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Most Advanced CT Scanner Improves Imaging Of Heart, Avoids Need For Su
Johns Hopkins Medicine has installed the latest computed tomography (CT) imaging software and machinery, also known as a 64-slice computed axial tomography scanner. The newly upgraded device produces precise diagnostic pictures within five to 10 seconds for patients experiencing symptoms associated with heart attack. [Ironic] LONDON: A jailed cocaine dealer is working as Santa Claus on
John Tams, who dons beard, boots and red suit to work in a cafe's Christmas grotto, said he wanted to give something back to the community... Indicators For Risk Of Heart Disease Higher In Passive Smokers
Exposure to secondhand smoke at work, home or elsewhere results in a disproportionate rise in markers that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Sniffers Show That Humans Can Track Scents, And That Two Nostrils Are
Do animals use their two nostrils to locate scents in the same way they use two ears to locate sounds? UC Berkeley neuroscientists Noam Sobel and Jess Porter set out to test that question, using human volunteers on all fours to track a chocolate scent through the grass. With other senses blocked by gloves, earplugs and a blindfold, they were able to track scents and did better with two open nostrils than one. Pitt Researchers Simulate Urban Rescue Environment At RoboCup 2005 In
To help robots become more helpful to humans during rescue operations, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have developed virtual hazardous environments that they are demonstrating at the International RoboCup Federation's RoboCup 2005 competition at the INTEX Exhibition Center in Osaka, Japan, through July 19. The Moddy Mayhem of Half-Life 2
How a fave PC shooter becomes a platform for DIY weirdness. By James Lee from Wired magazine. New Non-surgical Approach Showing Great Promise In The Treatment Of Ch
Historically, if a brain aneurysm is more than 4 mm, coil embolization was not an option and the patient likely faced open surgery. A new approach combining the use of intracranial stents and coil embolization to strengthen the artery using minimally invasive techniques is showing great promise. Graphite warms to superconductivity
Graphite, the layered form of carbon, is not normally a superconductor. But, if you slip a few metal ions in between the sheets it behaves very differently... Magnetic Leaves Reveal Most Polluted Byways
Tree leaves may be powerful tools for monitoring air quality and planning biking routes and walking paths, suggests a new study. Leaves along bus routes were up to 10 times more magnetic than leaves on quieter streets, the study found.
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