In the News
Stopping Atoms
With atoms and molecules in a gas moving at thousands of kilometres per hour, physicists have long sought a way to slow them down to a few kilometres per hour to trap them. Physicists have now found a way to slow down, stop and explore a much wider range of atoms than ever before. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Donor Kidney Organs That Once Would Have Been Discarded Show Short-ter
Several new studies suggest how transplant surgeons can make more effective use of kidneys from deceased donors -- even those that are at the outer limits of acceptance criteria. Researchers have noted short-term success with kidneys that once would have been discarded. Perfusion In Burn Injuries Rapidly Determined By Using Improved Laser-
The perfusion of a burn injury can now rapidly be determined by using a new technique. Using the perfusion image made by a laser and an ultra fast camera, doctors will be able to determine whether a burn needs surgery. Tests in hospital show that the system is perfectly capable of measuring differences in perfusion in burn wounds; patients and medical staff speak positively about the high speed of the system and the quality of the images. Calculating Consonants: Researchers Identify A Key To How The Brain Pr
Speech is not just a series of sounds; speech also elicits a series of representations, such as syllables, vowels, or consonants, which our brains identify as such from the very early onset of language acquisition. Listening involves a kind of statistical computation based on the fact that it is more probable that certain sounds follow particular syllables. Environmental Chemicals Found In Breast Milk And High Incidence Of Tes
A comparison of breast milk samples from Denmark and Finland revealed a significant difference in environmental chemicals which have previously been implicated in testicular cancer or in adversely affecting development of the fetal testis in humans and animals. UCSD Team Discovers Specialized, Rare Heart Stem Cells In Newborns
The first evidence of cardiac progenitor cells -- rare, specialized stem cells located in the newborn heart of rats, mice and humans -- has been shown by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine. The cells are capable of differentiation into fully mature heart tissue. Prescription For An Electronic Revolution?
Patients could be saved millions of trips to their GP under a new scheme that has the potential to revolutionize the system of prescribing medicines. Asthma Linked To Depressive Disorders, Study Suggests
Young people with asthma are about twice as likely to suffer from depressive and anxiety disorders than are children without asthma, according to a new study. Previous research had suggested a possible link in young people between asthma and some mental health problems, but this study is the first showing such a strong connection. Molecular Research Suggest Shift Needed In How Some Drugs Are Created
The first close-up look at a pro-inflammatory signaling molecule involved in immune response in mammals suggests that researchers "should rethink what they are doing"in creating drugs based on a fruit-fly model, scientists say.
MP3 Music Downloads
Preview songs, Download Free Music,Burn CDs at ITunes.com
 
|
