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New Software Helps With Anti-terrorism Planning
New software can help anti-terrorism planners determine how best to allocate limited resources to defend military bases, industrial parks and civic facilities from terrorist attacks, say the Penn State researchers who built the system. Clinical Trials For Diabetes Drugs Should Measure Outcomes Important T
Most clinical trials for new diabetes drugs do not consider the impact medication will have on a patient's quality of life or other outcomes that are important to patients, such as the risk of developing complications associated with diabetes, according to new article. Rants: What Motivates Teachers?
The furor over Steve Jobs' speech on education reform refuses to simmer down. Plus: Links to our most popular blog posts. Miscarriage And Abortion Triple Chances Of Future Low Birthweight Babi
Women who have miscarried or had an abortion run three times the normal risk of having a subsequent low birthweight baby, suggests new research. The more miscarriages or abortions a woman has, the greater are her chances of giving birth to a child that is underweight or premature in the future, the research shows. Low birthweight (under 2500 g) and premature birth (less than 37 weeks) are two of the major contributors to deaths among newborn babies and infants. New Technique Produces 10-carat Diamond
Researchers at the Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C. have produced 10-carat, half-inch thick single-crystal diamonds at rapid growth rates (100 micrometers per hour) using a chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process. The size is approximately five times that of commercially available diamonds produced by the standard high-pressure/high-temperature (HPHT) method and other CVD techniques. Bird Samples From Mongolia Confirmed As H5N1 Avian Flu
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has positively identified the pathogenic form of avian flu-H5N1- in samples taken from birds last week in Mongolia by field veterinarians from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Elvis: The Undisputed King of Rock and Roll
This companion to a past exhibition about Elvis Presley features an essay about the musician and performer, along with photos of items from the exhibit. Provides a link to Elvis' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame profile, which includes a biography and timeline. From the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. "That Laboratory of Abolitionism, Libel, and Treason": Syracuse and th
This exhibit explores the role of Syracuse, New York, in the Underground Railroad, the system that helped African American slaves escape to freedom. "Syracuse served as an important station along this freedom trail because of its central location on the Erie Canal and its associated waterways and travel routes."Includes digitized historical documents, maps and charts, and images of local abolitionists and reformers. From the Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library. 50-year-old Mystery Solved: Protein Tags Regulate Key Ion Channel
A recently discovered process known as sumoylation -- until now thought to be active only in the nucleus -- also occurs near the cell's surface where it regulates proteins, providing a novel target for the development of new drugs. Researchers show that sumoylation regulates the flow of potassium ions, which determine whether "excitable"cells in the brain, heart and skeletal muscles "fire." Promising Cancer Treatments Under Development
A novel trial design offers a way to select which promising drug combinations should be pursued in more advanced clinical trials. Because it is impossible to conduct randomized comparisons of all possible therapies, a new selection method was needed to identify the most promising ones.
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