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Holey Nanoparticles Create New Tumor Imaging and Therapeutic Agent

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Using a polymer that has both water-soluble and water-insoluble regions, a team of investigators from the Siteman Center of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence has created a nanoparticle shaped like a bialy, a close relative ...


New study on effects of disclosing financial interests on participation in medical research

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 04, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Knowing how an investigator is paid for running a research study surprisingly plays a small role in patients' willingness to take part in clinical trials. However, according to a new Johns Hopkins University study more participants ...


Science agency to review FBI's anthrax inquiry

Other Sciences / Other

created May 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- The National Academy of Sciences said Friday it will review the lab work behind the FBI's conclusion that Army scientist Bruce Ivins was responsible for the anthrax mailings that killed five people in 2001.


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British police probe tabloid phone-hacking claims

Technology / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

British police probed allegations Thursday that a top-selling newspaper paid private investigators to hack into the mobile phones of thousands of high-profile figures.


Effective mentoring critical to HIV/AIDS research efforts

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An innovative mentoring program at the UCSF-Gladstone Institute for Virology and Immunology Center for AIDS Research is providing vital support for the development of the next generation of HIV/AIDS researchers and clinician ...


Ka-Boom!!! Retired mass-transit bus bombed to smithereens to test forensics camera

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ruggedized, self-contained cameras, similar in concept to the black box used in aircraft, would record video data that could be retrieved by investigators following a catastrophic incident.


New report describes types of research conducted at academic medical centers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Institute for Health Policy gives the first detailed look at the types of research currently being conducted within U.S. academic medical centers - medical schools and ...