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Chemopreventive agents in black raspberries identified

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, identifies components of black raspberries with chemopreventive potential.





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New method for solving differential equations

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 24, 2008 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (25) | comments 0

Dutch-sponsored mathematician Valeriu Savcenco has developed new methods for the numerical solution of ordinary differential equations. These so-called multirate methods are highly efficient for large systems, where some ...


ASUS Unveils First TUF Series Motherboard

ASUS Unveils First TUF Series Motherboard

Electronics / Hardware

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2

ASUS today unveiled the first motherboard in its newly-developed "TUF" (The Ultimate Force) Series, the SABERTOOTH 55i.


Mathematicians help unlock secrets of the immune system

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Oct 09, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A group of scientists, led by mathematicians, has taken on the challenge of building a common model of immune responses. Their work will radically improve our understanding of the human immune system by allowing all the scientific ...


Incorporating education in exercise programs increases benefits for arthritis patients

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Arthritis is the nation's most common cause of disability. The number of adults with doctor-diagnosed arthritis is projected to increase to 67 million by 2030, and a large proportion of U.S. adults will limit their activity ...


Braille Displays Get New Life With Artificial Muscles

Braille Displays Get New Life With Artificial Muscles

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research with tiny artificial muscles may yield a full-page active Braille system that can refresh automatically and come to life right beneath your fingertips.


New Smart Material Bends Under Internal Heat Source

New Smart Material Bends Under Internal Heat Source

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Feb 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have developed a new smart material that can bend under the influence of an internal heat source. The material could be used as an aerodynamic flap in cars, in order to stabilize ...


Folic acid, B vitamins not linked to reduced risk of cardiovascular events in high-risk women

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 06, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women at high-risk of cardiovascular disease who took a daily supplement of folic acid and vitamin B6 and B12 for seven years did not have an overall reduced rate of cardiovascular events, despite a significant lowering of ...


Scientists help explain effects of ancient Chinese herbal formulas on heart health

Scientists help explain effects of ancient Chinese herbal formulas on heart health

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 4

New research at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston suggests that ancient Chinese herbal formulas used primarily for cardiovascular indications including heart disease may produce large ...


Sandia's microencapsulation project gives local entrepreneur warm glow

Chemistry /

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microencapsulation isn't a new technology, but it's always finding new applications. Familiar uses include the scratch-and-sniff perfume ads in magazines, certain time-release pharmaceuticals, and (perhaps mostly for an older ...


The hybrid offensive

Technology / Energy

created Oct 01, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fraunhofer research engineers are busy converting a standard production gasoline-engine car into a hybrid. By doing so, they aim to demonstrate what hybrid technology can do, and prove that it can even be ...



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