Archive: 11/27/2006
Wealth and brains last, but where's the love?
It's not often beauty, brains and wealth finish last, especially in the bedroom. But when it comes to finding a sexual partner in Australia, the top priority for most men and women is finding a partner who loves and cares ...
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Fragmentation rapidly erodes Amazonian biodiversity
An international research team has discovered that forest fragmentation poses an even greater threat to Amazonian biodiversity than previously thought. Their findings, to be published next week (27 November – 1 December) ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2006 |
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236,000 birds killed in flu outbreak
South Korea slaughtered 236,000 chickens and ducks after tests confirmed an outbreak of a highly virulent type of bird flu, the government said.
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Caffeine abuse becoming health problem
Use of caffeine as a stimulant is becoming a problem among U.S. young people who can't get enough of it, Northwestern University researchers say.
Nov 27, 2006 |
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A mounain lion mystery -- what killed P8?
Biologists say the killer of a young male mountain lion in California's Santa Monica Mountains may be a previously unknown male cat.
Biology /
Nov 27, 2006 |
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New nanoassembly technique is created
U.S. chemists at Rice University say they have discovered how to assemble gold and silver nanoparticle building blocks into larger structures.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Prostate surgery guidelines revised
U.S. researchers say they've determined a radical prostatectomy can be a viable option for select octogenarian patients.
Nov 27, 2006 |
2.7 / 5 (6) |
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Old antibiotic is finally synthesized
The need for new antibiotics to combat multi-drug resistant bacteria has led U.S. chemists to the first synthesis of a potentially valuable antibiotic.
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Report: U.S. R&D publications decline
A science editor says the U.S. share of scientific papers published worldwide in peer-reviewed science and engineering journals is declining.
Nov 27, 2006 |
4.4 / 5 (5) |
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Cell phone spam widespread in China
A China Internet Society study has suggested 6.25 percent of cell phone users in the country receive spam text messages more than 40 times a week.
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Study of language use in children suggests sex influences how brain processes words
Boys and girls tend to use different parts of their brains to process some basic aspects of grammar, according to the first study of its kind, suggesting that sex is an important factor in the acquisition and use of language.
Nov 27, 2006 |
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3-D X-ray images of nanoparticles
A new X-ray microscope can look at nanomaterials in three dimensions.
Nov 27, 2006 |
3.2 / 5 (21) |
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Rising Sea Greater Danger to Louisiana than Sinking Land
Rising sea levels, fueled by melting polar ice caps, may well pose a greater threat to Louisiana than the sinking of its land, a new Tulane University study says.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Lipid Nanoparticles Enhance Antitumor Vaccine Activity
Positively charged lipid-based nanoparticles are known to trigger strong immune responses when injected into the body, which can be problematic when attempting to use this type of nanoparticle as a drug delivery vehicle. ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2006 |
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Nanoparticles Improve Drug Targeting to Skin
Photodynamic therapy is a well-accepted treatment for a number of diseases of the skin, including several forms of skin cancer and actinic keratosis, a precancerous condition. However, the light-sensitizing agents used in ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 27, 2006 |
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