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Air Guitarists Rejoice: Engineers Design Wearable Instrument Shirt
CSIRO has "built"a shirt which could fulfill the fantasy of anyone who has, in the privacy of their homes, jammed along with one of rock 'n roll's great lead guitarists. Led by engineer Dr Richard Helmer a team of researchers at CSIRO Textiles and Fibre Technology in Geelong has created a 'wearable instrument shirt' (WIS) which enables users to play an 'air guitar' simply by moving one arm to pick chords and the other to strum the imaginary instrument's strings. Earth's Core Rotates Faster Than Its Crust, Scientists Say
Scientists have ended a 9-year-old debate by proving that Earth's core rotates faster than its surface, by about 0.3 to 0.5 degree per year. Earth's iron core consists of a solid inner core about 2,400 kilometers in diameter and a fluid outer core about 7,000 kilometers in diameter. The inner core plays an important role in the geodynamo that generates Earth's magnetic field, and an electromagnetic torque from the geodynamo is thought to drive the inner core to rotate relative to the mantle and crust. Neuroblastoma Expert Reviews Progress And Challenges In Fighting Diffi
A world leader in neuroblastoma research describes the current status of treatments and trends in fighting this challenging disease, which accounts for 7 percent of all childhood cancers, but 15 percent of childhood cancer deaths. It typically occurs as a solid tumor in the abdomen, but also in the neck, chest, and pelvis, developing in the network of the body's sympathetic nervous system. New Gene Identified For Condition That Causes Blood Clots In Brain
Researchers have identified a new gene linked to cerebral venous thrombosis, a condition that causes blood clots in the veins of the brain that can lead to stroke. The condition is more common in young and middle-aged women. A Genetic Difference At The Opiate Receptor Gene Affects A Person's Re
Findings published in the December issue of Alcoholism: Clinical &Experimental Research indicate that individuals with the G variant of the A118 polymorphism of the OPRM1 gene have greater subjective feelings to alcohol's effects as well as a greater likelihood of a family history of alcohol-use disorders. HIV Dementia Alarmingly High In Africa
An international study led by Johns Hopkins suggests that the rate of HIV-associated dementia is so high in sub-Saharan Africa that HIV dementia along with Alzheimer's disease and dementia from strokes may be among the most common forms of dementia in the world. Trying to Locate The Island
Veering between serious science fiction and summer action blockbuster, The Island is a film that can't quite decide what it wants to be. By Jason Silverman. Bolton Nomination Comes to a Close
Compilation of stories about the "contentious nomination process"that culminated in the August 2005 recess appointment of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Stories go back to March 2005 when President Bush nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton for the position. From National Public Radio (NPR). Genome Wide Search For Genes Underlying Anxiety Disorders Turns Up Une
Increasing the activity of two enzymes better known for their role in oxidative stress metabolism turns normally relaxed mice into "Nervous Nellies,"according to research conducted at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and reported in the early online edition of Nature. Backstage With a Text Actress
Horny housewives want to meet you now? Maybe not, but they do enjoy flexible hours and the ability to work from home -- even if the pay is crap. Commentary by Regina Lynn.
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