Archive: 06/29/2009
Dark side of the sun
As a specialist in skin disorders and cancers, Dr. Janellen Smith sees firsthand what too much sun can do. Sunburns and accelerated skin aging are common results, but excessive sun exposure also can be deadly. ...
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Nanoscale 'Fountain Pen' Draws Therapeutic Nanodiamonds
A research team at Northwestern University has developed a tool that can precisely deliver tiny doses of drug-carrying nanomaterials to individual cells. The tool, called the nanofountain probe, functions in two different ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Sulfate lens enhances climate warming properties of atmospheric soot
Particulate pollution thought to be holding climate change in check by reflecting sunlight instead enhances warming when combined with airborne soot, a new study has found.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Genetic changes after Caesarean section may explain increased risk of developing disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have discovered that babies born by planned Caesarean section experience changes to the DNA pool in their white blood cells, which could be connected to altered stress ...
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Cognitive tests a 'first step' to Alzheimer's diagnosis
The sooner someone is diagnosed with dementia, the better.
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Researchers show new antioxidant could help treat cardiovascular disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow believe they have found a potential new treatment for cardiovascular disease which reduces blood pressure.
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Toxic chemicals affect steroid hormones differently in humans and invertebrates
In a study with important consequences for studies on the effects of chemicals on steroid responses in humans, a team of French and American scientists, including Michael E. Baker, PhD, professor in UC San Diego's Department ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Researchers find quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether it's the summer grass that tickles your feet or the red Bordeaux smacking on your palette, nearly every part of the world around you carries special chemical markers. These markers, ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Scientists find key culprits in lupus
The more than 1.5 million Americans with systemic lupus erythematosus (or lupus) suffer from a variety of symptoms that flare and subside, often including painful or swollen joints, extreme fatigue, skin rashes, fever, and ...
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Desert Dust Alters Ecology of Colorado Alpine Meadows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Accelerated snowmelt--precipitated by desert dust blowing into the mountains--changes how alpine plants respond to seasonal climate cues that regulate their life cycles, according to results ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Peer pressure plays major role in environmental behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- People are more likely to enroll in conservation programs if their neighbors do -- a tendency that should be exploited when it comes to protecting the environment, according to results of ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Samsung Introduces New 45nm Application Processor
Samsung Electronics announced today the latest in its popular, ARM11 series of application processors, the S5P6440. Designed using Samsung’s advanced 45nm low power CMOS process technology, the S5P6440 offers ...
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Scientists tackle viral mysteries
Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth. Doctors - and patients who get shingles late in life - have also known for many years that ...
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Dynasty: Influenza virus in 1918 and today
The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), ...
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Google unveils SMS service for Africa
Google on Monday unveiled a new service designed to provide information via SMS text message to mobile phone users in Africa, where cell phones are prevalent but Internet penetration is low.
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