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Impaired Clearance Of Amyloid-beta Causes Vascular Damage In Alzheimer
New research suggests that accumulation of amyloid-β peptides in cerebral blood vessels, as opposed to the brain itself, may be a more important pathological mediator of Alzheimer's disease. Two independent yet related articles describe such findings in the August issue of The American Journal of Pathology. Both articles are highlighted on the Journal's cover. Born on a Mountaintop?Davy Crockett, Tall Tales, and History
This lesson plan (for grades 3-5) uses the legend of Davy Crockett to teach students about the characters, events, and literary characteristics of tall tales. Includes suggested activities and links to online material about Crockett and tall tales. From EDSITEment, a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities and other organizations. MicroRNAs Have Shaped The Evolution Of The Majority Of Mammalian Genes
RNA continues to shed its reputation as DNA's faithful sidekick. Now, researchers in the lab of Whitehead Institute member David Bartel have found that a class of small RNAs called microRNAs influence the evolution of genes far more widely than previous research had indicated. Japanese Space Probe Yields Detailed All-sky Map In Infrared Light
One year after the beginning of its scientific operations, the high-capability infrared satellite AKARI continues to produce stunning views of the infrared universe. Looking Back at the Crash of '29
Special feature from 1999 recounting the history of the U.S. stock market crash in October 1929. Provides images of The New York Times front page and archived articles from the time period. From the website for The New York Times. Armed Forces Search For Ways To Improve Survival In The Combat Zone
Military experts believe that blood loss may be one of the most preventable causes of battlefield fatalities. With thousands of lives at risk and millions of dollars at stake for product development, two branches of the military are collaborating to find new resuscitative products that can be easily transported and used on the frontline. A new report outlines how the military can best identify, nurture and support next generation of resuscitation fluids and adjunct therapies. NOAA Offers Electronic Field Guide To Harmful Algal Blooms In Great L
A new Web site, created by the NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health, serves as an electronic field guide to the types, locations and habits of harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. [Funny] Giant pig saves footballers
Players at a cash-strapped Serbian football club have been saved from starvation - by a 220 pound pig. UCLA Researchers First To Capture Elusive Lightning-Quick Waveforms
Researchers at UCLA have for the first time been able to capture and digitize electrical signals at the rate of 1 trillion times per second, a discovery that eventually may help scientists develop defenses against high-powered microwave weapons attacks and allow physicists to peer into the fundamental building blocks of nature. Irrigation May Not Cool The Globe In The Future
Expansion of irrigation has masked greenhouse warming in California's Central Valley, but irrigation may not make much of a difference in the future, according to a new study.
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