Scientists discover odd-ball rodent
A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia have discovered a long-whiskered rodent with stubby legs and a tail covered in den...Self-assembled DNA buckyballs for drug delivery
DNA isn't just for storing genetic codes any more. Since DNA can polymerize -- linking many molecules together into larger structures -- scientists have been using it as a nanoscale building material, constructing geometric shapes and even working mechanical devices. Now Cornell University researchers have made DNA buckyballs -- tiny geodesic spheres that could be used for drug delivery an...Study casts doubt on 'Snowball Earth' theory
Remains of photosynthesizing microbes in prehistoric rocks suggest Earth was not ice-bound The study appears in the Sept. 29 Science Express. The lead author is Alison Olcott, a Ph.D. student of earth...Virginia Tech football player uses prototype cast
Virginia Tech's starting running back Cedric Humes was able to play against Boston College despite a broken arm (the ulna bone) thanks, in part, to a prototype composite brace designed for him by Virginia Tech engineers. Brian Love, a professor of materials science and engineering in the College of Engineering, and his biomaterials class met with Mike Goforth, Virginia Tech's director of a...Buckyballs boost antibody's chemotherapy payload
In the ongoing search for better ways to target anticancer drugs to kill tumors without making people sick, researchers find that nanoparticles called buckyballs might be used to significantly boost the payload of drugs carried by tumor-targeting antibodies. In research due to appear in an upcoming issue of the journal Chemical Communications, scientists at Rice University and The Universi...Wait `till next year OK for baseball, not broadband
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None of the people who paid good money for those better seats is concerned about your presence, because...My 50 cents: Web sites and pinball machines
A pinball machine is a great metaphor for describing how a Web site works not the mechanical side of working that involves ASP, PHP and databases, but the reality of how a...Spurt in hospital admissions following football shoot-outs
England's loss to Argentina in a World Cup match in 1998 ending with a penalty shootout increased heart attack rates by 27 per cent. The fact that extreme stress and emotion// can cause a heart attack in vulnerable people is known to almost everyone.However, research carried out at the the time of a key football match between England and Argentina during the 1998 World Cup has provided...CPHA Offers HIV Information Packages To Canadian Football League Teams
In a hope to create a culture where HIV positive players can fell free to disclose their HIV status without fear of being discriminated against or shunned by their teammates, the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA) is offering information packages to all Canadian Football League (CFL) teams//. The idea is to help educate players about HIV and AIDS and to encourage team management...$35 billion needed globally for immunization
Globally $35 billion will be required for immunization in the next ten years to save an additional ten million lives//. The money will go towards reaching more children with basic vaccines, improving health care systems and introducing new vaccines such as those for pneumococcus, rotavirus, meningitis and Japanese encephalitis, a UNICEF and WHO report released here revealed....Hot Air Balloon Festival launched in Rajasthan
Rajasthan will play host to a different festival, hot air balloon festival for 2 weeks, inaugurated at the Bikaner House. // This festival has been the joint efforts of Rajasthan Tourism and E-Factor Entertainment. Almost 50 balloonists hailing from 11countries are participating, who will be flying 20 balloons. Rajasthan tourism secretary, Vinod Zutshi has expressed happiness th...Aussie Rules, High on Football Injuries
Aussie rules always ruled higher in the opinion of parents’ when compared to rugby-codes. But this opinion stands challenged, as new research has pointed out that Australian Football accounts for the highest injuries as compared to all other types of football. // The Aussie code seems to have topped the charts of contact sports injuries, the second place being occupied by league , the th...Cutting Balloon Ultra2 Over-the-Wire Platform
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Description:The Cutting Balloon Ultra device consists of a non-compliant balloon with 3 or 4 atherotomes (microsurgical blades) mounted longitudinally on its outer surface. When the Cutting Balloon Ultra device is inflated, the atherotomes score the plaque, creating initiation sites for plaque propagation. This process, referred to as Atherotomy, allows dilatation of the target lesion with less pressure....