Archive: 01/30/2008
Study paves way for development of macular degeneration cures
A new study of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a disease that affects more than nine million Americans, will pave the way for the biopharmaceutical industry to develop better treatments and cures, according to the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 30, 2008 |
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New process makes nanofibers in complex shapes and unlimited lengths
The continuous fabrication of complex, three-dimensional nanoscale structures and the ability to grow individual nanowires of unlimited length are now possible with a process developed by researchers at the University of ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Explaining chemotherapy-associated nausea
A new study from the Monell Center increases understanding of the biological mechanisms responsible for the nausea and vomiting that often afflict patients undergoing chemotherapy. The findings could lead to the development ...
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Females decide whether ambitious males float or flounder
Aggression, testosterone and nepotism don’t necessarily help one climb the social ladder, but the support of a good female can, according to new research on the social habits of an unusual African species of fish.
Biology /
Jan 30, 2008 |
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As a river runs through it, a Death Valley stream offers insights into flooding and climate change
Death Valley may be known by its three superlatives: hottest, driest, and lowest – as in temperature, rainfall, and elevation in the United States. But it was the flow of water through the National Park that ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Art and medicine meet to make the world's first 'operation' gown
Medical students will be helped to understand what it is like to go under the knife thanks to a world-first project that brings together art and science.
Jan 30, 2008 |
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New vaccine against deadliest strain of avian flu tested by scientists
A vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax Inc.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Where in the world
Ever come out of a London Underground station and not known where you were? Then you spot a familiar landmark like the Tower of London and suddenly you have your bearings?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Do you want fries with that, Mickey?
Using mice as models, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology traced some of the differences between humans and chimpanzees to differences in our diet. The findings appear in the January 30 issue ...
Biology /
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Deep brain stimulation may improve memory
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, which is used to treat Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, is now being studied for its potential to treat a variety of conditions. For example, DBS of the hypothalamus ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Why don't chimpanzees like to barter commodities?
For thousands of years, human beings have relied on commodity barter as an essential aspect of their lives. It is the behavior that allows specialized professions, as one individual gives up some of what he has reaped to ...
Biology /
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Anna's hummingbird chirps with its tail during display dives
The beeps, chirps and whistles made by some hummingbirds and thought to be vocal are actually created by the birds' tail feathers, according to a study by two students at the University of California, Berkeley.
Biology /
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Hot liquids release potentially harmful chemicals in polycarbonate plastic bottles
When it comes to Bisphenol A (BPA) exposure from polycarbonate plastic bottles, it’s not whether the container is new or old but the liquid’s temperature that has the most impact on how much BPA is released, ...
Biology /
Jan 30, 2008 |
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Researchers can now determine when a human was born by looking into the eyes of the dead
Using the radiocarbon dating method and special proteins in the lens of the eye, researchers at the University of Copenhagen and Aarhus can now establish, with relatively high precision, when a person was born. This provides ...
Jan 30, 2008 |
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