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Japanese veterans in Imperial Army uniforms march in Tokyo

Japanese imperial army maps to go online

Technology / Internet

created Jul 03, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Old Asia-Pacific maps from Japanese Imperial Army archives are going online for modern use, such as studying changes in forest cover or the growth of cities, a Japanese researcher said Friday.





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NASA assigns STS-127, Expedition 19 crews

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. space agency has assigned the crews for the STS-127 space shuttle mission and the Expedition 19 International Space Station mission.


New genetic study sheds light on serious childhood disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Genetic variations that can predispose children to a serious disease that damages the heart have been identified in a genome-wide association study of Kawasaki Disease, published today in PLoS Genetics.


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New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.


New research reveals 41 percent increase in children's short stay hospital admissions

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The number of children being admitted to hospitals in England for short stays increased by 41 per cent between 1996 and 2006, according to research published in PLoS One today. The authors of the study, from Imperial Colleg ...


British archaeologists work at the discovered ruins outside Ostia

Ruins of ancient arena discovered outside Rome

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

British archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an arena built early in the third century BC outside Ostia, the ancient imperial port 25 kilometres (16 miles) from Rome, the team leader said Friday.


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Queen's marine biologist investigates aliens beneath the waves

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created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Queen's University Belfast is appealing for help from the public in looking at ways to detect and stop the spread of marine aliens.


Ironing out the genetic cause of hemoglobin problems

Ironing out the genetic cause of hemoglobin problems

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A gene with a significant effect on regulating hemoglobin in the body has been identified as part of a genome-wide association study, which looked at the link between genes and hemoglobin ...


Causes of disease can be revealed by metabolic fingerprinting

Causes of disease can be revealed by metabolic fingerprinting

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 21, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Your metabolic 'fingerprint' can reveal much about the possible causes of major diseases, according to the first 'metabolome-wide' association study ever carried out, published today in the journal Nature.


Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says leading researcher

Expect the unexpected when adapting to climate change in Africa, says researcher

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (7) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nations, communities and families in Africa need to safeguard their homes and livelihoods against the unpredictable effects of climate change, according to a discussion paper written by Imperial ...


Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials

Digital 'plaster' for monitoring vital signs undergoes first clinical trials

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A wireless digital 'plaster' that can monitor vital signs continuously and remotely is being tried out with patients and healthy volunteers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, in a new clinical trial ...



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