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Anticancer Nanotech: Protein Can Be Used To Carry Radioactive Isotopes
Tiny particles of albumin, a protein found in the blood, can be used to carry radioactive isotopes to the site of a cancerous tumor in the body and so avoid many of the side-effects of conventional radiotherapy, according to a new study. HealthyToys.org: The Consumer Action Guide to Toxic Chemicals in Toys
Test results released in December 2007 for toxic chemicals in "over 1,200 toys and children's products."Search by product name, or browse by brand or toy type. Listings include general information (such as country of manufacture), and levels of lead, cadmium, chlorine/PVC, arsenic, and mercury. Also includes a FAQ, background on the chemicals, and a place to submit suggestions for other toys to be tested. From the Ecology Center (Michigan), with the Washington Toxics Coalition. People With Rare Type Of Memory Loss Still Sensitive To Others, Study
People with a devastating brain injury that has wiped out many of their personal memories may still be able to understand other people's feelings and intentions, according to a new study. Inheritance, Smoking Spawn Mysterious And Deadly Lung Disease
An incurable, deadly lung disorder, "idiopathic interstitial pneumonia"(IIP), whose causes were mysterious arises from a combination of a genetic predisposition and damage due to inhaled chemicals, notably from cigarette smoking, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found. Student Plumbs Disaster Relief Logistics
The devastation caused by last December's tsunami prompted an unprecedented outpouring of global aid that presented disaster relief providers with innumerable logistical challenges. Now an MIT graduate student has teamed up with an international humanitarian organization to draw logistical lessons from the relief effort and create a supply chain framework to deal with future disasters. Japan's KAGUYA Spacecraft Blasts Off To Explore The Moon
Japan has successfully launched a new unmanned spacecraft to explore the Moon -- the largest lunar mission since the Apollo program. KAGUYA will investigate the entire moon in order to obtain information on its elemental and mineralogical composition, its geography, its surface and sub-surface structure, the remnant of its magnetic field, and its gravity field. US Defense Stockpile Is 'Ineffective', According To Report
Neither the federal government nor industry leaders have enough accurate information to know how secure supplies of important minerals are. This lack of information even extends to the area of national defense; the National Defense Stockpile, a cache of material in place to deal with national emergencies, is wholly ineffective for responding to modern needs or national security threats, according to a new report from the National Academies. Rewiring The Mammalian Brain: Neurons Make Fickle Friends
A discovery by researchers at the Brain Mind Institute in France shows that the brain rewires itself following an experience. The research further shows that this process of creation, testing and reconfiguring of brain circuits takes place on a scale of just hours, suggesting that the brain is evolving considerably even during the course of a single day. Shades and Shadow-Pictures: The Materials and Techniques of American P
Historic overview of the development of American portrait silhouettes (also known as "profiles,""shadow portraits,"and "scissortypes"). Discusses the derivation of the term "silhouette"(from the surname of an eighteenth-century finance minister to Louis XV), how silhouettes are presented (such as in albums and mounted), types of paper used, tracing devices, and more. From the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Book and Paper Group. Quantum Memory: Physicists Demonstrate Storage And Retrieval Of Single
A series of publications in the journal Nature highlights the race among competing research groups toward the long-anticipated goal of quantum networking. In one of three papers published the journal's December 8 issue, a group of physicists from the Georgia Institute of Technology describes the storage and retrieval of single photons transmitted between remote quantum memories. The work represents a significant step toward quantum communication and computation networks.
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