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Complete Coverage: Hurricane Katrina
This About.com site provides articles and links to information relating to Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Article topics include relief opportunities, finding a school for displaced students, the cultural costs of Hurricane Katrina (such the impact on buildings with Creole architecture), and many other diverse topics. Also includes numerous links to sites about locating missing people and general sites about the disaster. Birth of the Constitution of Japan
This exhibition "presents the major events and important documents involved in the framing and enactment of Japan's Constitution."Includes a timeline, information about historical figures, an overview of the process, images of documents (in Japanese) with commentaries, and discussions of significant issues, such as popular sovereignty and the emperor system, and renunciation of war. In English and Japanese. From the Japanese National Diet Library. Columbia Study Suggests Benefits Of Herbal Extract In Early Treatment
Data from the Columbia University demonstrates that Zyflamend, a unique herbal extract preparation, suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells and induces prostate cancer cells to self-destruct via a process called "apoptosis."The data, published in the October edition of Nutrition and Cancer, showed Zyflamend has the ability, in-vitro, to reduce prostate cancer cell proliferation by as much as 78 percent and to induce cancer cell death or apoptosis. Probing For Life On Mars: Detector To Hunt For Organic Molecules Durin
NASA has announced $750,000 in funding for development of an instrument to detect signs of life on Mars proposed by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The instrument is designed to provide the most rigorous analysis possible for the past and present existence of biological compounds on Mars' surface. Scientists Find Evidence Of Electrical Charging Of Nanocatalysts
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Technical University Munch have discovered evidence of a phenomenon that may lead to drastically lowering the cost of manufacturing of materials from plastics to fertilizers. Studying nano-sized clusters of gold on a magnesium oxide surface, scientists found direct evidence for electrical charging of a nano-sized catalyst. This is an important factor in increasing the rate of chemical reactions. Hopkins Researchers Use Diffusion MRI Technique To Monitor Ultrasound
Johns Hopkins researchers have, for what is believed to be the first time, used a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique called diffusion-weighted MRI (DWI), a technique that images the movement, or diffusion, of water molecules in tissues, to successfully determine the effectiveness of high-intensity focused ultrasound for treating uterine fibroids. Uterine fibroids are noncancerous tumors that line the uterine wall and can cause intense pain and bleeding. The study appears in the July edition of Radiology. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper. Computerized Cervical Cancer Test Increases Detection Rate Of Abnormal
A new computerized screening test for cervical cancer detects more abnormalities than the traditional smear test, according to a study published online. Kidipede
Introductory material designed for children about the history and culture of Europe, Asia, and Africa before 1500. Topics include North America, China, India, west Asia, Greece, Egypt, Africa, Rome, Islam, Germany, and the Middle Ages. Also includes materials for teachers. Kidipede began as a "community service learning project"and is organized and run by a history professor at Portland State University.
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