Archive for December, 2008

NASA Releases Columbia Crew Safety Report

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

pNASA has released the Spacecraft Crew Survival Integrated Investigation Team report, which includes 30 recommendations to improve spacecraft design and crew safety./p
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Errors involving medications common in outpatient cancer treatment

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

pSeven percent of adults and 19 percent of children taking chemotherapy drugs in outpatient clinics or at home were given the wrong dose or experienced other mistakes involving their medications, according to a new study./p
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Is Morphine a Guy Drug?

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

New research may explain why males benefit more from opioid painkillers
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A Whiff of Mad Cow

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Normal form of protein linked to neurodegenerative conditions may aid sense of smell
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The Top 10 ScienceNOWs of 2008

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

A selection of our favorite and most read stories
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U.K. Behind in Global Rush to Broadband

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

Computer experts call for an urgent program to install fast fiber-optic cables across Britain.
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Study Links Molecule To Muscle Maturation, Muscle Cancer

Wednesday, December 31st, 2008

pResearchers at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that a molecule implicated in leukemia and lung cancer is also important in muscle repair and in a muscle cancer that strikes mainly children./p
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Researchers find molecule that targets brain tumors

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

pUC Davis Cancer Center researchers report the discovery of a molecule that targets glioblastoma, a highly deadly form of cancer./p
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High-fat diet can disrupt circadian clock

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

pIndulgence in a high-fat diet can not only lead to overweight because of excessive calorie intake, but also can affect the balance of circadian rhythms./p
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Risk takers, drug abusers driven by decreased ability to process dopamine

Tuesday, December 30th, 2008

pResearch reveals that novelty seekers have less of a particular type of dopamine receptor, which may lead them to seek out novel and exciting experiences–such as spending lavishly, taking risks and partying like there’s no tomorrow./p
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