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Life & Chemistry

Researchers Induce A New Transmissible Prion Disease

TSE (also known as prion diseases) are a group of progressive conditions affecting the brain and nervous systems of many animals and humans. The conditions…

Earth Sciences

Global Temperature Report: January 2009

January temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.72 C (about 1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) above 20-year average for January.Northern Hemisphere: +0.84 C…

Earth Sciences

Fossil Snake from India Fed on Hatchling Dinosaurs

An international paleontological team led by the University of Michigan's Jeff Wilson and the Geological Survey of India's Dhananjay Mohabey will publish their…

Machine Engineering

Sitrans WW300: High-Capacity Weighfeeder for Precision Control

Sitrans WW300 Weighfeeder provides consistent and accurate results in the control of continuous in-line weighing and feeding applications. The area of…

Technology Offerings

Nasopharyngeal Tube: A Solution for Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Stops snoring and helps with sleeping apnoe.Further Information: PDF MBM ScienceBridge GmbHPhone: (0551) 30724-152ContactDr. Jens-Peter Horst

Life & Chemistry

Climate May Limit Spread of Purple Loosestrife Invasion

The flowering plant – purple loosestrife – has been heading north since it was first introduced from Europe to the eastern seaboard 150 years ago. This exotic…

Life & Chemistry

MSU scientists unlock key enzyme using ‘cool’ method

Taurine/alpha-ketoglutarate dioxygenase, known as TauD, is a bacterial enzyme that is important in metabolism. Enzymes in this family repair DNA, sense oxygen…

Life & Chemistry

Gene Signature Enhances Personalized Colon Cancer Treatment

The findings, published in the March issue of Gastroenterology, could help personalize treatments for colon cancer — the second leading cause of cancer-related…

Life & Chemistry

Leukemia Cells Hijack Protein to Fuel Aggressive Growth

MLL happens when a piece of chromosome 11 breaks off at the normal MLL-associated gene. The broken gene attaches itself to another chromosome, resulting in a…

Studies and Analyses

Boosting Neurogenesis: A Path to Prevent Drug Addiction

Their hypothesis – that increasing the normally occurring process of making nerve cells might prevent addiction – is based on a rodent study demonstrating that…

Physics & Astronomy

New 'alien' invaders found in the Milky Way: Queen's University astronomer

“Some of the stars and star clusters you see when you look into space at night are aliens from another galaxy, just not the green-skinned type you find in a…

Studies and Analyses

Hypnosis Eases Pain for Women with Metastatic Breast Cancer

The randomized trial measured pain and suffering, frequency of pain and degree of constant pain among 124 women with metastatic breast cancer, according to…

Studies and Analyses

Patient Age Influences Stroke-Prevention Procedure Choices

In findings reported Feb. 26 at the International Stroke Conference in San Antonio, Texas, the researchers say physicians now have better information when…

Life & Chemistry

New Therapy Offers Hope for Lymphoma and Leukemia Patients

Cancer researchers have high hopes for a new therapy for patients with certain types of lymphoma and leukemia.PCI-32765 is a new drug being assessed in a Phase…

Physics & Astronomy

UW-Madison Physicists Develop Basic Quantum Computing Circuit

Quantum computing represents a new paradigm in information processing that may complement classical computers. Much of the dizzying rate of increase in…

Medical Engineering

Stents Match Surgery for Clogged Carotid Arteries

Loyola University Medical Center is among the hospitals that enrolled patients in a landmark trial that compared traditional surgery with less-invasive…

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