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Research shows HPV testing offers women protection for twice as long as smear testingThe long term findings of a study carried out at Hammersmith hospital reveal that testing for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can be twice as effective at protecting women from developing cervical abnormalities as smear testing. ... |
 Disgraced expert seeks funding for pet cloning firm: scientistSouth Korea's disgraced cloning expert Hwang Woo-Suk is seeking foreign investors for his new pet cloning business, a scientist close to him said Thursday. |
 Russian cargo ship lifts off for International Space StationRussian cargo ship Progress M-64 set off from Kazakhstan overnight on Wednesday for the International Space Station, the centre for control of space flights (Tsoup) told national news agencies. |
Sea lions likely died from the heat(AP) -- The deaths of six sea lions found in traps on the Columbia River earlier this month were likely caused by the heat, and not by gunshots as officials first suspected, the National Marine Fisheries Service said. |
Restoring fish populations leads to tough choice for Great Lakes GullsYou might think that stocking the Great Lakes with things like trout and salmon would be good for the herring gull. The birds often eat from the water, so it would be natural to assume that more fish would mean better dining. ... |
Researchers find first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like brain tangles in nonhuman primatesMay 14, 2008 | pda version
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have discovered the first conclusive evidence of Alzheimer's-like neurofibrillary brain tangles in an aged nonhuman primate. The unprecedented ... |
Study confirms link between mothers' depression, young children's injuriesInfants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published ... |
 Public Invited to See Nanosoccer Robots in Action in PittsburghNanosoccer returns to the field later this month, when the National Institute of Standards and Technology hosts for the second time the world’s most Lilliputian sport. Three student teams will participate ... |
Disorder Enables Extreme Sensitivity in Piezoelectric MaterialsA research team working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has found an explanation for the extreme sensitivity to mechanical pressure or voltage of a special class of solid materials called relaxors. The ... |
 Improved Ion Mobility Is Key to New Hydrogen Storage CompoundA materials scientist at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has deciphered the structure of a new class of materials that can store relatively large quantities of hydrogen within its crystal ... |
 Spin Control: New Technique Sorts Nanotubes by LengthResearchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have reported a new technique to sort batches of carbon nanotubes by length using high-speed centrifuges. Many potential applications ... |
LG and Samsung Join Forces to Develop Mobile Digital TV StandardMay 14, 2008 | pda version
LG Electronics and Samsung Electronics, which together lead the global digital TV market, announced today that they will propose their jointly developed technology as the North American technology standard for mobile DTV. |
Chemistry of Airborne Particulate -- Lung Interactions RevealedExactly how airborne particulates harm our lungs still puzzles epidemiologists, physicians, environmental scientists, and policy makers. Now California Institute of Technology researchers have found that they act by impairing ... |
 Astrophysicists discover youngest known supernova in Milky WayA North Carolina State University researcher has discovered the youngest known supernova in our galaxy. Estimated at a mere 140 years old, this celestial whippersnapper is at least 200 years younger than the ... |
Girls, young women can cut risk of early breast cancer through regular exerciseMothers, here’s another reason to encourage your daughters to be physically active: Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer before menopause ... |
