by mokosam on November 16, 2008
Mayo Clinic researchers say they have moved closer to their goal of providing personalized care for a common blood cell cancer. They have found that the use of predictive biomarkers along with two targeted treatments significantly delays the need for conventional chemotherapy in patients with early-stage, but high-risk, chronic lymphoid leukemia (CLL).
Their study, published Oct. [...]
by mokosam on November 9, 2008
Rods, cones, cubes and spheres – move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants.
While nanoparticles have been the rage across a wide spectrum of sciences, a new study by Duke University bioengineers indicates that of all [...]
by mokosam on November 6, 2008
By measuring `inaudible` sounds, events like illegal nuclear tests can be detected. This `infrasound` can also help us understand more about the upper atmosphere, according to Läslo Evers.*
Sound with a frequency below 20 Hz is inaudible to human ears. Scientists` ears, however, are very interested in this `infrasound`. Sources of infrasound are often large and [...]
by mokosam on October 28, 2008
NASA`s newest lunar rover prototype has now gone farther than it ever has before.
A collection of engineers, astronauts and geologists have spent the past week testing out the Small Pressurized Rover in the 11th annual Desert RATS – or Research and Technology Studies — field tests. Two teams of one astronaut and one geologist each [...]