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Seen that? - 2005: A Year Of Diabetes Breakthroughs
in Daily Diabetic, on November 9, 2009
...l. Today, we are blessed to be living in a time of explosive research and developments, a time when scientists and patients alike are fighting to improve the lives of millions diagnosed with the disea...
Seen that? - Bio-Terrorism and the Flu Pandemic Conference
in The Biotech Weblog, on November 8, 2009
...;s Center for Molecular Biotechnology (CMB) will host a conference that will bring together leading scientists from around the globe to update each other on advances and issues relating to Homeland Se...
Researchers Find Nanoparticles Can Damage Nearby DNA
in Nanotechbuzz, on November 7, 2009
... published in the current issue of the journal Nature Nanotechnology .
"In the experiment, scientists from the University of Bristol grew a layer of cells and exposed one side to cobalt-chrom...
The psychology of climate change
in Sox First, on November 6, 2009
...ological Association, identified here , found that most people don't believe the messages of chief scientists and officials, that they constantly compare themselves to others and this influenced thei...
Seen that? - About Wearable Computing
in The Techwear Weblog, on November 1, 2009
...ot;The field of wearable computing is like a new continent - ready to settle. After many years were scientists created ideas of CyBorg-like [...] Read More Wear it in style! at ...
Novel Antifungal Protein from Pumpkin Rinds
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 30, 2009
... © Tambako the Jaguar Scientists have identified antimicrobial proteins from pumpkin rinds that can inhibit the growth of microbes, including Candida albicans which causes vaginal yeast inf...
Gene Therapy for Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA)
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 26, 2009
...Usign a single shot of gene therapy, scientists were able to improve the vision in five children and seven adults with Leber's congenital amaurosis (LCA) , an inherited retinal degenerative disease c...
Seen that? - Fusion Anyone
in IfEnergy, on October 20, 2009
...ears? at IfEnergy Eric Lerner and his team of leading scientists say they are five years away from having a fusion reactor capable of a 5 Mega Watt (MW) o...
Seen that? - Taste The Forbidden Fruit
in Daily Diabetic, on October 11, 2009
...micals.Many diabetics limit or abstain from fruit, worried about the sugar content. Good news: U.S. scientists have developed low-sugar fruits, which offer only half the sugar and calories as 'reg...
Bankers' cocaine binge
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...y've been flooded with calls since the financial crisis blew up a year ago. As the report notes: "Scientists say it's no accident that trading and cocaine sometimes go together. Both involve taking ...
Tsunamis, climate change and the Olympics
in Sox First, on October 1, 2009
...is getting worse. We have to come up with measures without which Olympic Games could not last long. Scientists have said we have passed the point of no return." Tokyo, Chicago, Rio de Janeiro an...
Toronto Researchers Design Cancer-Detecting Microchip
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 1, 2009
... © BotheredByBees
University of Toronto scientists have developed a microchip that can be used to determine the type and severity of a patient's cancer in under 30 minutes.
"By unit...
UW Researchers Use Nanotech to Store Energy from Trees
in Nanotechbuzz, on September 10, 2009
... building - for the first time - a circuit that can [run] solely off tree power. "
"The scientists built a custom boost converter using nanotechnology that stores input voltages of as litt...
Biotransformed Blueberry Juice Against Obesity and Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 5, 2009
...specifically called Serratia vaccinii , which increases the fruit's antioxidant effects.
The scientists tested the effect of biotransformed blueberry juice on a group of mice prone to obesity, i...
Tablet-Based Treatment for Diabetes
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 1, 2009
... © Sarah G... Scientists have developed what could be the first tablet-based treatment for children and adults with Type 1 diabetes . Early animal trials indicate that the anti-Ras FTS compoun...
Artificial Trees?
in IfEnergy, on September 1, 2009
...ic brethren-giving them intriguing potential as part of the solution to global climate change. Now, scientists have taken the idea a step further-they're proposing that one of the most practical w...
IBM Turns to Nanotechnology
in Nanotechbuzz, on August 31, 2009
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Scientists at IBM Research and the California Institute of Technology have announced a method of arranging DNA origami structures to shrink microchips beyond currently achievable levels....
Costs of fighting climate change to treble
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
...that fighting climate change will cost billions. But how much cash do we need? A new report from scientists says world leaders have massively underestimated these costs. The UN Framework Convention...
Anti-Aging Klotho Gene Prevents Hypertension and Renal Damage
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 20, 2009
... © Adrian Purser Based on studies using rat models, scientists have found out that the anti-aging gene called klotho has positive effects on hypertension and renal damage . These results indicate...
Bone-setting Glue Derived from Cloned Sandcastle Worm Genes
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 20, 2009
... Credit: Fred Hayes Scientists have developed a synthetic version of an adhesive formed by a marine worm, Phragmatopoma californica . This worm secrets a glue to build a tubelike shell out of b...
Inhalant Powder Measles Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 17, 2009
... Scientists have developed the first dry powder inhalable vaccine for measles . This less invasive method of delivery are best suited particularly in developing countries where there are areas tha...
Hog farmer horrors
in Sox First, on August 17, 2009
...lutely no light at the end of the tunnel with the big export markets of Russia and China drying up. Scientists say eating pork is safe but swine flu has contributed an 11% drop in global pork sales. ...
Autumn Babies at Higher Risk for Childhood Asthma
in Allergies, on August 8, 2009
... © sgs_1019 In a study published last year, scientists reported that children born in autumn are more likely to develop asthma than those born any other time of the year . It's not the timing...
Save the world: don't have kids
in Sox First, on August 5, 2009
...of things: cars, planes, factories and industry in general to start with. Even the food we eat. Now scientists are saying having babies is just as bad. In a study, published here , they say: "T...
For Mozilla and Google, Group Hugs Get Tricky
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-28
... More Clever Techniques
• Scientists Worry Machines May Outsmart Man
• Ericsson Wins Auction to Buy Nortel Wireless Business
• A.P. goes nuclear on fair use
• How Reuters Should Be Responding ...
IVF Success Lies in the Genes
in Next Nine Months, on July 26, 2009
...e and emotions, you naturally would want to know: what are the chances that IVF will work for you? Scientists say that the answer may be found in your blood .
"We found that the gene expression...
The Nanomedicine Job Market
in Nanotechbuzz, on July 24, 2009
...treat or prevent disease," she writes. "Academics are forging multidisciplinary teams of scientists, engineers and clinicians eager to test nanosolutions to medical problems. But there are c...
Allergens in Baby's Bathwater
in Allergies, on July 20, 2009
...aby's bath water may contain extremely high concentrations of allergy-causing compounds .
The scientists found at least six of the 15 compounds in all the samples. In some cases, concentrations w...
Swine Flu Vaccine
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 19, 2009
... © Eneas Scientists are on a race in the development of a vaccine against swine flu. Researchers at the University of Antwerp will be testing 4 potential vaccines for H1N1v in a trial involving ...
Attack of the flesh eating robots
in Sox First, on July 16, 2009
...nt their bodies returned for burial. Alarming stuff! John Scott Lewinski at Wired notes that the scientists have probably never one scary sci-fi movie. "If you picked up anything on flesh-eati...
More stormy weather
in Sox First, on July 15, 2009
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Scientists are now warning we are in for some extreme weather over the next 12 months with the global "El Niño" exacerbating the impact of global warming. Expect more droughts, floods ...
Genetic Test for Cystic Fibrosis in Embryos
in Next Nine Months, on July 13, 2009
...25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam, scientists report of having developed a test for embryos that could detect not only diseases caused ...
Vaccine for Ear Infections
in The Parenting Weblog, on July 11, 2009
...it's a primary cause for emergency room visits. Soon, though, there may be a way around this.
Scientists have developed a pain-free vaccination strategy that works against ear infections .
The ...
20 Cholesterol Regulating Genes Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 8, 2009
...g to new treatments for heart disease and other cholesterol-related diseases.
Of the 20 genes the scientists identified as involved in regulating cholesterol levels and uptake, 12 were previously unk...
Novel Delivery of Vaccine Against Otitis Media
in The Biotech Weblog, on July 4, 2009
... © boltron- Scientists have developed a pain-free vaccination strategy that works against otitis media , or ear infection, reported to be the most frequently diagnosed illness in children less th...
ExxonMobil funds climate sceptics
in Sox First, on July 2, 2009
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Fascinating to read the report of scientists warning Congress about "climate alarmism". It's fascinating because the crew includes retired manager for strategic planning at ExxonMo...
Genome-Wide Karyomapping for Detecting Cystic Fibrosis in Embryos
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 30, 2009
...the 25th annual meeting of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Amsterdam, scientists report of an embryo test that can screen for cystic fibrosis as well as aneuploidy. Accord...
Drug pushing Eli Lilly
in Sox First, on June 13, 2009
...heir names on medical journals. Bloomberg reports: "Lilly employees compiled a guide to hiring scientists to write favorable articles, complained to journal editors when publication was delayed a...
Antioxidant Vitamins Against Women's Cancer
in Well Woman Blog, on June 8, 2009
... © DRB62
American scientists have validated in their studies that increased intake of antioxidant vitamins protect women against cancer.
for every 1,000 microgram increase per 1,000 kcal o...
Planes, trains & automobiles & climate change
in Sox First, on June 8, 2009
...es than driving. But now a new study, reported here , suggests that not be the case. According to scientists, there are hidden emissions from the oil, gas or coal used to power the public transport....
New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
... © Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants.
In the research paper, Ma and colleagu...
P[acman]-Generated Gene Libraries for Drosophila melanogaster
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...n Venken (http://flypush.imgen.bcm.tmc.edu/lab/koenv/index.html) in Bellen's laboratory- allows scientists to study large chunks of DNA in living flies. The vector - officially P/phiC31 artificial...
Dana-Farber Researchers Create DNA Origami
in Nanotechbuzz, on May 22, 2009
Researchers at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a technique for folding sheets of DNA, like origami, into multilayered objects. The research was published in the May 21 issue of Nature .
"This is something that nature is very good at - making many complex machines with...
Anti-Inflammatory Constituents of Ginseng Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 16, 2009
... © centralasian Scientists have identified immunologically active components in ginseng, an herb used in traditional Chinese and other Asian medicine.
Allan Lau led a team of researchers from the...
Yahoo 推出一个 Twitter 克隆站：MEME
in Wangtam, on 2009-05-16
...ientists after it identified the meme as a fragment of culture or behavior that is replicated in the brain brain in a manner similar to what happens to genes in biology.
It is clear that the term &qu...
New Heart Studies with Focus on Prevention and Early Diagnosis
in Straightfromthedoc, on May 14, 2009
...of the Cardiac Rhythm Disease Management business and senior vice president at Medtronic. "Our scientists and engineers continue to transform cardiac disease through innovative therapies and mark...
Carotenoids Against Metabolic Syndrome
in Daily Diabetic, on April 27, 2009
...inked to increased risks of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
In a new study by Dutch scientists , middle-aged and elderly men with highest average intake of all carotenoids had a 58 per ...
Are economists to blame for the financial crisis?
in Sox First, on April 24, 2009
...who does not know they are unreliable?-but that their delusions should be supported and promoted by scientists of the rank and caliber of economists might easily shake our confidence in the reliabilit...
Climate change flood warning
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
...has warned of more extreme weather events including regular flooding and one of Australia's top scientists has warned that the world has only six years to act to avoid the damaging impact of the...
UB Researchers Develop Nanotech Addiction Treatment
in Nanotechbuzz, on April 11, 2009
... at the University at Buffalo have developed a new nanotech treatment for drug addiction.
"Scientists in UB's Institute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and UB's Department o...
Banana Briquettes
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 8, 2009
© choyaw99 Researchers have developed a method of converting banana crop waste into briquettes as a source of fuel.
First, the banana skins and leaves are mashed to a pulp in a hand-operated domestic meat mincer. This pulp is mixed with sawdust to create a mouldable material - in Rwanda it wo...
Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice For Diabetics, Coming Soon
in Daily Diabetic, on March 27, 2009
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A low -calorie, low-sugar vegetable juice for diabetics have been developed by Chinese scientists . The said vegetable juice uses lactic acid-producing bacteria (LAB) - a known probiotics ...
Foundation for NIH Facilitated Partnership Announced Availability of Alzheimer’s Genome Biomarker Data
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 20, 2009
...er data for the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) is ready to be shared with scientists world-wide for further analysis. Such were the announcement of the Foundation for the Na...
Bioremediation of Chromium-Contaminated Waste with Acetic Acid
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 13, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 3765679 Scientists have discovered that the addition of dilute acetic acid or vinegar can help jumpstart bioremediation of chromium-contaminated industrial ...
Climate change deniers on the increase
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
...se. Two years ago, it was 38%.
What's bringing this on? Particularly at a time like this when scientists are meeting in Copenhagen to lay the foundations for some sort of global accord on the cl...
Gene Therapy for Obesity
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 10, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 7126655 Scientists may have found a promising new treatment for obesity using gene therapy . They have discovered that a particular gene called BDNF , can ...
Bush-era Bans on Stem Cell Research, Lifted By President Obama
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 9, 2009
...ience in America.
Promoting science isn't just about providing resources. It is about letting scientists ... do their jobs, free from manipulation or coercion, and listening to what they tell us...
Climate change battle lost?
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
...es of reaching a global accord on climate change are sinking fast, according to two leading climate scientists. The Times reports that Professor Kevin Anderson, director of the Tyndall Centre for Cl...
200,000 Rice Mutants Available for Study
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 6, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 4796039 Scientists are organizing a repository of genetically modified rice plants in the hope of understanding the function of the approximately 57,000 ge...
Biomarkers for Severity of Chikungunya Fever Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on March 5, 2009
... 10 patients who developed the disease during Singapore's CHIKF outbreak in January 2008, the scientists found that the levels of three specific biological factors, namely interleukin-1 beta, (...
Pollution-Related Asthma May Start in the Womb
in Allergies, on February 27, 2009
...the CCCEH birth cohort of mothers and children living in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx, UC scientists analyzed umbilical cord white blood cell samples from 56 children for epigenetic alterati...
New Raspberry Variety: Moutere Red Raspberry
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 26, 2009
...rm size, bright red berries, suitable for consumption as early season high-grade fresh berries. The scientists note that high yields of large attractive fruit can be produced in fertile soils with goo...
Cinnamon May Improve Blood Sugar Levels
in Daily Diabetic, on February 21, 2009
...y may improve people's control of blood glucose levels. Such were the findings of Scandinavian scientists .
Ingesting the spice led to reductions in blood insulin levels, the hormone responsibl...
Researchers Announce Significant Advance in Nanoscale Storage
in Nanotechbuzz, on February 20, 2009
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Massachusetts Amherst have developed a method to arrange nanoscale elements precisely over large surfaces, which co...
Passive Tags to work on power pulled out of thin air?
in The RFID Weblog, on February 19, 2009
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This is what scientists from University of Washington and Intel intend to achieve in the near future - passive tags which would work on power derived from air. If I talk in near technical terms t...
Genetic Sequencing of Cold Virus
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2009
... Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 195814 Scientists have successfully mapped the genome of all known human rhinoviruses , which causes the common cold which in turn is responsible for about ...
RHAMM Protein Removes Wrinkles
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 13, 2009
... Scientists have discovered that a protein which plays a role in cancers and tissue repair may also hold potential in removing skin wrinkles. The protein, called RHAMM, for Receptor for Hyaluronan ...
Using Biotechnology in Cultural Heritage Conservation
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 10, 2009
...nservation Forum held this week in Caracas, Venezuela, curators will be collaborating with biotech scientists to find ways to restore and prevent the decay of art and cultural artefacts using biotech...
Biomaterials Asia 2009
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 1, 2009
... Airport Hotel, Hong Kong
This event, with keynote speakers drawn from the world's best scientists, will provide an unparalleled opportunity for researchers, technologists and clinicians i...
The Exercise That Cuts Diabetes Risk: Brief, Rigorous
in Daily Diabetic, on January 30, 2009
...cess sugars and fight diabetes. Such were the findings reported at the BMC Endocrine Disorders by scientists from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland.
They found that insulin sensitivity...
