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ORNL, Southern Cal set sights on preventing blindness
Mar 19, 2009 |
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Blindness in millions of people with diseases that starve eye tissue and nerves of oxygen might be averted with a procedure being developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the University of Southern California ...
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Silver nanoparticles show 'immense potential' in prevention of blood clots
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
May 27, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alternative to aspirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. ...
Evil-doers everywhere: Get a whiff of this
Feb 18, 2009 |
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The food you eat, the drugs you take, your state of mind, and your gender -- all these make your sweat unique. Tel Aviv University chemists may turn this fact into a new crime-fighting tool that would make ...
Getting the most out of gemstones
Jun 25, 2009 |
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Emeralds, rubies and the like are referred to as colored gemstones by experts. They sparkle and shine with varying intensity, depending on the cut. A new machine can achieve the best possible cut and extract ...
Life secret exposed: Scientists unlock mystery of molecular machine
Feb 19, 2009 |
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A major mystery about the origins of life has been resolved. According to a study published in the journal Nature, two Université de Montréal scientists have proposed a new theory for how a universal molecu ...
Bird population declines in northern Europe are explained by thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Wild birds of several species are dying in large numbers from a paralytic disease with hitherto unknown cause in the Baltic Sea area. A research team at Stockholm University, Sweden, led by Associate Professor Lennart Balk, ...
Tanked-up teens: Cheap alcohol strongly linked to harmful underage drinking in the UK
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health studied the drinking habits of 9833 15-16 year olds in the North West of England, finding that excessively low cost alcohol products and illicit purchase are st ...
New TB test reveals patients at risk, says study
Oct 20, 2008 |
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A recently introduced blood test can reveal which patients may develop active tuberculosis (TB) much more precisely than the 100-year old TB skin test, according to a new study published today in the journal Annals of In ...
Early hominid first walked on two legs in the woods
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 08, 2009 |
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Among the many surprises associated with the discovery of the oldest known, nearly complete skeleton of a hominid is the finding that this species took its first steps toward bipedalism not on the open, grassy ...
YouTube, Disney close to deal: WSJ
Mar 30, 2009 |
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Google-owned YouTube and Walt Disney Co. are close to finalizing a deal to distribute videos from Disney properties on the video-sharing website, The Wall Street Journal online reported on Monday.
Pope 'publicly distorted' science in condom row: Lancet
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 26, 2009 |
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One of the world's top medical journals accused Pope Benedict XVI on Friday of having distorted scientific evidence in his remarks on condom use and demanded he make a retraction.
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