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Steroid doping tests ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Current steroid (testosterone) doping tests should be scrapped for international sport, because they ignore vital ethnic differences in hormone activity, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of ...
High-temperature superconductor 'pseudogap' imaged
Sep 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers and colleagues have produced the first atomic-scale description of what electrons are doing in the mysterious "pseudogap" in high-temperature superconductors.
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Genetics play role in doping tests
May 01, 2008 |
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A Swedish researcher said some men are missing testosterone-metabolizing genes that are key to the accuracy of athlete drug tests.
The first urine test to detect insulin doping in athletes
Mar 05, 2007 |
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Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a urine test that finally can identify athletes who misuse certain kinds of insulin in an illicit attempt to enhance performance.
Increase in 'academic doping' could spark routine urine tests for exam students
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 30, 2009 |
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The increasing use of smart drugs or "nootropics," to boost academic performance, could mean that exam students will face routine doping tests in future, suggests an article in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Scientists race to stay ahead of the drug-taking and genetic manipulation that threatens sport
Jul 29, 2008 |
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The race to ensure that scientists stop drug-taking athletes from damaging sport by using performance enhancing drugs or undergoing genetic manipulation is a constant challenge, according to a major four-decade review by ...
New Test Makes Cheating With Drugs in Sports Easier to Detect
Jun 20, 2008 |
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A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The test is more sensitive compared to previous alternatives, ...
New test makes cheating with drugs in sports easier to detect
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Research news from Journal of Mass Spectrometry[/B] A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The ...
New test makes cheating with drugs in sports easier to detect
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 19, 2008 |
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[B]Research news from Journal of Mass Spectrometry[/B] A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The ...
Research pokes holes in Hubbard model: Could help solve enigma of high-temperature superconductors
Aug 19, 2009 |
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New UBC research has literally and figuratively poked holes in single-band Hubbard physics--a model that has been used to predict and calculate the behavior of high-temperature superconductors for 20 years.
Silicon with afterburners: New process could be boon to electronics manufacturer
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Scientists at Rice University and North Carolina State University have found a method of attaching molecules to semiconducting silicon that may help manufacturers reach beyond the current limits of Moore's ...
New discovery leaves blood-doping athletes scratching their heads
Sep 20, 2007 |
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A stunning discovery by German scientists may make blood doping and the treatment of severe anemia as easy as washing your hair. In the October print issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that the estimated 100,00 ...
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