Articles from October 2009
October 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
DURHAM, N.C. — By taking advantage of the vagaries of the natural world, Duke University engineers have developed a novel approach that they believe can more efficiently harvest electricity from the motions of everyday life.
Categories: Technology & Engineering | 
Tags: Brian Mann, duke university, electronic devices, experimental device, harvest electricity, life energy, linear approach, linear devices, novel approach, Physics, Samuel Stanton, source of energy, vagaries, wind farms | 
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October 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
Very low body fat linked to increased risk of death
Dialysis patients with low body fat are at increased risk of death—even compared to patients at the highest level of body fat percentage, according to research being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: brain, Dialysis, hemodialysis, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, near-infrared interactance technology, Youngmee Kim | No Comments »
October 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
SEOUL, South Korea — The nonprofit body that oversees Internet addresses approved Friday the use of Hebrew, Hindi, Korean and other scripts not based on Latin characters in a decision that could make the Web dramatically more inclusive.
Categories: Technology & Engineering | Tags: ICANN, Rod Beckstrom | No Comments »
October 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
By Richard Balmforth
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine closed schools and banned public meetings including election rallies and restricted travel on Friday for a three-week period after confirming its first death from H1N1 flu.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: H1N1 Flu Virus, Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko | No Comments »
October 31, 2009 | Posted by admin
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Friday the U.S. will overturn a 22-year-old travel and immigration ban against people with HIV early next year. The order will be finalized on Monday, Obama said, completing a process begun during the Bush administration.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: blood transfusion, HIV Positive, Jeanne White-Ginder, President Barack Obama | No Comments »
October 28, 2009 | Posted by admin
Scientists in California are reporting development of a new generation of the microcapsules used in carbon-free copy paper, in which capsules burst and release ink with pressure from a pen. The new microcapsules burst when exposed to light, releasing their contents in ways that could have wide-ranging commercial uses from home and personal care to [...]
Categories: Technology & Engineering | Tags: Alex Zettl, apsules burst, Jean Fréchet, microcapsules, nanotubes | No Comments »
October 28, 2009 | Posted by admin
Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.
People with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people without it – and a follow-up test a few days later yielded similar results. About 30 percent of Americans have [...]
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: Dr. Steven Cramer, neuroscientists | No Comments »
October 27, 2009 | Posted by admin
Toyota Industries Corporation’s announcement follows similar press releases in August by Nissan Motor Co Ltd and Showa Shell Sekiyu KK.
Categories: Technology & Engineering | Tags: Nitto Kogyo Corporation, Showa Shell Sekiyu KK, Toyota's solar charging | No Comments »
October 27, 2009 | Posted by admin
Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don’t have Alzheimer’s disease. But it hasn’t been clear whether people with Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes have more rapid memory loss than those who have Alzheimer’s disease but no diabetes.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular medications, Caroline Sanz, diabetes | No Comments »
October 27, 2009 | Posted by admin
Deep brain stimulation may be a safe and effective treatment for Tourette syndrome, according to research published in the October 27, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Categories: Health & Medicine | Tags: Andrea Cavanna, depression, dystonia, Parkinson’s disease, psychobehavioral treatments, Tourette Syndrome | No Comments »