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Early stroke cause 'discovered' - BBC A rare genetic disorder is the cause of some strokes in young people, German researchers have said. Scientists in Rostock found 4% of over 700 people aged 18 to 55 years who had a stroke also had Fabry disease. And strokes occurred about a decade earlier in people with the condition, the study presented to the European Stroke Congress in Brussels, found. Fabry disease is caused by a missing or faulty enzyme needed by the body to process oils, waxes, and fatty acids. These lipids build up to harmful levels in the eyes, kidneys, nervous system, and cardiovascular system. |
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Power up Toshiba's fuel cell technology for laptops put to the test - BBC Toshiba's phase one fuel cell shows how near, but also how far, the version is from being a commercial reality. It looks like a squared-off, aluminium-cased bottle attached to a dock that wraps under a Toshiba Portege laptop. In terms of volume, it is around a litre and weighs about as much as the same measure of water. But it certainly performs well. A small, plastic, brick-shaped 100 millilitre cartridge with methanol fuel that looks like an ink-jet printer cartridge easily slots into the fuel cell body behind the laptop's screen. At the touch of the button the fuel cell instantly provides power. Toshiba says this will be enough for 10 hours of computing. A program developed by Toshiba shows exactly how much fuel is left. This is far more useful than the tiny battery mark and percentage on the toolbar. Trial tests with staff in all sorts of jobs and of all ages ended up being favourable despite initial scepticism, according to Mr Arimura. Only a few dozen people have used the fuel cells for long periods. But some liked it so much they did not want to hand it back, he said. The fuel cell is robustly constructed, despite looking so fragile. |
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Growing Glowing Nanowires To Light Up The Nanoworld - Science Daily Left: NIST "grows" semiconductor nanowires that emit ultraviolet light as part of a project to make prototype nano-lasers and other devices and the measurement tools needed to characterize them. Electron micrograph shows the gallium nitride wires growing on a silicon substrate (color added for contrast.) (Credit: Lorelle Mansfield/NIST) The nano world is getting brighter. Nanowires made of semiconductor materials are being used to make prototype lasers and light-emitting diodes with emission apertures roughly 100 nm in diameter--about 50 times narrower than conventional counterparts. Nanolight sources may have many applications, including "lab on a chip" devices for identifying chemicals and biological agents. |
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6/3/2006: Plague Agent Helps Researchers Find Novel Signaling System In Cells -
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6/3/2006: 'Rhythm Method' May Kill Off More Embryos Than Other Methods Of Contraception -
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6/3/2006: Microbes Hitchhike Across Atlantic On Desert Dust -
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6/3/2006: Overfishing Puts Southern California Kelp Forest Ecosystems At Risk, Report Scientists -
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6/3/2006: Telltale
Toenails: Dartmouth Study Finds That Arsenic Inhibits DNA Repair -
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6/3/2006: RNA Interference Gene Therapy Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back -
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6/3/2006: Algae's Protein 'Tails' Create Motion ... And Aid Munching -
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6/3/2006: Differences In Sexual Desire Can Be Attributed To Genetic Variances -
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6/3/2006: Ecologists Home In On How Sperm Whales Find Their Prey -
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6/3/2006: Scientists reveal how frogs grip -
BBC
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6/3/2006: Minerals Go 'Dark' Near Earth's Core -
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6/3/2006: Lab To Build NASA's Radiation Belt Storm Probes -
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6/3/2006: Earth's Ozone Layer Appears To Be On The Road To Recovery -
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6/3/2006: Pollution risks Yangtze's 'death' -
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6/3/2006: New Material Puts Its Own Spin On Electronics; Could Greatly Increase Computing Power -
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BBC
Communications
6/3/2006: Terrorism invoked in ISP snooping plan - C/Net
6/3/2006: 16 comments
- C/Net
6/3/2006: Photos: Cell phones for the rich and famous - C/Net
Internet
6/3/2006: US court backs online reporters -
BBC
6/3/2006: Two-lane
highway? BitTorrent boss says fears of two-speed net are misplaced
6/3/2006: Google's first mashup goes green - C/Net
6/3/2006: CinemaNow to sell Disney films online - C/Net
6/3/2006: Google's video replay - C/Net
6/3/2006: 12 comments - C/Net
Miscellaneous
6/3/2006: Microsoft debuts security package -
BBC
6/3/2006: Redmond revs up Vista P2P engine - C/Net
6/3/2006: Images: Sharing via Vista - C/Net
6/3/2006: On the hunt for Vista bugs - C/Net
6/3/2006: 42 comments
- C/Net
6/3/2006: Seeking cover in the security dogfight - C/Net
6/3/2006: Microsoft security product set for official debut - C/Net
6/3/2006: Vista revs up peer-to-peer engine - C/Net
6/3/2006: 12 comments - C/Net
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6/3/2006: Power up: Toshiba's fuel cell technology for laptops put to the test -
BBC
Health:
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5/22/2005:New Technology Detects Risks Of Drugs To Heart Sooner -
Science Daily
6/3/2006: Genes Discovered That Allow Gum Disease Bacterium To Invade Arteries -
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6/3/2006: Even A Little Cooling Helps After Cardiac Arrest -
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6/3/2006: Early stroke cause 'discovered'
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BBC
6/3/2006: 'Easy fit' pump for heart disease -
BBC
Cancer
6/3/2006: Study Finds No Link Between Marijuana Use And Lung Cancer -
Science Daily
6/3/2006: Cut doses hope for breast cancer -
BBC
6/3/2006: Men in cervical cancer research -
BBC
Infectious
6/3/2006: Innocuous Intestinal Bacteria May Be Reservoir For Resistance -
Science Daily
6/3/2006: Mice Lacking Key Immune Component Still Control Chronic Viral Infections -
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6/3/2006: Researchers Confirm HIV-1 Originated In Wild Chimpanzees -
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6/3/2006: Malaria, Potato Famine Pathogen Share Surprising Trait -
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6/3/2006: Research Produces Images Of AIDS Virus That May Shape Vaccine -
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6/3/2006: Despite Acidity, Orange Juice Could Still Be A Source Of Foodborne Disease -
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6/3/2006: Compulsion To Smoke After Just One Cigarette Can Lie Dormant For More Than Three Years -
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6/3/2006: Alcohol Abuse Increases The Risk Of Suffering From Pneumonia -
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6/3/2006: New Pathways For Autoimmune Treatment Identified -
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6/3/2006: Research Reveals Control Of Potent Immune Regulator -
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6/3/2006: New Clinical Trial Seeks To Find Better Ways Of Treating Uterine Fibroids -
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6/3/2006: Study Finds Men With Enlarged Prostate Can Benefit From Botox Injections -
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6/3/2006: Sleeping Less Linked To Weight Gain -
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6/3/2006: St. John's Wort Relieves Bladder Pain In Animal Models -
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6/3/2006: Withdrawal Drug Offers Relief For Crohn's Sufferers -
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6/3/2006: New understanding of COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes could revise classification of pain meds -
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6/3/2006: Toward A Less Expensive, More Convenient Treatment Of Gaucher's Disease -
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6/3/2006: Glass half
full: How health statistics often only tell one half of the story -
BBC
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6/3/2006: Testosterone Boosts Birds' Attractiveness, But Leads To Shorter Lifespan -
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6/3/2006: Historic Colorado River Streamflows Reconstructed Back To 1490 -
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6/3/2006: Rome skeleton find pre-dates city -
BBC
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6/3/2006: EU court annuls data deal with US -
BBC
6/3/2006: Plea for free Africa healthcare -
BBC
6/3/2006: Life in Legoland's model shop - C/Net
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6/3/2006: Neuronal Cell Cultures Kept On The Straight And Narrow -
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6/3/2006: Nature Offers Guidance On Organising Dynamic Networks -
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6/3/2006: Beyond The Hype And The Scare Stories, How Safe Are
Nanoparticles? -
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6/3/2006: Researchers Explore Using Nanotubes As Minuscule Metalworking Tools -
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6/3/2006: Transport
Tuesday: Sorting through auto awards - C/Net
6/3/2006: Photos: High-tech Mona Lisa - C/Net
6/3/2006: Photo: Mitsubishi's iPod car - C/Net
6/3/2006: Is tech injuring
children? - C/Net