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Delirium Associated With Premature Death
Patients who are delirious during hospitalization one year later had 13 percent fewer days of survival during the following year when compared to patients without delirium. New Method Shows It Is Possible To Grow Bone For Grafts Within A Patie
An international team of biomedical engineers has demonstrated for the first time that it is possible to grow healthy new bone reliably in one part of the body and use it to repair damaged bone at a different location. The research, which is based on a dramatic departure from the current practice in tissue engineering, is described in a paper titled "In vivo engineering of organs: The bone bioreactor"published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Microbe's Genome Promises Insight Into Earth's Carbon And Sulfur Cycli
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the microorganism Silicibacter pomeroyi, a member of an abundant group of marine bacteria known to impact the Earth's ecosystem by releasing and consuming atmospheric gases. This genetic blueprint provides insight into the biochemical pathways the bacterium uses to regulate its release of sulfur and carbon monoxide. Imagining the Internet: Predictions Database
Searchable and browsable database of over 4000 predictions made about the Internet in the early 1990's, plus more recent predictions from a 2004 survey of "technology stakeholders."Topics include community, culture, global relationships, economic structures, information infrastructure, controversial issues, and more. The site also provides brief biographies of 200 early-90's "Internet personalities,"and lists of Internet synonyms and acronyms. The Roman Curia: Congregations: Congregation for the Doctrine of the F
Information from the Vatican about this group "founded in 1542 by Pope Paul III ... [which] was originally called the Sacred Congregation of the Universal Inquisition as its duty was to defend the Church from heresy. It is the oldest of the Curia's nine congregations."Includes a brief profile, doctrinal and disciplinary documents, and related material, some of which are by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (now Pope Benedict XVI). Many of the documents are available in several languages (some not in English). Sleeping It Off: How Animals Use Hibernation, And Other Cold-weather S
If you wish you could hibernate for the winter instead of facing minus-20 windchillls every day, blame our distant ancestors. Really distant. According to Matt Andrews, biology professor at UMD, our reptilian forebears, like reptiles today, would have been able to experience large fluctuations in their body temperatures, a key trait for a hibernating species. Combination Of Limes, Sun Can Result In 'Margarita Dermatitis'
Adding a slice of lime to a favorite summer drink is nice to cool off with, but it could leave your skin burning, say dermatologists. The condition, called phytophotodermatitis, happens when a certain plant compound comes in contact with the skin, making that one area light sensitive. During the summer, lime juice is the common cause for this condition, which is why some doctors call it 'margarita dermatitis.' [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. Genes That Both Extend Life And Protect Against Cancer Identified
A person is 100 times more likely to get cancer at age 65 than at age 35. But new research identifies naturally occurring processes that allow many genes to both slow aging and protect against cancer in the much-studied C. elegans roundworm. Car Buyers Say Silence Isn't Golden: Researchers Help Customers Litera
The technology improvements that are giving us ever quieter cars are not proving popular with many car drivers. Car manufacturers now want to restore to the inside of a car the sounds their customers want to hear while preserving the reduction in exterior noise. But what exactly do their customers want to hear? Researchers at the University of Warwick's Warwick Manufacturing Group are helping them answer that question.
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