Archive: 11/26/2008
New papers offer insights into process of malarial drug resistance
Malaria, one of the oldest diseases known to man, has shown no signs of slowing down as it ages. More than 1 million children die from malaria in sub-Saharan Africa each year, and in areas along the Thailand/Cambodian border ...
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Secret to workplace happiness? Remember what you love about the job, study urges
Urging employees to simply rethink their jobs was enough to drop absenteeism by 60 per cent and turnover by 75 per cent, a new University of Alberta study shows.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 26, 2008 |
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High-Temp Superconducting Nanowire System is First of its Kind
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the California Institute of Technology have, for the first time, created an array of nanowires that are superconducting at relatively high temperatures. This work, published ...
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Lab test for allergy scoops national award
Scientists who have developed a new technique that can test for up to 5,000 different allergens from just one drop of blood have scooped a prestigious national award which encourages innovation in healthcare technologies.
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Photo-catalytic, self cleaning coating for building exteriors
Imagine the exterior of your house always looking good, without cleaning or giving it a new coat of paint. This is now possible with paint that can maintain itself and get rid of accumulated dirt on its own.
Nov 26, 2008 |
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An emergency brake in the brain
Brain researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway have penetrated deeply into the innermost secrets of the brain to find out how brain cells can survive a stroke. Strokes are usually caused by occlusion ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Researchers release results of statewide survey of snail, slug invasions in Hawai'i
Hawai`i's ongoing problem with invasive species such as snails and slugs, including their serious impact on plant nurseries and other aspects of the local horticultural industry, has been investigated and documented by four ...
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Kidney function discovery sheds light on genetic complexity of disease
To find a cure for cancer, haemophilia and other diseases, researchers need to be looking for complex, interacting genetic factors, according to the authors of a new study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Creating a memory device out of paper
(PhysOrg.com) -- As technology continues to shrink, and as memory needs become more demanding, the industry dealing with microelectronics requires devices that are cost-efficient and lightweight. And, while organic materials ...
Nov 26, 2008 |
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A more rational and scientific approach to AIDS is needed, says expert
The Secretariat of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has lost valuable ground by ignoring for years the contribution of long-term concurrent relationships to Africa's AIDS epidemic, claims an expert ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 26, 2008 |
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People wasting billions of dollars on 'quack' health food products
Globally every year, obese people waste billions of pounds on food products that 'imply' that they aid weight loss, but are totally ineffective, says a nutritional expert on bmj.com today.
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Climate change wiped out cave bears 13 millennia earlier than thought
(PhysOrg.com) -- Enormous cave bears, Ursus spelaeus, that once inhabited a large swathe of Europe, from Spain to the Urals, died out 27,800 years ago, around 13 millennia earlier than was previously believed, scientists ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Study shows no benefit from drug widely used to prevent premature births
When a pregnant woman goes into early labor, her obstetrician may give her drugs to quiet the woman's uterus and prevent premature birth.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Nov 26, 2008 |
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