An X-Ray Santa Claus in Orion
Nov 30, 2007 |
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Right in time for the festive season, ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray observatory has discovered a huge cloud of high-temperature gas resting in a spectacular nearby star-forming region, shaped somewhat like the silhouette ...
Swedish hemp farmer wins green prize
Nov 30, 2007 |
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A Swedish hemp farmer was given an environmental prize in his local community for his efforts to fight a ban on the growing of industrial hemp.
NEC Develops World's Fastest SRAM-Compatible MRAM With Operation Speed of 250MHz
Nov 30, 2007 |
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NEC Corporation today announced that it has succeeded in developing a new SRAM-compatible MRAM that can operate at 250MHz, the world's fastest MRAM operation speed.
1 in 10 patients comes to harm while in hospital
Nov 30, 2007 |
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One in 10 NHS patients comes to harm while in hospital as a result of their clinical care, suggests a study in Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Levels of prion protein in brain may not be reliable marker for disease
Nov 30, 2007 |
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Rapid diagnostic testing used to check for the presence of prion diseases such as “mad cow disease” might fail to identify some highly infectious samples, researchers have found. Currently, scanning beef or other meat products ...
Higher cholesterol raises risk of fatal heart attacks
Nov 30, 2007 |
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A small lowering of cholesterol leads to a significant reduction in the risk of heart attack, a study by Oxford University researchers has confirmed.
Researchers develop powerful tool to study the genetics of inflammation
Nov 30, 2007 |
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Scientists have known which genes are linked to inflammation, but now researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center have organized this information to develop a powerful tool to aid investigators in studying ...
Telemedicine: Health alert via satellite
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2007 |
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An earthquake has just shaken the Greek island. Damage is widespread and all conventional, terrestrial communications have been destroyed. The rescue operations have only one means at their disposal that has not been affected ...
NASA's Glast satellite arrives at Naval Research Lab for testing
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2007 |
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NASA’s Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) has arrived at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in Washington, for its final round of testing.
Storm names can boost insurance costs
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 30, 2007 |
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Some meteorologists say the National Hurricane Center is giving out more storm names, which can mean higher costs for homeowners.
New system for classifying infant lung disease developed
Nov 30, 2007 |
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A new classification system of rare lung diseases in infants is improving diagnosis and treatment. The system clears up considerable confusion about how to classify and treat diseases that are rarely seen by most doctors ...
New rapid Chlamydia test could enable 'test and treat' strategy
Nov 30, 2007 |
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Wellcome Trust-funded researchers have successfully completed the clinical trial for a new rapid test for the sexually transmitted infection Chlamydia. The researchers believe the test, which is able to detect Chlamydia in ...
Fluoride demand creating shortages
Nov 30, 2007 |
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A fluoride shortage in the United States and Canada forced Fort Worth, Texas, to go almost two months without putting any in the public drinking water supply.
Women with AIDS face cervical cancer threat
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2007 |
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According to a report issued last week by UNAIDS, access to antiretroviral therapy is beginning to reduce AIDS mortality worldwide. But Dr. Groesbeck Parham, gynecologic oncologist and Director of the Cervical Cancer Prevention ...
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