Potential new drug target to fight tuberculosis identified
Jul 30, 2008 |
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With antibiotic resistance on the rise, tuberculosis is emerging as a bigger global health threat than ever before. But now, innovative research at Weill Cornell Medical College suggests that Mycobacterium tuberculosis has an ...
The buzz of the chase
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London are helping to perfect a technique used to catch serial killers, by testing it on bumblebees.
Partial Eclipse, Total Fun
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 30, 2008 |
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On Friday, August 1st, millions of people in Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia and China—especially China—are going to witness a total eclipse of the sun. The Moon's cool shadow will sweep across the landscape, ...
Ocean Surface Topography Mission/Jason 2 Begins Mapping Oceans
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 30, 2008 |
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(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 ...
Traumatic response to bad memories can be minimized
Jul 30, 2008 |
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(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.
Low-gravity training machine reduces joint, muscle impacts
Jul 30, 2008 |
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A University of Colorado at Boulder study of a space-age, low-gravity training machine used by several 2008 Olympic runners showed it reduced impacts on muscles and joints by nearly half when subjects ran ...
Plant Parasite 'Wiretaps' Host
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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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.
Scientists announce mouse sperm cryopreservation breakthrough
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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A team of Jackson Laboratory scientists have figured out a simple, cost-effective process to freeze mouse sperm and get it to achieve high fertilization rates with mouse eggs. The breakthrough will greatly reduce the cost ...
Researchers root out new and efficient crop plants
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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A part of the global food crisis is the inefficiency of current irrigation methods. More irrigated water evaporates than reaches the roots of crops, amounting to an enormous waste of water and energy.
Rosella research could re-write 'ring theory'
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Jul 30, 2008 |
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New research has uncovered how different crimson rosella populations are related to each other – a discovery which has important implications for research into how climate change may affect Australia’s biodiversity.
Nephrologists debate uses of estimated kidney function
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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 ...
Research on browser weaknesses triggers attacks
Jul 30, 2008 |
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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 ...
Robotic surgery extends benefits to bladder cancer patients at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Robotic surgery, largely pioneered for prostate cancer surgery, is rapidly being adapted for use in other areas, including for bladder cancer patients. Urologic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical ...
UCLA imaging study suggests Alzheimer's drug may help mild memory loss
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Alzheimer's disease is the end result of gradual, progressive brain aging. Positron emission technology (PET) scans of patients' brains typically reveal a decreased rate of metabolism, a hallmark of the disorder.
Cocaine addiction linked to voluntary drug use and cellular memory
Jul 30, 2008 |
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Rats that voluntarily use cocaine show a persistent cellular memory in the brain's reward center even after several months of abstinence from the drug, while their involuntary counterparts had no such memory, according to ...
