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Brain Disease 'Resistance Gene' Evolves in Papua New Guinea Community; Could Offer Insights Into CJD
A community in Papua New
Guinea that suffered a major
epidemic of a CJD-like fatal
brain disease called kuru
has developed strong genetic
... > full story
Hidden Threat: Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports
Scientists are reporting
evidence that air pollution
-- a well-recognized problem
at major airports -- may
pose an important but
... > full story
Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine
A new technique using
near-infrared images,
obtained with ESO's
3.58-metre New Technology
Telescope (NTT), allows
astronomers to see through
the opaque dust lanes of the
... > full story
Small Nanoparticles Bring Big Improvement to Medical Imaging
Scientists have discovered a
method of using
nanoparticles to illuminate
the cellular interior to
reveal the slow, complex
processes taking place in a
... > full story
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Saliva Proteins Change as Women Age
November 21, 2009 — In a step toward using human saliva to tell whether those stiff joints, memory lapses, and other telltale signs of aging are normal or red flags for disease, scientists are describing how the protein ... > full story -
Barn Personnel Experience Higher-Than-Average Rates of Respiratory Symptoms
November 21, 2009 — The estimated 4.6 million Americans involved in the equine industry may be at risk of developing respiratory symptoms due to poor air quality in horse barns, according to a questionnaire ... > full story -
Software Knowledge Unnecessarily Lost
November 21, 2009 — All too often the knowledge acquired by software architects is unnecessarily lost. Moreover, it is difficult to simply and quickly assess the quality of software. According to researchers these ... > full story -
Why Can't Some People Give Up Cocaine?
November 21, 2009 — Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the ... > full story -
Why Bird Flu Has Not Caused a Pandemic
November 21, 2009 — Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according to new ... > full story -
An Atomic-Level Look at an HIV Accomplice
November 21, 2009 — Since the discovery in 2007 that a component of human semen called SEVI boosts infectivity of the virus that causes AIDS, researchers have been trying to learn more about SEVI and how it works, in ... > full story -
Engineer Designs Micro-Endoscope to Seek out Early Signs of Cancer
November 21, 2009 — Traditional endoscopes provide a peek inside patients' bodies. Now, an engineering researcher is designing ones capable of a full ... > full story -
Older Problem Drinkers Use More Alcohol Than Do Their Younger Counterparts
November 21, 2009 — Older adults who have alcohol dependence problems drink significantly more than do younger adults who have similar problems, a new study has found. The findings suggest that older problem drinkers ... > full story -
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Active Hearing Process in Mosquitoes
November 21, 2009 — A mathematical model has explained some of the remarkable features of mosquito hearing. In particular, the male can hear the faintest beats of the female's wings and yet is not deafened by loud ... > full story -
Schizophrenia Gene's Role May Be Broader, More Potent, Than Thought
November 21, 2009 — Scientists studying nerve cells in fruit flies have uncovered a new function for a gene whose human equivalent may play a critical role in ... > full story
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