Scientists have identified a prion protein characteristic that is unique to some natural but unusual…
Month: August 2008
One Cause Of Higher Rates Of Transplanted Kidney Rejection In Blacks
Scientists may have an explanation for at least some of the higher organ rejection rates…
Magmatically Triggered Slow Earthquake Discovered At Kilauea Volcano, Hawaii
From June 17-19, 2007, Kilauea experienced a new dike intrusion, where magma rapidly moved from…
Young Type-2 Diabetic Men Suffer Low Testosterone Levels, Study Shows
Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the…
Treatment For Hearing Loss? Scientists Grow Hair Cells Involved in Hearing
Scientists have successfully produced functional auditory hair cells in the cochlea of the mouse inner…
Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels (AP)
AP – The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle…
German customs raid Hyundai at Berlin tech fair (Reuters)
Reuters – German customs police raided South Korea’s Hyundai IT Corp (048410.KQ) in Berlin on…
Newly-defined Factors May Prevent Postpartum Smoking Relapse
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects…
Tiny 3-D Ultrasound Probe Guides Catheter Procedures
An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can…
ABC-transporters Expressed On Endothelial Cell Membranes Efflux Anti-HIV Drugs
Researchers have discovered that drug-efflux pumps, belonging to the ATP-binding cassette transporter family, are constitutively…