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MR Spectroscopy May Be Superior For Determining Prostate Cancer Progno
A new way of evaluating prostate tumors may help physicians determine the best treatment strategy. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy, MGH researchers have shown that chemical profiles of prostate tissue can determine a tumor's prognosis better than standard pathological studies do. Study Shows Humans Have Ability To Track Odors, Much Like Bloodhounds
Neuroscientists imaging the brain have confirmed a 40-year-old claim that humans have an untapped ability to localize odors in the same way we localize sounds. In fact, the brain seems to use the same brain region used by the ears to translate input from the two nostrils into spatial information. Someday, humans may vie with dogs and pigs in the ability to track smells. Dam The Red Sea And Release Gigawatts
Damming the Red Sea could solve the growing energy demands of millions of people in the Middle East and alleviate some of the region's tensions pertaining to oil supplies through hydroelectric power. Equally, such a massive engineering project may cause untold ecological harm and displace countless people from their homes. Cave Study Links Climate Change To California Droughts
California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to analysis of stalagmites from a cave in the Sierra Nevada. Education Does Not Protect Against Age-related Memory Loss, Say Resear
Adults over 70 with higher levels of education forgot words at a greater rate than those with less education, according to a new study from the University of Southern California. The findings, published in the current issue of Research on Aging, suggest that after age 70, educated adults may begin to lose the ability to use their schooling to compensate for normal, age-related memory loss. SirsiDynixInstitute.com
SirsiDynix, a library software vendor, provides free biweekly Web seminars featuring "compelling speakers selected from among leaders in librarianship and information technology."Seminar topics include management, funding, diversity, community outreach, library standards, and more. Includes seminar archives. Titan's Atmosphere Comes From Ammonia, Huygens Data Say
Cassini-Huygens supplied new evidence about why Titan has an atmosphere, making it unique among all solar system moons, a University of Arizona planetary scientist says. Scientists can infer from Cassini-Huygens results that Titan has ammonia, said Jonathan I. Lunine, an interdisciplinary scientist for the European Space Agency's Huygens probe that landed on Titan last month. Review: King of KongFilm Gives No Quarter
A funny, new documentary film gives the arcade game contest Super Bowl status. Seth Gordon's King of Kong: A Fistful of Quartersfollows Seattle dad and science teacher Steve Wiebe as he challenges one of gaming's most elusive titles: Donkey Kongrecord holder. New Evidence Finds An Association Between Periodontal Disease And Stro
People missing some or all of their teeth or who have significant loss of bone and tissue surrounding their teeth may be at an increased risk for having a stroke, according to a new study that appeared in the October issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP). Seeking a Call on Secret Law
Civil liberties maverick John Gilmore gets help from media organizations in his bid to have the Supreme Court rule that the government must publish its ID-or-extra screening airport rule. The feds say publishing the rule would help terrorists. In 27B Stroke 6.
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