World's first transplant of two full arms: German team (Update) August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A German medical team said Friday it had performed what it called the world's first transplant of two full arms, on a farmer who had lost both his limbs in an accident. | |
Rochester physicist's quantum-'uncollapse' hypothesis verified August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 58 vote(s)
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In 2006, Andrew Jordan, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester, together with Alexander Korotkov at the University of California, Riverside, spelled out how to exploit a quantum quirk to accomplish ... | |
In scientific first, researchers correct decline in organ function associated with old age August 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 84 vote(s)
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As people age, their cells become less efficient at getting rid of damaged protein — resulting in a buildup of toxic material that is especially pronounced in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's disease, and other neurodegenerative ... | |
 Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Martian Water July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced ... | |
 Stem Cell Chicken and Egg Debate Moves to Unlikely Arena: The Testes July 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Logic says it has to be the niche. As air and water preceded life, so the niche, that hospitable environment that shelters adult stem cells in many tissues and provides factors necessary to keep them young ... | |
Signs of Alzheimer's disease may be present decades before diagnosis August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Scientists from the University of South Florida and the University of Kentucky report that people who develop Alzheimer's disease may show signs of this illness many decades earlier in life, including compromised educational ... | |
 Compound that Helps Rice Grow Reduces Nerve, Vascular Damage from Diabetes July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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You may want to soak your brown rice. Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing ... | |
Researchers redefine ultrathin display process July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Flexible Display Center at Arizona State University has developed a new process for manufacturing high-performance flexible displays on transparent plastic. | |
 Molecular bridge serves as a tether for a cell's nucleus August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cell's nucleus - home of it its most precious contents — is a delicate envelope that, without support, is barely able to withstand the forces that keep it in place. Now, researchers have ... | |
Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest ... | |
Microbes beneath sea floor genetically distinct July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Tiny microbes beneath the sea floor, distinct from life on the Earth's surface, may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass, according to an interdisciplinary team of researchers, but many of these minute creatures ... | |
Prevailing theory of aging challenged in Stanford worm study July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Age may not be rust after all. Specific genetic instructions drive aging in worms, report researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Their discovery contradicts the prevailing theory that aging is a buildup ... | |
 Beijing smog persists with Games just around corner July 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Beijing was swathed in smog on Friday just two weeks ahead of the Olympics as its notorious pollution defied aggressive steps aimed at clearing the air for next month's Games. | |
 Likely cause of postpartum blues and depression identified August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother's blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say. | |
Study shows that laboratory rats calculate confidence to make decisions August 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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It has probably happened to everyone at one time or another. You're driving to a restaurant for the very first time. At a crossroads, you make a turn. You drive for several minutes, and then several minutes more. Nothing ... | |
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