Archive: 01/18/2007
Buckyballs used as 'passkey' into cancer cells
Scientists at Rice University and pediatric specialists at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a new way to use Rice's famed buckyball nanoparticles as passkeys that allows drugs to enter cancer cells.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 18, 2007 |
4.4 / 5 (14) |
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Carbon monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have demonstrated that low-dose carbon monoxide administered in conjunction with oxygen therapy markedly inhibits oxygen-induced damage to lung cells. These findings, being reported ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2007 |
4 / 5 (2) |
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Integral sees the Galactic centre playing hide and seek
ESA's gamma ray observatory Integral has caught the centre of our galaxy in a moment of rare quiet. A handful of the most energetic high-energy sources surrounding the black hole at the centre of the Galaxy ...
Jan 18, 2007 |
3.8 / 5 (11) |
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ROV discovers Antarctic seafloor fauna
Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROV) remain an efficient technology to uncover the secrets of Antarctic seafloor fauna. As a precursor to the International Polar Year 2007/2008, the current Polarstern expedition ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 18, 2007 |
3.3 / 5 (3) |
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ANSOM Microscope Achieves Sub 10nm Resolution
The idea behind near-field microscopy is to offer a technique by which extremely small structures (at the nanometer level) can be measured and manipulated. However, 20 nanometers has been the best resolution accomplished. ...
Jan 18, 2007 |
4.3 / 5 (30) |
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2 out of 3 heart attacks and strokes in Asia
Given that around half of the world's burden of cardiovascular disease is carried by low and middle income countries in the region, these findings, published by the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Collaboration (APCSC) in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 18, 2007 |
3.5 / 5 (2) |
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