― Google TV Launching This Fall
[pulse2.com]
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt said that Google is planning to launch Google TV this fall. At the IFA technology trade fair in Berlin, Schmidt presented Google TV. Google TV puts a search bar at the top of the TV screen and allows users to surf the Internet. TV listings will also be placed on Google TV.
Google is working with multiple TV content providers for this new service. Applications built on top of this service will be available next year. Users will be able to change...
― Nano-architectured aluminum has steely strength
[sciencedaily.com]
Scientists have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel.
― Eastern North Pacific basking shark a 'species of concern'
[sciencedaily.com]
NOAA's Fisheries Service has designated the eastern North Pacific basking shark, a "species of concern" because it has suffered a dramatic decline in population despite decreasing fishing pressure. The label "species of concern" may be given to a species when there are concerns regarding the population status.
― Brain cells -- not lack of willpower -- determine obesity, study finds
[sciencedaily.com]
An international team of scientists has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. The study found that a high-fat diet causes brain cells to become insulated from the body preventing vital signals, which tell the body to stop eating and to burn energy, from reaching the brain efficiently.
― Scientists make leap forward in early detection for Alzheimer's and cancer
[sciencedaily.com]
Scientists have developed a new strategy for quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers -- proteins which indicate disease. The work could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimer's and cancer at the molecular level.
― Stanford land-use expert brings satellite data down to Earth
[physorg.com]
By integrating remote satellite imagery with revelations from door-to-door interviews, Stanford University geographer Eric Lambin and his colleagues are exploring the complex conditions that give rise to a broad range of land-use challenges - from the reforestation of Vietnam to the spread of Lyme disease in Belgium.
― Chopping and changing in the microbial world: How mycoplasmas stay alive
[physorg.com]
Mycoplasmas regularly change their surface proteins to confuse the immune systems of the humans and animals they invade. Recent work in the group of Renate Rosengarten and Rohini Chopra-Dewasthaly at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna has revealed surprising new details of the way they do so and at the same time raised important evolutionary questions. The results are published as the cover article in the September issue of the Journal of Bacteriology.
― Cloud computing method greatly increases gene analysis
[physorg.com]
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed new software that greatly improves the speed at which scientists can analyze RNA sequencing data. RNA sequencing is used to compare differences in gene expression to identify those genes that switched on or off when, for instance, a particular disease is present. However, sequencing instruments can produce billions of sequences per day, which can be time-consuming and costly to analyze.
― Use of informatics, EMRs enable genetic study of vascular disease
[physorg.com]
Scientific research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) reports on a study of genetic variants that influence human susceptibility to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), made possible by leveraging electronic medical records (EMRs; also called EHRs or electronic health records). A team of authors from the Mayo Clinic Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases and Biomedical Informatics and Statistics conducted the study and...
Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Eric Schmidt said that Google is planning to launch Google TV this fall. At the IFA technology trade fair in Berlin, Schmidt presented Google TV. Google TV puts a search bar at the top of the TV screen and allows users to surf the Internet. TV listings will also be placed on Google TV.
Google is working with multiple TV content providers for this new service. Applications built on top of this service will be available next year. Users will be able to change...
Scientists have figured out a way to make an aluminum alloy, or a mixture of aluminum and other elements, just as strong as steel.
NOAA's Fisheries Service has designated the eastern North Pacific basking shark, a "species of concern" because it has suffered a dramatic decline in population despite decreasing fishing pressure. The label "species of concern" may be given to a species when there are concerns regarding the population status.
An international team of scientists has discovered the reason why some people who eat a high-fat diet remain slim, yet others pile on the weight. The study found that a high-fat diet causes brain cells to become insulated from the body preventing vital signals, which tell the body to stop eating and to burn energy, from reaching the brain efficiently.
Scientists have developed a new strategy for quicker and more precise detection of biomarkers -- proteins which indicate disease. The work could pave the way for new tools to detect early stages of Alzheimer's and cancer at the molecular level.
Researchers in Cedars-Sinai's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences have reported people who undergo massage experience measureable changes in their body's immune and endocrine response.
By integrating remote satellite imagery with revelations from door-to-door interviews, Stanford University geographer Eric Lambin and his colleagues are exploring the complex conditions that give rise to a broad range of land-use challenges - from the reforestation of Vietnam to the spread of Lyme disease in Belgium.
Mycoplasmas regularly change their surface proteins to confuse the immune systems of the humans and animals they invade. Recent work in the group of Renate Rosengarten and Rohini Chopra-Dewasthaly at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna has revealed surprising new details of the way they do so and at the same time raised important evolutionary questions. The results are published as the cover article in the September issue of the Journal of Bacteriology.
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have developed new software that greatly improves the speed at which scientists can analyze RNA sequencing data. RNA sequencing is used to compare differences in gene expression to identify those genes that switched on or off when, for instance, a particular disease is present. However, sequencing instruments can produce billions of sequences per day, which can be time-consuming and costly to analyze.
Scientific research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association (JAMIA) reports on a study of genetic variants that influence human susceptibility to peripheral arterial disease (PAD), made possible by leveraging electronic medical records (EMRs; also called EHRs or electronic health records). A team of authors from the Mayo Clinic Divisions of Cardiovascular Diseases and Biomedical Informatics and Statistics conducted the study and...
