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Articles posted in February 2008

Explanation of 1918 Flu Pandemic Spread

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 27th, 2008

During the 1918 pandemic outbreak, two mutations in the H1N1 avian flu virus were critical for viral transmission in humans that killed at least 50 million people.

Ram Sasisekharan, the Underwood Prescott Professor of Biological Engineering and Health Sciences and Technology mentioned that, two mutations dramatically change the HA binding affinity to receptors […]

New Procedure to a New Bone

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 27th, 2008

Tissue Engineering from Yale School of Medicine reported a new finding about combination of bone marrow removal with injection of a hormone at targeted locations in the body.

Currently available treatment requires surgery and artificial materials. Besides, it often resultsan imperfect outcomes. In other hand, people need an ideal approach to create new bone […]

More Efficient Solar Cell Technique Discovered

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 24th, 2008

It was published in Science Daily that Penn State researchers have a proof-of-concept device that can split water and produce recoverable hydrogen.
Thomas E. Mallouk, the DuPont Professor of Materials Chemistry and Physics said, if we can achieve catalytic systems with 10 to 15 percent solar conversion efficiency, water photolysis would provide a clean source of […]

Red Rain Could Prove That Aliens Have Landed?

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 20th, 2008

It was revealed in Guardian Unlimited, in 2006 about a finding of biological material in red rain that was happened in Kerala, India. Until now, this findings still become a mystery, there is still no specific proof that the red rain was a real alien’s DNA.
On 25 July, 2001, blood-red rain fell over the […]

Carbon Capture Strategy Could Lead To Emission-free Cars

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 20th, 2008

It was revealed in ScienceDaily that researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a strategy to capture, store and eventually recycle carbon.
It is known that two-thirds of global carbon emissions are created by much smaller polluters — automobiles, transportation vehicles and distributed industrial power generation applications (e.g., diesel power generators). So, Georgia […]

Birth Control Pill Gives Long-lasting Protection Against Ovarian Cancer?

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 16th, 2008

Young women usually take birth control pills for contraceptive purposes. But, there is such a worry, whether consuming this pills can cause cancer.
But recently, Oxford scientists explained to The Lancet that using oral contraceptives for ten years reduces the risk of developing ovarian cancer before the age of 75 from 12 down to 8 per […]

New Research To Help Dementia Patients

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 16th, 2008

ScienceDaily reported, Dr Gordon Dougal, a director of Virulite – a medical research company based in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, successfully created a new infra-red device to help dementia patients. Well, how it works?
A safe level of infra red light on the human brain. Scientist believed that it is effective to treat cold sores– a […]

Influenza Vaccine Successfully Tested In Humans

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 13th, 2008

Influenza, also known as Flu, contagious infection primarily of the respiratory tract. It is caused by a virus transmitted from one person to another in droplets coughed or sneezed into the air, characterized by coldlike symptoms plus chills, fever, headaches, muscle aches, and fatigue.
The influenza virus has a relatively simple structure. A lipid (fatty) […]

Cells Defend Themselves Against HIV Viruses, a Research Suggests

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 13th, 2008

Scientists at Rockefeller University and the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center have pinned down a molecule on the surface of human cells. They held the study in a mission that the research will open up the field of virology to an entirely new suite of possibilities and paves the way for future drug research.
At the […]

Stem Cell To Tackle Parkinson’s Disease Being Developed

Start discussionYessi Pratiwi on February 8th, 2008

Parkinson’s disease can cause muscles to become rigid and limbs to tremble uncontrollably. It attacks people around three in a hundred of people aged over 65. The loss of a particular type of brain cell called dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the part of the brain called the substantia nigra will cause this desease.
Now, a team […]

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