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Brain Imaging Study May Hold Clues To Onset Of Schizophrenia In People
Images of brain activity may hold clues to the onset of schizophrenia in people at high risk for the disease, according to a study headed by psychiatry researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Physicists Trap, Map Tiny Magnetic Vortex: Cell-sized 3-D Structure Co
In a research first that could lead to a new generation of hard drives capable of storing thousands of movies per square inch, physicists at Rice University have decoded the three-dimensional structure of a tornado-like magnetic vortex no larger than a red blood cell. The findings, published online by Physics Review Letters, were made with a one-of-a-kind scanning ion microscope that trapped and imaged cone-like magnetic vortices on tiny cobalt disks. Annual Prostate Cancer Screening Test Appears To Save Lives
Men who have a yearly blood test to examine their prostate specific antigen levels are nearly three times less likely to die from prostate cancer than those who don't have annual screenings, according to a study presented October 19, 2005, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 47th Annual Meeting in Denver. Wired's Favorite Sci-Fi Flicks of All Time — Pre–Sta
They're not necessarily the best science fiction films ever made (although some are), but these are our favorites. Have a look and chime in with your own picks.
 New Research Seeks To Enhance Alternative Fuel Integration In Public V
New research partnership will assess the performance of the County of Monroe's fleet of E85 flex-fuel vehicles in New York State. E85 is comprised of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline and is considered a major alternative energy option for American automobiles. Closing In On A Vaccine For Breast Cancer
Progress toward development of a breast cancer vaccine has been reported by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine and the Siteman Cancer Center in St. Louis. Hot Spot On Saturn's Tiny Moon Enceladus Causes Icy Plumes
Enceladus, the tiny satellite of Saturn, is colder than ice, but data gathered by the Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan has detected a hot spot that could mean there is life in the oldmoon after all. The hot spot is causing plumes of ice and vapor to arise above Enceladus, say astronomers. If there is water on Enceladus, could there be life? Hand Bookbindings: From Plain and Simple to Grand and Glorious
Companion site to an exhibition on the "craft and art of binding books by hand"that ran in 2002-2003 at the Princeton University Library. Browse images of more than 200 books by categories such as endleaves, endbands, edge decoration, clasps and closures, gold tooling, and embroidered binding. Many of the sections include historical notes. Unlocking The Function Of Enzymes
Fitting a key into a lock may seem like a simple task, but researchers are using a method that involves testing thousands of keys to unlock the functions of enzymes, and their findings could open the door for new targets for drug designs. [Odd] A Romanian couple has named their son Yahoo as a sign of gratitu
Daily Libertatea said on Thursday Cornelia and Nonu Dragoman, both from Transylvania, met and decided they were meant for each other following a three-month relationship over the net.They married and had a baby this Christmas, whom they decided to name after one of the worldwide web's most popular portals."We named him Lucian Yahoo after my father and the net, the main beacon of my life,"Cornelia Dragoman was quoted as saying.
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