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Novel radiotracer shines new light on the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients

A trial of a novel radioactive compound readily and safely distinguished the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients from healthy volunteers on brain scans and…

Health & Medicine

New Standardized Nomenclature for Cardiac Allograft Vasculopathy

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), the major limitation to long term survival after heart transplantation, occurs when blood vessels in a transplanted heart…

Life & Chemistry

Ronin recruits protein 'allies' to sustain embryonic stem cell growth

Dr. Thomas P. Zwaka, associate professor in the Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine (STaR) Center at BCM and others in his laboratory first identified Ronin…

Health & Medicine

Ingredient in red wine may prevent some blinding diseases

Resveratrol — found in red wine, grapes, blueberries, peanuts and other plants — stops out-of-control blood vessel growth in the eye, according to vision…

Environmental Conservation

Higher Wetland Methane Emissions Linked to Climate Warming

This result refutes an alternative theory discussed amongst experts, the so-called “clathrate gun hypothesis”. The latter assumed that large amounts of methane…

Physics & Astronomy

Exploring Delayed Time Zero: How Light Excites Electrons

When light is absorbed by atoms, the electrons become excited. If the light particles, so-called photons, carry sufficient energy, the electrons can be ejected…

Physics & Astronomy

Quantum simulations uncoverhydrogen's phase transitions

But not much is known about what happens to this abundant element under high-pressure conditions when it transforms from one state to another.Using quantum…

Earth Sciences

NASA Satellites Capture Hurricane Celia’s Rapid Strengthening

Celia's maximum sustained winds were up to 100 mph at 11 a.m. EDT on June 23. That's a jump from the 80 mph maximum sustained winds it had just six hours…

Health & Medicine

Compound Found in Red Wine Neutralizes Toxicity of Proteins Related to Alzheimer's

¡§We¡¦ve shown how resveratrol has very interesting selectivity to target and neutralize a select set of toxic peptide isoforms,¡¨ Tessier said. ¡§Because…

Earth Sciences

First Five Months of 2010 Second Warmest on Record

First five months of 2010 second warmest on recordGlobal climate trend since Nov. 16, 1978: +0.14 C per decadeMay temperatures (preliminary)Global composite…

Automotive Engineering

Marines to Use Autonomous Vehicles Built by Virginia Tech Students

Fourteen nations, 34 ships, five submarines, more than 100 aircraft, and 20,000 personnel will participate in the biennial RIMPAC exercise June 23 through Aug….

Health & Medicine

Source of Essential Nutrients for Mid-Ocean Algae Discovered

In this week's issue of Nature, MBARI chemical oceanographer Ken Johnson, along with coauthors Stephen Riser at the University of Washington and David Karl at…

Health & Medicine

Tests Help Predict Falls in Parkinson’s Disease

“Falls are a major problem for people with Parkinson’s disease and can lead to injuries and reduced mobility, which can result in increasing weakness, loss of…

Earth Sciences

NASA's infrared satellite imagery sees Tropical Storm Darby form quickly

Darby formed off the western Mexico coast south of the Gulf of Tehuantepec. At 5 p.m. EDT on June 22 Darby was located about 540 miles south-southeast of…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Sleep-Working Enterprise PCs: Save Energy and Costs Effortlessly

Sleep-working enterprise PCs are accessible via remote connections and maintain their presence on voice over IP, instant messaging, and peer-to-peer networks…

Physics & Astronomy

Detecting Single Molecule Movements With Innovative Techniques

Scientists can detect the movements of single molecules by using fluorescent tags or by pulling them in delicate force measurements, but only for a few…

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