Archive: 07/30/2008
Heat-related deaths in high school football players dip, but all are preventable
You could say two is a small number. But that's still two too many for Frederick O. Mueller, Ph.D., professor of exercise and sports science in the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Cartilage that repairs itself? New research reveals important clues
A strain of mice with the natural ability to repair damaged cartilage may one day lead to significant improvements in treatment of human knee, shoulder and hip injuries.
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Nephrologists debate uses of estimated kidney function
A routinely available laboratory result called the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) provides a simple indicator of kidney function and may increase early diagnoses of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, widespread ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Drug has potential to prevent alcoholics from relapsing
An experimental drug that blocks the euphoric feelings associated with drinking may prevent alcoholics from relapsing. The finding, the result of a mouse study at Oregon Health & Science University, could lead to human clinical ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
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Visualizing Open Source Software Development
(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC Davis graduate student has created short, colorful movies that show the development of open source software. With dancing points of light, rings of color and a soundtrack, the Code_swarm animations show ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Smart Contact Lenses
"Smart" contact lenses that measure pressure within the eye and dispense medication accordingly could be made possible using a new material developed by biomedical engineers at UC Davis.
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Plant Parasite 'Wiretaps' Host
A parasitic plant that sucks water and nutrients from its plant host also taps into its communications traffic, a new report finds. The research could lead to new ways to combat parasites that attack crop plants.
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Traumatic response to bad memories can be minimized
(PhysOrg.com) -- UC Irvine researchers have identified the brain mechanism that switches off traumatic feelings associated with bad memories, a finding that could lead to the development of drugs to treat panic disorders.
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Subprime lending not main trigger of real estate bubble
(PhysOrg.com) -- Critics often point to subprime mortgage lending – the funding of home loans to borrowers with less-than-perfect credit – as the culprit in the unsustainable boom in U.S. home prices that eventually derailed ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Gene may put women with migraine at increased risk of heart disease and stroke
Women who experience migraine with aura appear to be at an increased risk of heart disease and stroke if they have a certain gene, according to a study published in the July 30, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medica ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Engineer Taps Heat-Loving Bacteria for Hydrogen
A North Carolina State University engineer has been awarded a $1.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to learn more about the microbiology, genetics and genomics behind how and why heat-loving ...
Biology /
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Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
(PhysOrg.com) -- Less than a month after launch, the NASA-French space agency Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM)/Jason 2 oceanography satellite has produced its first complete maps of global ocean surface ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2008 |
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IBM Debuts 'Grammar Checker' Approach to Catching Software Bugs
Bug-ridden, poor quality software costs businesses billions of dollars annually and the cost of identifying and repairing a software defect in a product that is already being used by consumers can cost upwards of $16,000 ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Research on browser weaknesses triggers attacks
IBM's X-Force says cyber-criminals are using public research on Web browser weaknesses to launch attacks before most users are even aware of their vulnerability. The mid-year report from the security group indicates that ...
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Redundant System Keeps Embryo in Stitches
(PhysOrg.com) -- A universal system in animal cells that plays a key role in wound-closure and embryonic development can be quickly replicated by other cells if the original system is damaged, Duke University researchers ...
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