Archive: 11/26/2007
New method of drug delivery more effective at reaching brain tumors
Bioengineers at Yale and Cornell have created a modified chemotherapy that more effectively reaches and remains at the site of brain tumors — by adding a water-soluble polymer to the anti-cancer drug, according to a report ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Quantum physics 'rules' -- Australian scientists create world's most accurate 'ruler'
NEVER try telling a quantum physicist that near enough is good enough – Australian researchers have invented a technique that, for the first time, measures lengths as accurately as the laws of physics allow. ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Dust mite levels in Sydney are seasonal
House dust mite (HDM) allergen levels in Sydney beds are determined by the season, with new research discovering fluctuations of such magnitude between summer and autumn levels they may be sufficient to influence asthma symptoms ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Nanodevices could use quantized current to operate future electronics
For the past several decades, virtually all electronics devices have been based on the CMOS logic system, which uses semiconductors and transistors to form digital circuits. However, researchers today are investigating the ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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The Asus Eee Laptop Series Selling Off the Shelves World Wide
The sturdy and light weight Asus Eee has captured the hearts and minds of US consumers, students and educators. The Eee series has all the features of its competitors, but its affordable price is turning heads. ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Accuracy of past hurricane counts good
Counting tropical storms that occurred before the advent of aircraft and satellites relies on ships logs and hurricane landfalls, making many believe that the numbers of historic tropical storms in the Atlantic are seriously ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 26, 2007 |
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17 infected with TB before student's death
A Nepalese student at Colorado State University-Pueblo who died of tuberculosis in June likely infected 17 others, officials said.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Nanoswitches Toggled by Light
Microscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close—on command. Researchers led by Ahmed H. Zewail successfully used ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM) to observe nanoscopic structures at their “exercises”, as they report ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Non-Caucasians at higher risk for severe metastatic breast cancer pain
A new study finds significant racial differences in the risk of pain related to metastatic breast cancer. An analysis by Dr. Liana Castel of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and colleagues found that non-whites ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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'Mismatched' prostate cancer treatment more common than expected
More than a third of men with early prostate cancer who participated in a study analyzing treatment choice received therapies that might not be appropriate, based on pre-existing problems with urinary, bowel or sexual function. ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Researcher finds materialism in children and adolescents linked to self-esteem
Peer pressure, targeted marketing campaigns and bad parenting have all been blamed for increasing materialism in children. Until now, there has been little evidence showing when this drive for material goods emerges in kids ...
Nov 26, 2007 |
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