by mokosam on November 12, 2009
Georgia Tech City and Regional Planning Professor Brian Stone is publishing a paper in the December edition of Environmental Science and Technology that suggests policymakers need to address the influence of global deforestation and urbanization on climate change, in addition to greenhouse gas emissions.
According to Stone`s paper, as the international community meets in Copenhagen in [...]
by mokosam on November 12, 2009
Launch scrubs are nothing new at NASA`s Kennedy Space Center. In fact, there have been 116 space shuttle scrubs; 72 for technical reasons and 45 for inclement weather.
During the summer, bad weather, particularly lightning, seems to strike as the countdown clock nears zero. Maybe it`s because Kennedy and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station are well [...]
by mokosam on November 12, 2009
Researchers in the Oregon Health & Science University Knight Cancer Institute and the Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center have found a combination of radiation therapy and chemotherapy given before prostate removal is safe and may have the potential to reduce cancer recurrence and improve patient survival.
Their findings were presented this week at the 51st annual [...]
by mokosam on November 10, 2009
Simvastatin, a commonly used, cholesterol-lowering drug, may prevent Parkinson`s disease from progressing further. Neurological researchers at Rush University Medical Center conducted a study examining the use of the FDA-approved medication in mice with Parkinson`s disease and found that the drug successfully reverses the biochemical, cellular and anatomical changes caused by the disease.
"Statins are one of [...]