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Jefferson Researchers Find Drug May Give Some Cardiac Protection 24 Ho
A drug has been shown to provide some protection to the heart from injury even if given as much as 24 hours after a heart attack, Jefferson Medical College researchers report. Darbepoietin, a long-acting cousin of erythropoietin (EPO), offered significant protection to heart tissue from injury from ischemia, and even helped improve cardiac function. Molecular Profiling Can Accurately Predict Survival In Colon Cancer Pa
A new method accurately predicts which patients with colon cancer are most likely to have their disease recur after surgery and who would, therefore, be likely to benefit from additional chemotherapy. A Chilling Solution: Measuring Below-ground Carbon Without Destroying
USDA Forest Service (FS) researchers have provided the first proof of concept for a method that allows scientists to study below-ground carbon allocation in trees without destroying them. In the latest issue of the journal Plant, Cell &Environment, Kurt Johnsen and fellow researchers at the FS Southern Research Station unit in Research Triangle Park, NC, describe a reversible, non-destructive chilling method that stops the movement of carbon into root systems. Rethinking the File-Swap Morass
Although they haven't hoisted the white flag just yet, music industry pooh-bahs are beginning to shift their strategy on file-swapping. Instead of 'Let's sue the bastards,' the thinking is becoming 'Let's beat 'em at their own game.' Like Fireflies And Pendulum Clocks, Nano-oscillators Synchronize Their
Like the flashing of fireflies and ticking of pendulum clocks, the signals emitted by multiple nanoscale oscillators can naturally synchronize under certain conditions, greatly amplifying their output power and stabilizing their signal pattern, according to scientists at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). In the Sept. 15 issue of Nature, NIST scientists describe "locking"the dynamic magnetic properties of two nanoscale oscillators located 500 nanometers apart, boosting the power of the microwave signals given off by the device. After the Day of Infamy: "Man-on-the-Street"Interviews Following the A
Listen to recordings and read transcripts of interviews representing "approximately twelve hours of opinions recorded in the days and months following the bombing of Pearl Harbor from more than two hundred individuals in cities and towns across the United States."Searchable, and browsable by name, subject, title, or geographic location. From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress. Hopkins Study Proves Cochlear Implants Prevent Or Reverse Damage To Br
New research at Johns Hopkins has clearly demonstrated the ability of cochlear implants in very young animals to forge normal nerve fibers that transmit sound and to restore hearing by reversing or preventing damage to the brain's auditory system. Highly strung
Infrared and NMR spectroscopy have possibly revealed one of the great secrets of the violin makers Stradivari and Guarneri del Gesu - they used chemical wood preservatives to help preserve their instruments and to improve the tonal quality. The discovery could help modern-day violin makers emulate more closely the properties of irreplaceable violins from the [...] Gene Variation Affects Tamoxifen's Benefit For Breast Cancer
One of the most commonly prescribed drugs for breast cancer, tamoxifen, may not be as effective for women who inherit a common genetic variation. Women with this variant were almost twice as likely to see their breast cancer return. What Do You Think Is in the Macworld Air?
Banners at Macworld 2008 mysteriously proclaim, "There's Something in the Air." Is it a clue to this year's surprise announcement from the Turtlenecked One? Tell us what you think it means.
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