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Toxic Chemicals Found In Common Scented Laundry Products, Air Fresheners
A study of top-selling
laundry products and air
fresheners found the
products emitted dozens of
different chemicals. All six
... > full story
Olympic Games: Air Quality Forecasts For China
With less than a month
remaining before the Beijing
Olympics, Chinese officials
have introduced a series of
measures to improve air
quality for the Games. A new
... > full story
Balance Problems? Step Into The IShoe
Your grandmother might have
little in common with an
astronaut, but both could
benefit from a new device an
MIT graduate student is
designing to test balancing
ability. ... > full story
Astronomers See Disks Surrounding Black Holes, Strengthened Evidence For Current Explanation Of Quasars
For the first time,
researchers have found a way
to view the accretion disks
surrounding black holes and
verify that their true
... > full story
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Licking Your Wounds: Scientists Isolate Compound In Human Saliva That Speeds Wound Healing
July 24, 2008 — A report by scientists from the Netherlands identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to ... > full story -
Over-the-counter Anesthetic Gel Puts The Squeeze On Mammogram Pain
July 24, 2008 — The simple application of a pain-relieving gel may reduce the breast discomfort some women experience during mammography exams. For a mammography exam, a radiologic technologist positions the ... > full story -
Virtual Toothache Helps Student Dentists
July 24, 2008 — Masha, a middle-aged avatar from Second Life, is an integral part of a new research project to teach and give students practice time to communicate with mock patients. Not only do findings from the ... > full story -
Exercise Could Be The Heart's Fountain Of Youth
July 24, 2008 — Older people who did endurance exercise training for about a year ended up with metabolically much younger hearts. The researchers also showed that by one metabolic measure, women benefited more than ... > full story -
'Nanosculpture' Could Enable New Types Of Heat Pumps And Energy Converters
July 24, 2008 — Researchers have discovered a new technique for growing single-crystal nanorods and controlling their shape using biomolecules. The research could enable the development of smaller, more powerful ... > full story -
Early Exposure To Tobacco Smoke Causes Asthma And Allergy
July 24, 2008 — Babies exposed to cigarette smoke before birth or during the first months afterwards run a greater risk of developing asthma and allergy. It is a well known fact that babies are harmed by tobacco ... > full story -
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Student Devises Solar Energy ECG Useful In Developing Countries And Troubled Areas
July 24, 2008 — A electrotechnology student has devised an ECG machine that runs on solar energy. This especially lends itself to use in developing countries or troubled ... > full story -
Autism's Social Struggles Due To Disrupted Communication Networks In Brain
July 24, 2008 — Picking up on innuendo and social cues is a central component of engaging in conversation, but people with autism often struggle to determine another person's intentions in a social interaction. New ... > full story -
Human Visual System Could Make Powerful Computer
July 24, 2008 — Since the idea of using DNA to create faster, smaller, and more powerful computers originated in 1994, scientists have been scrambling to develop successful ways to use genetic code for computation. ... > full story -
Cancer Drug Delivery Time Cut From Days To Hours With New Technique
July 24, 2008 — Researchers have developed a technique that has the potential to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to diseased areas within hours, as opposed to the two days it currently takes for existing delivery ... > full story
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