MIT team takes high-res, 3-D images of eye
Apr 30, 2007 |
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In work that could improve diagnoses of many eye diseases, MIT researchers have developed a new type of laser for taking high-resolution, 3-D images of the retina, the part of the eye that converts light to ...
How to look at dinosaur tracks
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 30, 2007 |
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A new study appearing in the May issue of The Journal of Geology provides fascinating insight into the factors geologists must account for when examining dinosaur tracks. The authors studied a range of larger tracks from t ...
Smallpox outbreak: How long would it take for vaccines to protect people? Would it work?
Apr 30, 2007 |
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In the event of a smallpox outbreak in the United States, how long would it take for a vaccinSLU scientist leads national studye to start protecting Americans by stimulating an immune response?
Early exposure to indoor fungus molecules may protect infants against future allergies
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Maybe being a fussy housekeeper isn’t such a good thing after all. Environmental health scientists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) say they have confirmed what other scientists have only suspected: early-life exposure ...
Trafficking in Proteins
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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Proteins work hard: they are the main elements of bones, muscles, hair, skin and blood vessels. They fight off disease, regulate tumor growth and produce all the energy in the human body. But before they can do this amazing ...
US conservation efforts bring more marine turtles to UK
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US and Mexican conservation efforts may have boosted the number of marine turtles visiting UK waters, according to a team from the University of Exeter’s School of Biosciences.
Plants with male and bisexual flowers on the same plant are better mothers
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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What would be the opening chapter of the Kamasutra of plant sex? A good pick would be a description of the numerous ways in which plants arrange their sexual organs: from both sexes in the same flower to sexes ...
Study: Stem cells report olfactory nerves
Apr 30, 2007 |
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U.S. researchers identified a "backup supply" of stem cells that can repair the most severely damaged nerves responsible for human olfactory sense.
Two Ole Fresco-brand cheeses recalled
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Officials are warning U.S. consumers to check their refrigerators for possibly contaminated Ole Fresco-brand Mexican crumbling cheeses.
Researchers to visit site of 2004, 2005 Indonesian quakes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Researchers from Oregon State University and an Indonesian science center are collaborating on a pioneering project to analyze the history of great earthquakes and tsunamis on the Sunda subduction zone, along the western ...
Drama can help educate and motivate, research shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Drama certainly has the power to entertain, but can it also change behavior? A play about substance abuse was successful at prompting audience members to participate in substance abuse prevention activities, according to ...
Yahoo to Buy Rest of Right Media for $680M
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The move is to boost the reach of Yahoo's advertising to social network sites, which marketers have struggled to reach.
FDA OKs drug to treat bleeding disorder
Medicine & Health / Medications
Apr 30, 2007 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Humate-P for the treatment of a specific bleeding disorder called von Willebrand disease.
Resistant HIV quickly hides in infants' cells
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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New evidence shows that drug-resistant virus passed from mother-to-child can quickly establish itself in infants’ CD4+ T cells where it can hide for years, likely limiting their options for future treatment. The study is ...
