News tagged with terminal
New study says dementia is a terminal illness
Oct 14, 2009 |
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The clinical course of advanced dementia, including uncomfortable symptoms such as pain and high mortality, is similar to that experienced by patients of other terminal conditions, according to scientists at the Institute ...
Maybe it's raining less than we thought
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 11, 2009 |
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It's conventional wisdom in atmospheric science circles: large raindrops fall faster than smaller drops, because they're bigger and heavier. And no raindrop can fall faster than its "terminal speed"—its speed when the downward ...
Nokia seeks gold in mobile payments startup Obopay
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Nokia Corp., the world's largest maker of cell phones, is making a large investment in a California-based startup that wants to make the mobile phone the credit card of the developing world.
Oil terminal a concern as Alaska volcano rumbles
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 25, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An Alaska volcano continued to rumble Tuesday amid new concerns that eruptions and mud flows will damage a nearby oil terminal where about 6 million gallons of crude are stored. The 10,200-foot Mount ...
Laminin builds the neuromuscular synapse
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Sep 15, 2008 |
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Like a plug and a socket, a nerve and a muscle fiber mesh at the neuromuscular junction. New work by Nishimune et al published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals that an extracellular matrix protein called laminin shapes ...
Lincoln Lab successfully tests new satellite communications system
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 29, 2008 |
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The enhanced capabilities of a new global satellite communications (SATCOM) system were successfully tested recently by MIT Lincoln Laboratory, representing a major step forward in improving communications ...
