Archive: 10/23/2008
Avian flu threat: New approach needed
As the first globally co-ordinated plan for the planet's gravest health threats is hatched by government ministers from around the world this weekend, a new report sets out a 10-point plan for this new, globalised approach ...
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Researchers downplay MRSA screening as effective infection control intervention
Three Virginia Commonwealth University epidemiologists are downplaying the value of mandatory universal nasal screening of patients for MRSA, arguing that proven, hospital-wide infection control practices can prevent more ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 23, 2008 |
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UK teen suicide rates on the decline
Suicide rates in those aged 10-19 in the UK declined by 28% in the seven year period from 1997-2003, shows a study published today in The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. The study, carried out by researchers at the ...
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery
Depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study is published online in ...
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Secrets from within planets pave way for cleaner energy
Research that has provided a deeper understanding into the centre of planets could also provide the way forward in the world's quest for cleaner energy.
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Field-hospital-on-a-chip project awarded to nanoengineer from UC San Diego
With a $1.6M grant from the U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR), UC San Diego NanoEngineering professor Joseph Wang will lead a project to create a "field hospital on a chip" that soldiers can wear on the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Magic solar milestone reached: UNSW claims 25 percent solar cell efficiency title
University of New South Wales ARC Photovoltaic Centre of Excellence has reported the first silicon solar cell to achieve the milestone of 25 per cent effiency.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Racialization of drugs mobilizes prior conceptions of identity
If we want to fully understand the allure of pharmaceuticals, we need to look beyond both medical efficacy and profit motives. A new study in the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics shows that when we use claims about drugs ...
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Memory function varies after damage to key area of the brain
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered dramatic differences in the memory performance of patients with damage to the hippocampus, an area of the human brain key to memory.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Novel marker of colon cancer
Colon cancer ranks second of all gastrointestinal malignant tumors, it is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Until now, several molecules have been reported to play an important role in gastroenterological ...
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Study finds genomic changes in the brains of people who commit suicide
Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders. New light ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 23, 2008 |
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Mouse genes guide search for human anxiety disorder genes
We are all familiar with the question - "Are you a man or a mouse?" What if the answer is "a little of both"? Because of the power of molecular genetics research in animals and the maturation of animal models, the path ...
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Oct 23, 2008 |
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ASUStek Shows Off Concept Notebooks
(PhysOrg.com) -- ASUStek showcased its concept notebook with both an internal display and external display for checking e-mail, utilizing a dedicated MP3 key without opening the notebook. The external display ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 23, 2008 |
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New promising obesity drug may have huge potential
According to trials, a new obesity drug, Tesofensine, which may be launched on the world market in a few years, can produce weight loss twice that of currently approved obesity drugs. The Danish company Neurosearch and a ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 23, 2008 |
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