Ames lab physicist develops 'electrifying' theory on superconducting fault-current limiters
Aug 16, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- John R. Clem, a physicist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory, has developed a theory that will help build future superconducting alternating-current fault-current limiters ...
Experiments could lead to new treatments for neuroblastoma
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Neuroblastoma is one of the most devastating diagnoses a child can receive. The cancer's victims average 2 years old when the disease is detected, most often by a parent feeling a lump in a child's abdomen. By then, the disease ...
FDA approves first drug for Huntington's disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 16, 2008 |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved tetrabenazine, the first drug approved for use in the United States to treat Huntington's disease, a fatal, inherited neurodegenerative disorder for which there is no cure. ...
You've got to have hope: studies show 'hope therapy' fights depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology
Aug 16, 2008 |
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A growing body of research suggests that there is a potent way to fight symptoms of depression that doesn't involve getting a prescription. This potent weapon? Hope.
Discovery of plant protein holds promise for biofuel production
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Scientists at Michigan State University have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development. The discovery could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored specifically for biofuel production.
Carnegie Mellon urges industry to broaden carbon footprint calculations
Space & Earth science / Environment
Aug 16, 2008 |
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Carnegie Mellon University researchers are urging companies to embrace new methods for following the trail of dangerous carbon emissions that are responsible for much of the world's global warming threats.
MSU to create genomic clearinghouse for biofuel crops
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Michigan State University scientists, armed with a half-million-dollar federal grant, are creating an easily accessible, Web-based genomic database of information on crops that can be used to make ethanol.
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