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Probing a link from Sahara dust to climate change

Qilong Min, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor with the Atmospheric Sciences Research Center (ASRC) at the University at Albany is developing innovative ways to measure how dust in the Sahara Desert ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 19 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Outrage over Steve Jobs angel in Taiwan ad

A Taiwanese television commercial featuring a Steve Jobs look-alike angel complete with white wings and a halo has caused uproar, with critics saying it is disrespectful towards Apple's late founder.

Technology / Other

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Ultrasound male contraceptive, overlooked for decades, confirmed to work

Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The link between TB and a gene mutation that causes lung cancer

Tuberculosis (TB) has been suspected to increase a person's risk of lung cancer because the pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis can induce genetic damage. However, direct evidence of specific genetic changes and the disease ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New study showing pelvic girdles arose before the origin of movable jaws

Almost all gnathostomes or jawed vertebrates (including osteichthyans, chondrichthyans, ‘acanthodians’ and most placoderms) possess paired pectoral and pelvic fins. To date, it has generally been ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pirfenidone: Extent of added benefit assessed

Pirfenidone inhibits the development of inflammation and scarring (fibrosis) in pulmonary tissue and has been approved for the treatment of mild to moderate idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) since the beginning of 2011. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cult video gaming firm closer to IPO

Leading video game hardware company Razer has secured $50 million from a Beijing-based venture capital fund that takes it potentially closer to a public listing, the company said Wednesday.

Technology / Business

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Increase in resting heart rate over 10-year period linked with increased risk of heart disease death

In a study that enrolled nearly 30,000 apparently healthy men and women, those who had an increase in their resting heart rate over a 10-year period had an increased risk of death from all causes and from ischemic heart disease, ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protecting confidential data with math

Statistical databases (SDBs) are collections of data that are used to gather and analyze information from a variety of sources. The data may be derived from sales transactions, customer files, voter registrations, medical ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A logistics approach to malaria in Africa

The problems of archaic logistics infrastructure, inefficient distribution channels and disruptive black markets must all be addressed urgently if Africa is to cope with the growing problem of malaria, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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