Archive: 09/25/2007
A new look at the proton
Dutch researcher Paul van der Nat investigated more than three million collisions between electrons and protons. In his PhD thesis he demonstrates -- for the first time -- that the spin contribution of quarks to the proton ...
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Baby booms and birth control in space
Stars in galaxies are a bit similar to people: during the first phase of their existence they grow rapidly, after which a stellar birth control occurs in most galaxies. Thanks to new observations from Dutch ...
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Stem cells show promise for treating Huntington's disease
Paying close attention to how a canary learns a new song has helped scientists open a new avenue of research against Huntington’s disease – a fatal disorder for which there is currently no cure or even a treatment to slow ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Radiologists identify early brain marker of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have found a new marker which may aid in early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study published in the October issue of Radiology.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Explorer completes the map... for the body's blueprint
An Australian researcher has completed some pioneering work which is the cellular equivalent of the human genome project.
Biology /
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Lymph nodes can be key in spreading prion infectivity
Lymph nodes can be crucial for spreading low doses of infective prion agents -the pathogens responsible for conditions such as scrapie and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - into the nervous system, according to new research published ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Poll reveals public awareness of nanotech stuck at low level
National survey findings released today indicate that Americans’ awareness of nanotechnology remains low. Popular awareness is nearly as small as the tiny nanoscale materials and nano-enabled devices and products now flowing ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Scientists discover how cancer may take hold
A team, led by researchers at the Carnegie Institution, has found a key biochemical cycle that suppresses the immune response, thereby allowing cancer cells to multiply unabated. The research shows how the biomolecules responsible ...
Sep 25, 2007 |
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Printing in 3-D
It is a simple matter to print an E-book or other document directly from your computer, whether that document is on your hard drive, at a web site or in an email. But, imagine being able to 'print' solid objects, a piece ...
Sep 25, 2007 |
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