Archive: 08/29/2007
ISS prepares for arrival of a new module
The Expedition 15 crew was busy Wednesday working with robotics aboard the International Space Station.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Study: Garlic may fight deadly cancer
Garlic can kill cells that cause glioblastoma, a brain cancer that is usually fatal, researchers in South Carolina have found.
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Cocaine use related to level of education achieved
The decreased use of cocaine in the United States over the last 20 years mostly occurred among the highly educated, while cocaine use among non-high school graduates remained constant, according to a study by researchers ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Cancer researchers at the University of Pennsylvania discover what makes lymphomas tick
University of Pennsylvania researchers and their colleagues at the Wistar Institute and University of Oxford have discovered the molecular process by which the PAX5 protein, necessary for lymphocyte development, promotes ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Breaking Up is Hard to Do, Study Finds
“Breaking Up is Hard to Do” is advice from a popular 1970s song, but older women going through a relationship breakup may have health problems to go along with their broken hearts, a University of Alabama researcher has found.
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Volcanic Activity Key to Oxygen-rich Atmosphere
Next time you catch a breath, be thankful, for a change, that the Earth's surface is dotted with volcanoes.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2007 |
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NASA satellites eye coastal water quality
Using data from instruments aboard NASA satellites, Zhiqiang Chen and colleagues at the University of South Florida in St. Petersburg, found that they can monitor water quality almost daily, rather than monthly. Such information ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Perfect projections on surfaces of any shape
Projecting brilliantly sharp images as a single picture onto curved surfaces has previously been a very elaborate and expensive process. Now a new software system automatically calibrates the projectors needed so that the ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Neurotransmitter current not flowing through ion channels
In studying how neurotransmitters travel between cells -- by analysis of events in the dimensions of nanometers -- Cornell researchers have discovered that an electrical current thought to be present during that process does ...
Biology /
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Simpler Radium Test Cuts Analysis Time
A simpler technique for testing public drinking water samples for the presence of the radioactive element radium can dramatically reduce the amount of time required to conduct the sampling required by federal ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Norwalk virus: 'Cruise ship' illness challenging and costly to hospitals, too
A review of measures taken to address a 2004 outbreak of the highly infectious Norwalk virus at The Johns Hopkins Hospital has provided the first solid documentation of expenses and efforts in the United States to stop the ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Physicists aim to predict volcano eruption
University of St Andrews scientists have been awarded a three year grant to create an on-site life-saving device to help predict volcano eruption.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Riding in cars with smokers
It's Labor Day weekend and you have packed the family into the car for the two-hour drive to grandma's house. Because of the heat, you crank the AC and keep the windows closed. The problem is you are a smoker and after just ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Scientists take giant step forward in understanding exotic nuclei
Developing good predictive powers of how all nuclei work is critical to advance our understanding of the universe. The vast nuclear landscape, which is thought to consist of about 6,000 isotopes is not well ...
Aug 29, 2007 |
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Nokia unveils four devices optimized for entertainment, music and games
Alongside the introduction of Ovi, the door to Nokia's new Internet services, Nokia today unveiled four new mobile devices specifically optimized for entertainment, music and games.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 29, 2007 |
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