Archive: 07/24/2007
New diabetes report documents devastating effects in New York City
The diabetes epidemic is taking a large and growing toll on New York City, a new Health Department report shows, as death rates, debilitating complications, and hospitalization costs soar. Some 500,000 New Yorkers – one ...
Jul 24, 2007 |
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New model for autism suggests women carry the disorder and explains age as a risk factor
A new model for understanding how autism is acquired has been developed by a team of researchers led by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Autism is a developmental disorder, characterized ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Switchable Adhesive
Two surfaces stick together, separate, and stick together again—on command. This discovery by a team of researchers from the Universities of Sheffield (UK) and Bayreuth contradicts our day-to-day experience.
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Graphene Nanoelectronics: Making Tomorrow’s Computers from a Pencil Trace
A key discovery at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute could help advance the role of graphene as a possible heir to copper and silicon in nanoelectronics.
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Laser sets records in power and energy efficiency
The rise in global terrorism in recent years has brought significant attention to the needs for more advanced sensors and defense technologies to protect civilians and soldiers.
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Did pterosaurs feed by skimming?
Scientists at the University of Sheffield, collaborating with colleagues at the Universities of Portsmouth and Reading, have taken a step back in time and provided a new insight into the lifestyle of a prehistoric ...
Biology /
Jul 24, 2007 |
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Effects of aging in stem cells
There is little disagreement that the body’s maintenance and repair systems deteriorate with age, even as there is plenty of disagreement as to why. Stem cells combat the aging process by replenishing old ...
Biology /
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