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Gallery: Your Face in Plastic
Reporter Alexander Gelfand has his likeness immortalized with new 3-D printing technology. Photographs by Ryan Brenizer. DOE Outlines Research Needed To Improve Solar Energy Technologies
DOE's Office of Science has released a report describing the basic research needed to produce "revolutionary progress in bringing solar energy to its full potential in the energy marketplace."Progress in the proposed research could lead to: artificial "molecular machines"that turn sunlight into chemical fuel; "smart materials"based on nature's ability to transfer captured solar energy with no energy loss; self-repairing solar conversion systems; and far more efficient solar cells created using nanotechnologies. New Hope For Huntington's Sufferers
A breakthrough in the understanding and potential treatment of Huntington's disease has been made. Researchers have discovered that one of the body's naturally occurring proteins is preventing 57 genes from operating normally in the brains of Huntington's sufferers. In addition, the destructive nature of this protein could potentially be halted using drugs that are already being used to help cancer patients. Osteoporosis Screening And Treatment May Be Cost-effective For Selecte
It may be cost-effective to screen and treat selected older men with osteoporosis, depending on their age and if they have had a prior fracture, according to a new study. UCLA Brain Scientists Crack Mystery Of How Alcohol Causes Intoxication
Scientists at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have deciphered how a naturally occurring gene mutation in rats' brains lowers the animals' tolerance to alcohol, leading to rapid and acute intoxication after the equivalent of one drink. EU Domain Dream in Disarray
Intended as a tool to help foster greater European unity, the new dot-eu domain produces a bitter fight between trademark holders and alleged cybersquatters over coveted addresses. Robert Andrews reports from Cardiff, Wales. The Secret Love Life Of Plants: Researchers Discover Signals Between P
In studies of signals between plant embryos and their endosperm, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Cologne have isolated a mutant where there is only one single fertilisation. This single fertilisation, which creates an embryo, also triggers the development of endosperm, even when the central cell where endosperm develops is not fertilised. Second-generation Antipsychotic Medications Appear To Offer Little Adv
Among patients with schizophrenia whose medication is changed because of ineffectiveness or harmful side effects, second-generation antipsychotic drugs do not appear to offer significant benefits compared to first-generation antipsychotic drugs, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The findings run contrary to the widely held perception that second-generation antipsychotic agents are safer and more effective in treating patients with schizophrenia than the less-expensive first-generation class of medications. Research Beyond Google: 119 Authoritative, Invisible, and Comprehensiv
Annotated list from October 2006 of authoritative websites on the "invisible web."The "invisible web comprises databases and results of specialty search engines that the popular search engines simply are not able to index."Topics include search engines, art, online books, business, consumer, finance, government, international, law, health, science, and transportation. Librarians' Internet Index is listed. From the Online Education Database (OEDb), a site that offers reviews of online schools and degree programs. Personality Traits And Craving Among Pathological Gamblers And Alcohol
Addiction-related "craving"can be physical, as in withdrawal, and/or memory-based, as in desire. A new study compares craving between pathological gamblers and alcoholics, correlating craving with personality. Results show that gamblers and alcoholics have distinctive personality traits that affect their cravings.
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