Archive: 12/08/2006
'Best of both worlds' -- Targeting a single gene could inhibit bone decay and stimulate bone growth
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Medicine have found by targeting the function of a single gene that it is possible to inhibit bone decay while simultaneously stimulating bone formation. This concept ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Pro-vitamin E shown to be active against breast cancer cells
A precursor of vitamin E has been shown to be effective against breast cancer cell lines which over-express human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2).
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Contact lenses a good choice for children 12 and younger
Children 8 to 12 years old are just as adept as teenagers at handling and wearing contact lenses.
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Statin users risk heart attacks by dropping treatment or taking low doses
Thousands of statin users worldwide are suffering preventable heart attacks, simply because they are not complying with their treatment or are taking too low a dose, according to new research published online today (Thursday ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 08, 2006 |
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From hot springs to rice farms, scientists reveal new insights into the secret lives of archaea
In the world of microbes, as in politics, some groups just can't seem to shake the label ''extremist.'' So it is with archaea (ar-KEY-uh), a collection of bacteria-like microorganisms whose unique genetics and chemical structure ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Chemists shed light on solar energy storage
Chemistry's role in bridging the gap between solar energy's limited present use and enormous future potential was the topic of a recent article by MIT Professor Daniel G. Nocera and a colleague.
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Beyond silicon: Researchers demonstrate new transistor technology
MIT engineers have demonstrated a technology that could introduce an important new phase of the microelectronics revolution that has already brought us iPods, laptops and much more.
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Growing catalysts
Porous materials are involved in many chemical reactions that affect our daily lives. Despite their wide use, there is little knowledge about them. Scientists from the Netherlands, United Kingdom and the ESRF ...
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Small, smaller, smallest -- The plight of the vaquita
Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita.
Biology /
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Do low-fat foods make us fat?
Recent Cornell studies in movie theatres, holiday receptions, and homes showed people eat an average of 28% more total calories when they eat low-fat snacks than regular ones. "Obese people can eat up to 45% more," reports ...
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Is Dark Matter a Source of High Energy Gamma Rays?
“We know there is much more matter in the universe than what we see. For instance, the rotation velocity of observed spiral galaxies is much faster than the visible mass could explain,” says Joachim Ripken, ...
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Hairpins for Switches: Artificial RNA ligands differentiate between on and off states of riboswitches
How does an organism know when it must produce a protein and in what amount? Clever control mechanisms are responsible for the regulation of protein biosynthesis. One such type of mechanism, discovered only a few years ago, ...
Dec 08, 2006 |
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Computer scientists unravel 'language of surgery'
Borrowing ideas from speech recognition research, Johns Hopkins computer scientists are building mathematical models to represent the safest and most effective ways to perform surgery, including tasks such ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 08, 2006 |
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