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Consequences of a Rising Bay/Global Warming: New Set of Maps Reveals H
These February 2007 maps, "which the Bay Conservation and Development Commission prepared for The Chronicle, offer a detailed look at how a changing shoreline would affect life around the [San Francisco] bay."Includes a map showing current shoreline and potential shoreline if bay rises one meter, and detailed maps for specific areas, such as Oakland Airport and the South Bay. Also includes link to related article. From SFGate.com, website for the San Francisco Chronicle. Adjusting PSA Scores For Obese Men Or Cancers May Be Missed
Doctors may be missing cancers in obese men because the telltale blood marker used to detect the disease can be falsely interpreted as low in this population, according to a new study. These findings are important because of the sheer number of people they affect. Terri Schiavo Case: Legal Issues Involving Healthcare Directives, Deat
Compilation of documents and links to information about the court case involving Terri Schiavo, the Florida patient whose feeding tube was removed in March 2005. Topics include legal documents, living wills, the lawyers involved, related cases, power of attorney and health care directives, and commentary. Includes links to related sites. From FindLaw. Nanowire Generates Power By Harvesting Energy From The Environment
As the sizes of sensor networks and mobile devices shrink toward the microscale, and even nanoscale, there is a growing need for suitable power sources. Because even the tiniest battery is too big to be used in nanoscale devices, scientists are exploring nanosize systems that can salvage energy from the environment. Researchers have now shown that a single nanowire can produce power by harvesting mechanical energy. Strange DIY Film Hits Sundance
M Dot Strange, the first YouTube filmmaker to make it to the big screen, draws on Kabuki, the Brothers Quay and early Ninja Gaiden in his frenetic tale. By Jason Silverman. Abnormality In Filling Of Heart Is Frequent Culprit In Heart Failure
Difficulties in the heart's ability to fill with blood are common causes of heart failure -- and appear to be as significant in placing a heart patient at risk of death as are deficiencies in the heart's ability to pump blood, new research from Mayo Clinic shows. Scientists identify two molecules that affect brain plasticity in mice
Researchers have identified a set of molecular brakes that stabilize the developing brain's circuitry. Moreover, experimentally removing those brakes in mice enhanced the animals' performance in a test of visual learning, suggesting a long-term path to therapeutic application. Oprah's Book Club: A Summer of Faulkner
Features details about the three novels by William Faulkner that are the summer 2005 reading selections for Oprah's Book Club: "As I Lay Dying,""The Sound and the Fury,"and "Light in August."Includes related background articles and reading tips. Discovery Of Why Some DNA Repair Fails: Significant For Huntington's D
Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered the inner workings of a defective DNA repair process and are first to explain why certain mutations are not corrected in cells. The finding is important because genetic instability and accumulations of mutations lead to disease. This discovery may lead to ways of fixing the process to avoid Huntington's disease and some types of colon cancer.
Unbelted Backseat Passengers Produce Deadly Results
New research shows that unbelted backseat passengers risk injury or death to themselves and the driver seated in front of them in the event of a head-on crash.
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