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Boiled Peanuts Pack Big Antioxidant Punch
Boiled peanuts, a regional treat from the southern United States, may be as healthy as they are delicious. Scientists report that boiling these legumes imbues them with more antioxidants than roasted peanuts or peanut butter. Bee Mites Suppress Bee Immunity, Open Door For Viruses And Bacteria
A non-native bee mite is causing the dramatic and sudden collapse of bee colonies across the country, but Penn State researchers believe they have found the combination of factors that triggers colony deaths which includes suppression of the bee immune system by the mites. Rejected TV Pilot Thrives on P2P
Warner Bros. passed on a pilot for the sci-fi series Global Frequency. But viewers who downloaded the show from an unauthorized BitTorrent link are urging the studio to change its mind. By Michael Grebb. Bullying Among Sixth Graders A DailyOccurrence, UCLA Study Finds
Nearly half the sixth graders in two Los Angeles-area public schools say they were bullied by classmates during a five-day period, UCLA researchers report in the first study to examine daily school harassment and the first to examine the effects of witnessing other students being bullied. Virulent Hessian Flies Renew Attack On U.S. Wheat
Last year, the West Lafayette, Ind., area saw its first Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) infestation in more than a decade. Over the last two years, the flies have also shown up in Missouri for the first time ever, signaling a westward expansion of the world's most destructive wheat pest. Novel 3-D Cell Culture Model Shows Selective Tumor Uptake Of Nanoparti
A novel cell culture model consisting of an aggregate of brain tumor cells growing on normal thin slices of brain tissue has been developed to investigate tumor properties and therapy. The tumor cells showed a similar invasion pattern to that seen when growing in patients. When nanoparticles made from a new type of polymer were added to the co-culture, the nanoparticles were taken up more by the tumor cells than the normal brain cells. The Greatest Gadgets of All Time? Make Your Picks in Our Tournament
Wired presents the "Greatest Gadget of All Time" -- an interactive tournament where you can vote for your favorite gadgets. And if you're lucky, you could win an Apple iPhone. New Nicotine-like Imaging Agent Holds Promise In PET Studies, May Help
The chemical nicotine--a main ingredient in tobacco--may hold promise in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, give insight into therapeutic interventions for nicotine addiction and possibly complement the diagnosis of certain forms of lung cancer, according to a study in the January issue of the Society of Nuclear Medicine's Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Potential New Treatment For Insulin-dependent Diabetes
Scientists in Japan have found a way to improve on a promising diabetes treatment. In the October 3 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, Masaru Taniguchi and colleagues report that transplanted insulin-producing cells survive better when the activation of a specific type of immune cell is blocked. No free energy but gadget coupons
With all this talk of perpetual free energyand finding ways to break the laws of thermodynamics, my thoughts turn once again to freebies for Sciencebase readers. You remember I post an item on Saturdays that gives you something for nothing to help sustain the site during the working week… Anyway, the likes of Steorn with their ludicrous claims of perpetual motion from spinning magnets and chunks of Perspex would, if they were in any way valid, provide a solution to the problem of recharging all those gadgets. Which gadgets are those you ask, innocently? Well, the kind of gadgets like iPhones, mp3 players, digital cameras, PSP consoles, cellphones, portable video players and more for which you can get a discount coupon from the Sciencebase coupons section. 
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