulation to the scalp and the underlying motor regions of the brain could make you more skilled at delicate tasks. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience shows that a non- ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Voters show paradoxical views of political mavericks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Republican Senator John McCain has staked his bid for the U.S. presidency on his reputation as a “political maverick,” a politician who is unafraid to cross party lines to “vote his conscience” on important ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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NEC Develops E-paper Enabling A3 and A4 Screen Displays with Multitiling
NEC LCD Technologies today announced the successful development of multiple sizes (A3 and A4 equivalent) of electronic paper (e-paper) modules using the microcapsule electrophoresis system (see note 1).
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Astronauts To Vote From Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- In this day and age, people engage in their right to vote from all over the world. But this Nov. 4, few ballots will have traveled as far as those cast by two NASA astronauts.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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Nanodiamond Drug Device Could Transform Cancer Treatment
A team of investigators at Northwestern University has developed a promising nanomaterial-based biomedical device that could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs locally to sites where cancerous tumors have been surgically ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Seeing Nanotubes Targeting Tumors In Vivo
Carbon nanotubes have significant potential for delivering both imaging and therapeutic agents to tumors, but there is still a need to better quantify how well these rolled-up sheets of graphite can target tumors. Now, thanks ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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Rising CO2 'will hit reefs harder'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising CO2 levels in the world's oceans could deliver a disastrous blow to the ability of coral reefs to withstand climate change.
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UMC Announces Industry's First 28nm SRAMs
UMC, a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced that it has manufactured the foundry industry's first fully functional 28nm SRAM chips. The chips are based on UMC's independently developed low-leakage (LL) process ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Roofs fail to defend against frequent hailstorms, study reveals
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of hailstorms in Sydney has found many of the city's roofs are unable to resist the large hailstones expected to hit every 10 years.
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Inland ants prefer salty snacks to sweet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ants prefer salty snacks to sugary ones, at least in inland areas that tend to be salt-poor, according to a new study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
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Scientists identify single microRNA that controls how heart chambers form
Scientists at the Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease (GICD) and the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have identified a genetic factor critical to the formation of chambers in the developing heart. ...
Oct 27, 2008 |
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Scientists develop a new strategy to fight obesity
The antibody works against the gastric hormone ghrelin (pronounced "grell-in"), which has been linked to weight gain and fat storage through its metabolic actions. These findings point towards a potentially novel treatment ...
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