Archive: 10/11/2007
Sol-gel inks produce complex shapes with nanoscale features
New sol-gel inks developed by researchers at the University of Illinois can be printed into patterns to produce three-dimensional structures of metal oxides with nanoscale features.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Are we asking the wrong questions about global warming?
Public discussion over global warming is often caught in a vortex of misinformation perpetuated by extreme forces who say it’s all just a big hoax.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Video conferencing could help resolve conflicts at work and at home, researchers say
The latest video technology could help to resolve conflicts between employees at work, neighbours or even family members, researchers from the University of Bath, UK, believe.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Quantum mechanics predicts unusual lattice dynamics of vanadium metal under high pressure
A Swedish research team of Dr. Wei Luo & Professor Rajeev Ahuja and US team of Dr. Y. Ding & Prof. H.K. Mao have used theoretical calculations to understand a totally new type of high-pressure structural phase transition ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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VA privacy rules clamp down on cancer data
U.S. Veterans Affairs hospitals have stopped providing state registries with information on cancer patients because of privacy concerns.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Australia leads CO2 capturing effort
Australia is trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by capturing carbon dioxide and storing it in underground reservoirs.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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New 'seed' therapy helps pinpoint breast tumors with more accuracy
Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center are the first in Texas to use a new technique in which a small radioactive pellet, or “seed”, is implanted into a mass or suspicious lesion in the breast to pinpoint its exact ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Red wine and grape juice help defend against food-borne diseases
Red wine is known to have multiple health benefits. Researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found that red wine may also protect humans from common food-borne diseases.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Expensive trainers are a waste of money
Expensive trainers are not worth the money, finds a small study published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Scientists demonstrate dual intrinsic and extrinsic control of stem cell aging
The Stowers Institute’s Xie Lab has published recent findings that reveal some of the factors underlying the aging of stem cells.
Biology /
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Potential early warning system for lung cancer identified
An immune system protein could act as an early warning system for lung cancer, reveals research published ahead of print in the journal Thorax.
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Data on life expectancy show many countries clustered in high mortality traps
Growing recognition of the importance of health as a contributing factor to economic development and societal change has prompted the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) to add a new subsection in Sustainabl ...
Oct 11, 2007 |
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Obesity boosts gullet cancer risk 6-fold
Obese people are six times as likely to develop gullet (oesophageal) cancer as people of ‘healthy’ weight, shows research published ahead of print in the journal Gut.
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