Risk to trees from 'sudden oak death' disease tackled by researchers
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A deadly disease that kills trees by creating cankers which girdle the trunk and clog up their water- carrying 'veins', is being targeted by a major research project underway at Imperial College London.
Mars Express in orbit around Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Artificial intelligence (AI) being used at the European Space Operations Centre is giving a powerful boost to ESA's Mars Express as it searches for signs of past or present life on the Red Planet.
RFID Chips Make Luggage Transport Reliable
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Transporting passenger baggage between the world’s airports is expected to become far more reliable in the future — with RFID technology. Siemens has developed a system that relies on a radio chip to replace ...
Imaging study provides glimpse of alcohol's effect on brain
Apr 29, 2008 |
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New brain imaging research published this week shows that, after consuming alcohol, social drinkers had decreased sensitivity in brain regions involved in detecting threats, and increased activity in brain regions involved ...
New 3-D Test Method for Biomaterials 'Flat Out' Faster
Apr 29, 2008 |
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A novel, three-dimensional (3-D) screening method for analyzing interactions between cells and new biomaterials could cut initial search times by more than half, researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...
High-definition television to go
Apr 29, 2008 |
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New video compression technology and transmission/reception equipment means Europe is ready for commercially deploying multi-channel HDTV over terrestrial, satellite, cable or IPTV digital links.
Getting to the roots of breast cancer
Apr 29, 2008 |
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The lesson learned in eradicating dandelions from your yard could apply in treating breast cancer as well, said researchers from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston in a report that appears online today in the Journal of ...
Restaurant inspections -- public perceptions vs. reality
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Foodborne diseases cause an estimated 76 million illnesses in the U.S. each year with about half associated with restaurant meals. More than 70 billion meals per year are purchased in restaurants in the U.S., accounting for ...
Scientists determine drug target for the most potent botulinum neurotoxin
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Botulinum neurotoxin – responsible for the deadly food poisoning disease botulism and for the beneficial effects of smoothing out facial wrinkles – can also be used as a dreaded biological weapon. When ingested or inhaled, ...
Women's biological clock revealed: Hormone may predict age at menopause
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Age at menopause may now be predicted more realistically according to a new study accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM). The study revealed that anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) ...
Safe water? Lessons from Kazakhstan
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Despite significant efforts to improve access to safe water and sanitation, a new report co-authored by an expert at The University of Nottingham, argues that much more needs to be done.
New research shows consistency in synaesthetic experiences
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 29, 2008 |
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A quirky psychological phenomenon known as “grapheme-color synaesthesia” describes individuals who experience vivid colors whenever they see, hear, or think of ordinary letters and digits. A hallmark of synaesthesia is that ...
Rat survey may help identify human disease genes
Apr 29, 2008 |
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A survey of genetic variation in laboratory rats which may help identify human disease genes is published this week in Nature Genetics.
Life-Probing Instrument Preparing for Mission to Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2008 |
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A new life-detecting instrument is preparing for a mission to the Red Planet. The Urey: Mars Organic and Oxidant Detector instrument, developed by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC ...
Factors affecting survival, disability of extremely premature infants identified
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Gestational age has long been the factor most commonly used to predict whether an extremely low-birth-weight infant survives and thrives, but four additional factors that can help predict a preemie’s outcome have been identified ...
