Scientists discover how some bacteria survive antibiotics
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered how some bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment by turning on resistance mechanisms when exposed to the drugs. The findings, published in the April 24 ...
Microsoft device helping solve crimes
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Microsoft said thousands of U.S. and international police officers are using a special USB thumb drive to gather digital evidence.
Researchers develop method for transmitting medical images via cell phones
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A process to transmit medical images via cellular phones that has been developed by a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher has the potential to provide sophisticated radiological diagnoses and treatment ...
It's a unisex brain with specific signals that trigger 'male' behavior
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Research by Yale scientists shows that males and females have essentially unisex brains — at least in flies — according to a recent report in Cell designed to identify factors that are responsible for sex ...
Study links diabetes and Alzheimer's disease
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Diabetic individuals have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease but the molecular connection between the two remains unexplained. Now, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies identified ...
Researcher reveals new model for embryonic limb development
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A study led by a researcher at the University of Southern California has found a new model to explain how signals between cells in the embryo control limb development.
Fluctuating diet increases risk of sudden death
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New research has revealed that binge eating then dieting may significantly reduce lifespan.
CU-Boulder researchers forecast 3-in-5 chance of record low Arctic sea ice in 2008
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2008 |
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New University of Colorado at Boulder calculations indicate the record low minimum extent of sea ice across the Arctic last September has a three-in-five chance of being shattered again in 2008 because of ...
Samsung Introduces P960 Mobile TV Slider Phone
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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Samsung Electronics announced today P960, the world’s first slider type Digital Video Broadcast - Handheld (DVB-H) mobile TV phone P960.
Heat transfer between materials is focus of new research grant
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Managing heat is a major challenge for engineers who work on devices from jet engines to personal electronics to nano-scale transistors.
UCR professor studies engineering and invention on the half-shell
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Marine snails, sea urchins, and other animals from the sea are teaching researchers in UC Riverside’s Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering how to make the world a better place.
Turning on cell-cell communication wipes out staph biofilms
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Apr 30, 2008 |
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University of Iowa researchers have succeeded in wiping out established biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus (staph) by hijacking one of the bacteria's own regulatory systems. Although the discovery is not ready for clinical ...
United we stand: When cooperation butts heads with competition
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Phrases such as “survival of the fittest” and “every man for himself” may seem to accentuate the presence of political and social competition in American culture; however, there obviously are similar instances of inter- and ...
Obama, Bill Clinton have common ground
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The Democratic primary contest may have placed them on opposing sides, but presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton have more in common than their voter party registration cards.
Cancer survivors who practice healthy habits have higher quality of life
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A new study from the American Cancer Society finds cancer survivors who follow health behavior recommendations – avoiding tobacco, eating more fruits and vegetables, and getting adequate exercise—have higher health-related ...
