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Astronomers put forward new theory on size of black holes: Gas-guzzling Black Holes eat two-courses at a time
High blood sugar lowers chances of surviving a heart attack
New nano-measurements add spark to centuries-old theory of friction
A number of environmental factors can affect the incidence of hip dysplasia in dogs
Scientists unlock key to cancer cell death mystery by protein p21
“Noodle gels” or “spaghetti highways” could become tools of regenerative medicine
Nuclear Power Plants Can Produce Hydrogen to Fuel the “Hydrogen Economy”
Preserving arson evidence with triclosan
NIH Budget Petition to White House to Increase the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013
Vaccinating chickens could prevent food-borne illness
Gut bacteria control allergic diseases- Gut bacteria-depleted mice developed allergic reaction to dust mite

Astronomers put forward new theory on size of black holes: Gas-guzzling Black Holes eat two-courses at a time

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:15 AM PDT

Astronomers have put forward a new theory about why black holes become so hugely massive – claiming some of them have no ‘table manners’, and tip their ‘food’ directly into their mouths, eating more than one course simultaneously.

Researchers from the UK and Australia investigated how some black holes grow so fast that they are billions of times heavier than the sun.

High blood sugar lowers chances of surviving a heart attack

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 07:05 AM PDT

Patients with high blood sugar run an increased risk of dying if they have a heart attack, and diabetics are less likely to survive in-hospital cardiac arrest than non-diabetics, reveals research at the Sahlgrenska Academy.

Diabetes is common among patients with coronary artery disease, and this is a potentially lethal combination: a thesis from the University of Gothenburg's Sahlgrenska Academy reveals that diabetes in coronary artery disease patients brings a significantly increased risk of premature death.
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New nano-measurements add spark to centuries-old theory of friction

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:57 AM PDT

The phenomenon of friction, when studied on a nanoscale, is more complex than previously thought. When friction occurs, an object does not simply slide its surface over that of another, it also makes a slight up-and-down movement. This finding completes a centuries-old theory of friction dating to 1699 and uncovers a gap in contemporary thinking on friction.

A number of environmental factors can affect the incidence of hip dysplasia in dogs

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:46 AM PDT

Hip dysplasia (HD) in dogs is affected to a larger degree than previously believed by the environment in which puppies grow up.

It is particularly during the period from birth to three months that various environmental factors appear to influence the development of this disease. During the puppy stage, preventive measures can therefore be recommended with a view to giving dogs disposed to the condition a better quality of life.

Scientists unlock key to cancer cell death mystery by protein p21

Posted: 26 Mar 2012 06:38 AM PDT

An international team of scientists has announced a new advance in the ability to target and destroy certain cancer cells.

A group led by the University of Leicester has shown that particular cancer cells are especially sensitive to a protein called p21. This protein usually forces normal and cancer cells to stop dividing but it was recently shown that in some cases it can also kill cancer cells.

However, scientists have been unclear about how this happens.

“Noodle gels” or “spaghetti highways” could become tools of regenerative medicine

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:36 PM PDT

Medicine’s recipe for keeping older people active and functioning in their homes and workplaces — and healing younger people injured in catastrophic accidents — may include “noodle gels” and other lab-made invisible filaments that resemble uncooked spaghetti with nanoscale dimensions, a scientist said here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

Nuclear Power Plants Can Produce Hydrogen to Fuel the “Hydrogen Economy”

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:30 PM PDT

Speaking at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS), the world’s largest scientific society, Ibrahim Khamis, Ph.D., described how heat from existing nuclear plants could be used in the more economical production of hydrogen, with future plants custom-built for hydrogen production. He is with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria.

Preserving arson evidence with triclosan

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:12 PM PDT

A preservative in toothpastes, hand soaps, underarm deodorants and other everyday products is getting a second life, helping crime scene investigators preserve evidence of arson, scientists reported here today at the 243rd National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society (ACS).

NIH Budget Petition to White House to Increase the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 07:05 PM PDT

Biomedical research in American Universities is mainly supported by funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). A petition on White House website, We the The People, is being promoted by people interested in increasing the NIH budget for the next fiscal year (2013). The petition requires 25,000 votes by April 17 to get the notice of the White House.

If you would like to vote for this petition, click on the following URL and follow the instructions.

Vaccinating chickens could prevent food-borne illness

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 06:55 PM PDT

A vaccine could be developed to prevent Campylobacter being carried in chickens. This approach could drastically cut the number of cases of food poisoning, saving the UK economy millions each year, says an American scientist presenting his work at the Society for General Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin.

Gut bacteria control allergic diseases- Gut bacteria-depleted mice developed allergic reaction to dust mite

Posted: 25 Mar 2012 05:23 PM PDT

Scientists have found that the commensal bacteria in the gut might play an important role in influencing and controlling allergic inflammation. Gut bacteria-depleted mice were found to develop allergic response to dust-mite allergen. The study suggests that therapeutic targeting of immune cell responses to resident gut bacteria may be beneficial in treating allergic diseases.