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Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 3

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and un ...


Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space

Ultra-Powerful Laser Reproduces How Star's Jets Travel through Interstellar Space

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A multi-trillion-watt laser at the University of Rochester has simulated a stellar jet -- an outpouring of matter from a fledgling star -- with unprecedented realism.


Vitamin E extract could help tackle cancer tumours

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- An extract of vitamin E could have a key role to play in the treatment of cancerous tumours, according to newly-published research today.


California targets TVs to lower electricity demand (AP)

Calif. requires TVs to be more energy-efficient (Update)

Technology / Energy

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(AP) -- California regulators adopted the nation's first energy-efficiency standards for televisions Wednesday in hopes of reducing electricity use at a time when millions of American households are switching ...


New mechanism explains how the body prevents formation of blood vessels

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Uppsala University, in collaboration with colleagues in Sweden and abroad, have identified an entirely new mechanism by which a specific protein in the body inhibits formation of new blood vessels. Inhibiting ...


Fat collections linked to decreased heart function

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have shown that fat collection in different body locations, such as around the heart and the aorta and within the liver, are associated with certain decreased heart ...


Genetic analysis helps dissect molecular basis of cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using highly precise measurements of plasma lipoprotein concentrations determined by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), researchers led by Daniel Chasman at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School ...


Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The addition of a "genetic sonogram" maximizes the accuracy of non-invasive testing for Down syndrome, said a Baylor College of Medicine researcher who was lead author of a landmark study in the current issue of Obstetrics an ...


Plasma levels of GGT and ALB and their genetic correlations with cardiovascular risk factors

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two indicators of liver function, Gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) and albumin (ALB) have been implicated in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. It is known that the variation in the plasma level of these liver related proteins ...