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Study Links Progressive Aphasia Syndrome To Prion Gene
Most people with a rare type of dementia called primary progressive aphasia (PPA) have a specific combination of prion gene variants, a new study shows. The study is the first to link the prion protein gene to this disorder. The researchers also looked at the prion gene in people with Alzheimer's disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease) and did not find any association with specific gene variants in those disorders. Slippery When Wet: Fluids Race Through Nearly Frictionless Carbon Nano
Within the cells of our bodies, fluids flow rapidly through miniscule, nearly frictionless, protein channels. Until now, human-made nanoscale structures have not been able to mimic those same speeds because the fluids flow slowly along the walls of the tiny structures. Researchers have now found that carbon nanotubes only 7 billionths of a meter in diameter can channel many fluids nearly friction free. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying. British Asian Women Have Lower Risk Of Breast Cancer Than All Other Wo
Asian women living in England and Wales have a substantially lower risk of breast cancer than other women, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Federal Aviation Administration: Runway Safety
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) documents and data on runway incursions, which are "occurrence[s] in the airport runway environment involving an aircraft, vehicle, person, or object on the ground that creates a collision hazard or results in a loss of required separation with an aircraft taking off"or landing. The "2005 Runway Safety Report"includes detailed information about runways at specific U.S. airports. Historical runway incursion data is available for 2001 to the present. An Initial Assessment of the Impact of the Earthquake and Tsunami of D
"Summarizes the information available until January 10, 2005 about the seismic shift that took place in the morning of December 26, 2004 in the Indian Ocean in the province of Aceh in Indonesia, and the ensuing tsunami that devastated some areas in East and Southeast Asia. It offers an initial assessment of the possible economic impact of the disaster."Opens directly into a PDF document. From the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Severity Of Desertification On World Stage
Desertification puts the health and well-being of more than 1.2 billion people in more than 100 countries at risk, according to the United Nations. Because dryland desertification can be remedied or even reversed by using appropriate land management techniques, monitoring and forecasting areas most at risk are essential. The view from space can support authorities in getting an overall picture of key pressures on land, such as burned land due to forest fires, erosion processes and their trends over time. First Mouse Lung Transplants Lay Groundwork For New Ways To Prevent Tr
Lung transplants have been performed successfully for more than 20 years in humans but never before in mice -- until now. Surgeons have developed the first mouse model of lung transplantation, and they're hoping it will help explain why the success of the procedure in humans lags far behind other solid organ transplants. In A Crisis, Creating DNA Vaccine Could Help Save Lives, Slow Spread O
Researchers scrambling to combat a virulent form of bird flu that could mutate into a form easily spread among humans should consider developing vaccines based on DNA, according to British biochemical engineers. DNA vaccines, they say, can be produced more rapidly than conventional vaccines and could possibly save thousands of lives if a global influenza outbreak occurs. When the Shoot Hits the Fans
Fansourcing their new music video, indie band the Shins invites the crowd to record a performance with cell phones and digicams, then upload the footage to a website. They get a groovy (grainy) film montage to promote the single's early release. By Steven Leckart from Wired magazine.
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