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Einstein doctorate up for auction

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The doctorate certificate that Albert Einstein obtained from the University of Zurich in 1906 will come up for auction in June, auctioneers Fischer Galerie said Friday.


Jumping into the quantum whirlpool

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 18, 2007 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (11) | comments 0

A University of Queensland quantum physicist is applying a new theory to an old problem.


Einstein, Newton displayed autistic traits

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 24, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (38) | comments 17

Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton displayed symptoms of psychiatric disorders that may have been a key to their genius, a Dublin psychiatrist said.


New treatment shows promise against recurrent gynecologic cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(BRONX, NY) - Recurrent and metastatic endometrial and ovarian cancers can be notoriously difficult to treat: They have spread to other organs and typically have developed resistance to chemotherapy; and patients already ...


Experimental drug shows promise against head and neck cancer

Experimental drug shows promise against head and neck cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A laboratory study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University suggests that an anti-cancer compound studied for treating blood cancers may also help in treating cancers of ...


Genetic differences help protect against cervical cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women with certain gene variations appear to be protected against cervical cancer, according to a study led by scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and reported in Clinical Cancer Research. Knowi ...


Astronomers Gravitate Toward Einstein's Telescope

Astronomers Gravitate Toward Einstein's Telescope

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 20, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (14) | comments 7

Scientists are harnessing the cosmos as a scientific 'instrument' in their quest to determine the makeup of the universe.


Process of Cell Death

Researchers discover a protein that amplifies cell death

Chemistry /

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have identified a small intracellular protein that helps cells commit suicide. The finding, reported as the "paper of the week" in the ...


Scientists identify gene in breast cancer pathway

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have discovered how a gene crucial in triggering the spread of breast cancer is turned on and off. The findings could help predict whether breast tumors ...


Albert Einstein, Nobel Photo, 1921

New Features Found in Einstein's Brain

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (33) | comments 27

(PhysOrg.com) -- When one thinks of Einstein, it is natural to assume that obviously his brain differed from that of the average person. And, ever since Thomas Harvey, a pathologist in Princeton, removed Einste ...


Discovery could lead to much-needed kidney failure treatment

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The unwanted activation of an important cell-signaling pathway may play a role in two kidney problems that are major causes of end-stage renal disease, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University ...


US wants privacy in new cyber security system (AP)

US wants privacy in new cyber security system

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The Obama administration is moving cautiously on a new pilot program that would both detect and stop cyber attacks against government computers, while trying to ensure citizen privacy protections.


Naturally produced estrogen may protect women from Parkinson's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women who have more years of fertility (the time from first menstruation to menopause) have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s disease than women with fewer years, according to a large, new study by researchers at Albert ...


Camphor-containing products may cause seizures in children

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Inappropriate use of camphor-containing products may be a common and underappreciated cause of seizures in young children, according to a new study by researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. ...


Pulsar orbiting a companion neutron star

New EINSTEIN@HOME effort launched: home computers to search Arecibo data for new pulsars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Einstein@Home, based at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) and the Albert Einstein Institute (AEI) in Germany, is one of the world's largest public volunteer distributed computing projects. More ...