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Neurotic Ulsterman gives rich slice of eighteenth century life

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- An investigation into the life of an obscure but energetic eighteenth century Ulsterman has provided a vivid insight into early Hanoverian Britain.





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Lack of Social Engagement Is a Risk Factor for Self-Neglect in Older Adults

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.


Developmental drug may help bone fractures heal after radiation exposure

Medicine & Health / Research

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

A drug currently under development by the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine may help bone fractures heal more quickly after radiation exposure, according to a study by Pitt researchers. The study's results will ...


Pittsburgh Compound B finds Alzheimer's-associated plaques in symptom-free older adults

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In the largest study of its kind, Pittsburgh Compound B, an imaging agent that could facilitate the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, has been used to identify amyloid deposition in the brains of clinically older adults.


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Moon Rock Turns Out to be Fake

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Dutch national Rijksmuseum made an embarrassing announcement last week that one of its most loved possessions, a moon rock, is a fake -- just an old piece of petrified wood that's never ...


Shape of things to come: Structure of HIV coat could lead to new drugs

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Structural biologists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have described the architecture of the complex of protein units that make up the coat surrounding the HIV genome and identified in it a "seam" of functional ...


No such thing as 'junk RNA,' say Pitt researchers

Biology / Biotechnology

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 5

Tiny strands of RNA previously dismissed as cellular junk are actually very stable molecules that may play significant roles in cellular processes, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ...


Study: Parenthood makes moms more liberal, dads more conservative

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 08, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Parenthood is pushing mothers and fathers in opposite directions on political issues associated with social welfare, from health care to education, according to new research from North Carolina State University.


Researchers create nanoparticle coating to prevent freezing rain buildup (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Preventing the havoc wrought when freezing rain collects on roads, power lines, and aircrafts could be only a few nanometers away. A University of Pittsburgh-led team demonstrates in the Nov. 3 edition of ...


Pitt scientists help bring world's smallest test tubes 'From the Lab to the Fab'

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 11, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Just by picking up the phone, Nobel Laureate and nanotube pioneer Richard Smalley convinced University of Pittsburgh R.K. Mellon Professor of Chemistry and Physics John T. Yates Jr. to enter the field of nanotube surface ...


Researchers Find Source of Drug-Tolerant Tuberculosis

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created Jun 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Pittsburgh-led researchers discovered that the primary bacteria behind tuberculosis can grow on surfaces and that drug-tolerant strains flourish in these bacterial communities, the research team recently reported ...



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