Sweet fuel supply
Nov 28, 2007 |
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A new type of fuel cell powered with glucose derived from biomass is described in the latest issue of the Inderscience Publication International Journal of Global Energy Issues. The experimental device works by using sunlight ...
2 out of 3 middle class American families on shaky financial ground, according to new report
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Fewer than one in three middle-class families in America is financially secure, and the remaining majority are either borderline or at high risk of falling out of the middle class altogether, according to a new study published ...
Researchers predict pensions catastrophe
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Recent increases in our longevity could have disturbing implications for the government, pension companies and life insurance industries.
Zonbu introduces hassle-free laptop
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Silicon Valley company Zonbu has recently announced its newest product: a green laptop that comes with a hassle-free service plan, which includes online tech support and automatic updates.
Computer savvy canines
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Nov 28, 2007 |
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Like us, our canine friends are able to form abstract concepts. Friederike Range and colleagues from the University of Vienna in Austria have shown for the first time that dogs can classify complex color photographs and ...
Roving spycam opens up a world of possibility
Nov 28, 2007 |
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You’re on holiday but wondering if all is well at your home, or you want to check if the bach has weathered a storm. Technology developed by engineering graduate Tom Yu Guan means you now have an extra pair ...
Sirtris unveils promising, novel SIRT1 activators for treating diseases of aging
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging, announced today that findings in the journal Nature demonstrate that Sirtris ...
Cleanup method uses activated carbons to anchor toxins to bottom of the bay
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Imagine a Brita filter big enough to clean up San Francisco Bay. Richard Luthy, chair of Stanford's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, has a plan to clean polluted sediment at Hunters Point ...
Study: Males should be given HPV vaccine
Nov 28, 2007 |
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A U.S. study suggested that, in addition to girls and young women, men and boys should be given the human papillomavirus vaccine.
The hills and valleys of Earth's largest salt 'flat'
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Using a new twist on standard Global Positioning System (GPS) technology, a team of scientists has found that Earth’s largest salt flat is rougher than expected, according to a new report led by Adrian Borsa of Scripps Institution ...
Natural ingredient preserves meat quality in precooked supermarket offerings
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Grape-seed extract is a viable natural alternative to synthetic ingredients that preserve meat quality in pre-cooked, frozen and refrigerated ready-to-eat meals, such as individual diet entrees or family-sized trays of frozen ...
Research suggests new direction for ALS treatment
Nov 28, 2007 |
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A research team from Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the first to show that injections of a protein normally found in human cells can increase lifespan and delay the onset of symptoms in mice with ALS (amyotrophic ...
High blood pressure may heighten effects of Alzheimer's disease
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Having hypertension, or high blood pressure, reduces blood flow in the brains of adults with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America ...
Minimally invasive treatment reduces shoulder pain from tendonitis
Nov 28, 2007 |
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Radiologists are using a new minimally invasive procedure to treat tendonitis in the shoulder. Ultrasound-guided non-surgical therapy significantly reduces pain from calcific tendonitis of the rotator cuff and restores mobility, ...
Study of malaria parasite in patient blood finds distinct physiological states
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Nov 28, 2007 |
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The malaria parasite has been studied for decades, but surprisingly, little is known about how it behaves in humans to cause disease. In a groundbreaking study published November 28 in the advance online edition of Nature, an int ...
