(PhysOrg.com) -- A molecule which can stop the formation of long protein strands, known as amyloid fibrils, that cause joint pain in kidney dialysis patients has been identified by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Biochemistry
Aug 28, 2011
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NASA's humanoid robot has finally awakened in space.
Space Exploration
Aug 22, 2011
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A new lower-limb prosthetic developed at Vanderbilt University allows amputees to walk without the leg-dragging gait characteristic of conventional artificial legs.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2011
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Many medical devices, ranging from artificial hip joints to dentures and catheters, can come with unwelcome guests – complex communities of microbial pathogens called biofilms that are resistant to the human immune system ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 2, 2011
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(AP) -- Justin Timberlake apparently wasn't satisfied with just playing a social media impresario in the movies, so now he's becoming one in real life.
Business
Jun 30, 2011
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Google and its joint venture partner in China have applied for a licence to operate an online mapping service in the world's biggest web market, a news report said on Tuesday.
Internet
Jun 14, 2011
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A research project at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid that analyzes the bolted joints used in the aeronautical industry has determined the optimum force that should be applied so that they may better withstand the variations ...
Engineering
Jun 13, 2011
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Chinese computer maker Lenovo said Wednesday that it would buy the electronics group Medion of Germany to double Lenovo's share of Europe's biggest personal computer market.
Business
Jun 1, 2011
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Fifty years ago, on May 25, 1961, President John F. Kennedy told a joint session of Congress that "this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and returning ...
Space Exploration
May 25, 2011
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Online private sales company Gilt Groupe said Monday that it has raised $138 million in new funding led by Japan's Softbank Group.
Business
May 10, 2011
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