Archive: 12/04/2008
Hope for Alzheimer’s patients? Dipeptide blocks the formation of toxic amyloid β-peptide aggregates in mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alzheimer's disease is the primary cause of age-related dementia. About 15 million people are affected by this neurodegenerative disease worldwide. It has so far not been possible to combat the causes of ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Past religious diversity and intolerance have profound impact on genetics of Iberian people
New research suggests that relatively recent events had a substantial impact on patterns of genetic diversity in the southwest region of Europe. The study, published by Cell Press on December 4th in the American Journal of ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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New bone implant technology using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters
A method of producing synthetic bone, using techniques normally used to make catalytic converters for cars, is being developed by researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick.
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Professor, former student share prestigious award for problem-solving theory
The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) has awarded its Frederick W. Lanchester Prize for the best contribution to operations research and the management sciences published in English to ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Dormant stem cells for emergencies
Many specialized cells, such as in the skin, intestinal mucosa or blood, have a lifespan of only a few days. For these tissues to function, a steady replenishment of specialized cells is indispensable. This is the task of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Coerced medication used in psychiatric care despite lack of clinical evidence
Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of the procedure.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Myth about 'dirty old men' supported by science
Middle-aged men want younger women, often touting their intelligence and their high income. This is shown in research at Gothenburg University and Oxford University that studied 400 lonely hearts ads to see how men and women ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Collaboration of soloists makes the best science
For the success of a major research university, which is better: large, well-funded laboratory empires with many investigators working toward the same end, or the individual scientist toiling alone in his ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Expert: Long-term care health coverage a hidden casualty of economic slide
Many Americans have lost more than just retirement savings amid a year-long economic meltdown that has sliced the U.S. stock market's value by nearly half in a little over a year, a University of Illinois elder law expert ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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ASUS Rampage II Extreme Motherboard Set i7 Overclocking Record
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the release of the Intel Core i7, there is excitement every where about overclocking records being broken. The ASUS Rampage II Extreme motherboard supports the newest Intel platform and ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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RocketShip Tours Teams Up With XCOR Aerospace To Offer A $95,000 Right Stuff Experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- The race to offer commercial passengers an experience of a lifetime just got more affordable. RocketShip Tours owned by Jules Klar, a veteran in the travel business will arrange a sub-orbital ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Largest study of fertility patients shows concerns about embryo disposition
Fertility patients who are done having children feel responsible for the stored, frozen embryos left over from their treatment, yet more than half are against implanting the embryos in anyone else, according to a new study ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Angled gantry technique reduced breast radiation exposure by 50 percent
A novel angled gantry approach to coronary CT angiography reduced radiation exposure to the breast by more than 50%, according to Thomas Jefferson University researchers.
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Novel basis identified for tamoxifen failure
Tamoxifen may worsen breast cancer in a small subset of patients. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer Research suggests that in patients who show reduced or absent expression of the pr ...
Dec 04, 2008 |
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