Almost 40 years have passed since top secret nuclear weapon warning satellites accidentally discovered bursts of high energy gamma rays coming from space. Although many thousands of gamma ray bursts (GRBs) have since been detected, the origin and nature of these bursts is still not well understood.
One example of an unusual gamma ray burst occurred on 1 August 2005, when instruments on board the NASA-UK-Italy Swift spacecraft detected a bizarre GRB, which displayed unprecedented beha
The following expose presents a novel and patent-pending fluidic micro-pump. The pumping of the medium is performed without any mechanical moving parts and is…
The technology regards the use of an oral elastase inhibitor for the prophylaxis and therapy of pancreatitis.The innovative aspect is particularly the…
The underlying multifunctional transcription factor Yin-Yang-1 (YY1) enables the conception of various therapeutical approaches for the prevention of…
The patented invention provides methods for the development of new therapeutic agents for adiposity as well as early indicators for the prevention thereof…
The aim of the portrayed invention is to develop and make new drugs for the primary- and secondary prophylaxis of thrombosis complications as well as the…
The invention regards an accelerated and simplified method for determining the presence of bacteria in blood samples, and in consequence a ruling out of other…
Peace at any price? More than one parent has forked over cash in a desperate bid to stop their kids’ badgering for the hottest toy or the latest snack. Now researchers at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford’s School of Medicine have found that the more time California third-graders spent in front of the tube or playing video games, the more often they asked an adult to buy them items they saw on the screen.
“It’s called the ’nag factor,’” sai
Results from a new, five-year study show that regular use of popular prescription pain relievers may reduce the risk of breast cancer by up to 71 percent and may offer similar benefit in the prevention of prostate, colon and lung cancers.
The study findings were released today at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C.
Randall E. Harris, M.D., Ph.D.
“We believe this is the first study to show that selective COX-2 i
American Heart Association rapid access journal report
If you’re middle age and sleep five hours or less a night, you may be increasing your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.
“Sleep allows the heart to slow down and blood pressure to drop for a significant part of the day,” said James E. Gangwisch, Ph.D., lead author of the study and post-doctoral fellow at Columbia
Soymilk proves a popular option for lactose intolerant students
Offering soymilk to elementary school students boosts the number of children who select a calcium-rich beverage in the lunch line and reduces the amount of saturated fat consumed from calcium-rich beverages, according to a study in April’s Journal of the American Dietetic Association.
Almost a quarter of students were choosing soymilk over cow’s milk by the end of the four-week study, which was
Medical lasers are like science fiction heat rays that can vaporize tumors. The problem has been getting the lasers to where they are needed inside the body while protecting healthy tissue. Now “perfect mirror” technology, developed by MIT researchers, is being used to shoot a laser through a spaghetti-thin, flexible fiber to attack tumors and other diseased tissue in highly targeted, minimally invasive surgery. OmniGuide fiber, licensed through MIT’s Technology Licens
Textural properties as a function of the starting mineral particle size
Development of new clean technologies in accordance with increasingly demanding environmental legislation requires new catalysts, adsorbents and/or catalyst supports. Clays have been identified as a promising materials resource for this application.
More specifically, Pillared Inter-Layered Clays (PILCs) have been identified as suitable for these purposes. However, their widespread use has been delayed by d
Electro-optical characterization of in-situ indium doped CdS thin films by chemical bath
As the world becomes increasingly aware of global warming and climate change, the need for alternative energy sources is generating greater demand. Electricity generated from solar cells is often quoted as being the solution to our climate problems. Unfortunately, this method of energy generation is quite inefficient. Overcoming this inefficiency is key to the widespread commercial acceptan
An Australian research team has solved one of biology’s most fundamental questions – why males produce sperm and females produce eggs. The finding is a breakthrough that could lead to improved infertility treatment, cancer therapy and pest management.
The team, led by Dr Josephine Bowles and Professor Peter Koopman from the Institute for Molecular Bioscience at The University of Queensland, has discovered that derivatives of Vitamin A trigger the beginning of egg and sperm production,
Results from a Phase III study of a new drug show promise for patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other parts of the body, according to a study presented today during the 97th Annual Meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research.
Investigators have shown that panitumumab improves progression-free survival in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) who had failed standard chemotherapy. In the randomized trial of 463 patients, those who receive
Feedback
