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Aug 08, 2008 |
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More than 20 grass-roots standardisation groups, led by scientists at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH), have combined forces to form the "Minimum Information about ...
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Childhood kidney disorder has lasting effects
Sep 24, 2009 |
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A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming ...
Patients with cirrhosis and impaired cognitive abilities have more motor vehicle accidents
Sep 09, 2009 |
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A recent study by Jasmohan Bajaj, M.D., and colleagues from Virginia Commonwealth University and McGuire VA Medical Center found that patients with cirrhosis of the liver who developed minimal hepatic encephalopathy (MHE) ...
Minimal training saves lives with airway mask
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Virtually anyone has the skills to safely insert a laryngeal mask airway (LMA) to keep a patient's airway open during resuscitation, and medical expertise isn't required - perhaps just a familiarity with ER, House or Grey's ...
First-ever blueprint of a minimal cell is more complex than expected
Nov 26, 2009 |
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What are the bare essentials of life, the indispensable ingredients required to produce a cell that can survive on its own? Can we describe the molecular anatomy of a cell, and understand how an entire organism ...
First-time Internet users find boost in brain function after just one week
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- You can teach an old dog new tricks, say UCLA scientists who found that middle-aged and older adults with little Internet experience were able to trigger key centers in the brain that control ...
Banking on outlier detection: Simple computer model could act as early warning system for failing banks
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Recent bank failures point to the continuing need for vigilance by regulators and investors. Now, a report in the International Journal of Operational Research, discusses the possibility of an early-warning system that s ...
Samsung Improves Workspace With Seamless Dual Display For Laptops -- LD220G and LD190N
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 15, 2009 |
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Samsung Electronics today announced the release of its Lapfit monitors, LD220G & LD190N, for use as a secondary display for notebook PCs. Now available through Samsung resellers and retailers at an estimated ...
Gene abnormality found to predict childhood leukemia relapse
Jan 07, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified mutations in a gene that predict a high likelihood of relapse in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Although the researchers caution that further research is needed to determine how ...
Shedding light on cancer cells
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Scientists label cells with coloured or glowing chemicals to observe how basic cellular activities differ between healthy and cancerous cells. Existing techniques for labelling cells are either too slow or too toxic to perform ...
Green IT not helping climate change
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Richard Hawkins, Canada Research Chair in Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, says there is no evidence that information technologies necessarily reduce our environmental footprint. His research will provide input ...
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