Enabling nerve regeneration means evicting the cleanup crew
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Macrophages are the immune cells that engulf and destroy the debris of damaged tissue to enable the healing process to begin. Their presence at the scene of damage is critical, but once their task is complete, it is just ...
New Horizons Spacecraft Gets Boost From Jupiter for Pluto Encounter
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully completed a flyby of Jupiter early this morning, using the massive planet's gravity to pick up speed for its 3-billion mile voyage to Pluto and the unexplored Kuiper ...
Scientists gauge earthquake hazards through study of precariously balance rocks
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Feb 28, 2007 |
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A seismological research team from the University of Nevada, Reno is finding ways to make precariously balanced rocks talk. In so doing, they are unlocking valuable scientific information in assessing seismic hazards in areas ...
Toward tapping the potential of 'stranded' natural gas
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Newly discovered chemical catalysts may be an answer to the century-long search for economical ways of using natural gas now burned or "flared" as waste in huge quantities, scientists in the United States and Germany report. ...
Software patch makes car more fuel-efficient
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A car wastes energy almost continuously. Whether it is running in first, second, or a higher gear, there is only one position of the accelerator that guarantees optimal performance. Accelerating a little less or a little ...
Common cold virus may kill breast cancer cells
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University of Newcastle researcher Kathryn Skelding, funded by the National Breast Cancer Foundation and Viralytics Ltd, has been working on a new treatment which only affects cancer cells – this would be an improvement on ...
Revealing the machinery underlying the 'plastic' juvenile brain
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Among the central mysteries of neurobiology is what properties of the young brain enable it to so adeptly wire itself to adapt to experience—a quality known as plasticity. The extraordinary plasticity of the young brain occurs ...
Size matters... if you're a rodent
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Promiscuity is common among female rodents, leading to competition between the sperm of rival males over who fertilizes the eggs. It now seems that possessing a longer penis may give males an advantage in this competition, ...
Men told to listen to ticking clock
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Some fertility experts say men have their own biological clock and shouldn't be too cavalier about postponing children.
New fMRI technology making brain tumor surgery safer
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Brain specialists at The Neuroscience Institute at University Hospital and the University of Cincinnati have taken a significant step forward in their quest to treat difficult tumors while preserving areas of the brain that ...
Scientists develop new procedure to differentiate human embryonic stem cells
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Molecular scientists at the Brown Foundation Institute of Molecular Medicine for the Prevention of Human Diseases (IMM) – which is part of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston – have developed a new procedure ...
Corel Intros Free WordPerfect Lightning Software
Feb 28, 2007 |
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Corel Corp. today introduced the first public beta of Corel WordPerfect Lightning. WordPerfect Lightning is a free word processing and note taking software that makes it easier to capture, use, and reuse ideas, ...
Heart attacks can give couples a new lease of life, says study
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A third of people who suffer heart attacks discover new meaning to their lives and reconnect with their partner, but others see it as a threat to their well-ordered existence, according to research published in the latest ...
Stress-related adult disease may originate in fetal development
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According to a review in Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, evidence is mounting that lifelong stress-related conditions such as depression and chronic pain may be linked to fetal growth and timing of delivery.
Iron in Northwest rivers fuels phytoplankton, fish populations
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 28, 2007 |
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A new study suggests that the iron-rich winter runoff from Pacific Northwest streams and rivers, combined with the wide continental shelf, form a potent mechanism for fertilizing the nearshore Pacific Ocean, leading to robust ...
