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A Quantum Kiss Between Nanoparticles That Changes The Color Of Space

A Quantum Kiss Between Nanoparticles That Changes The Color Of Space

Nov 07 2012 | comment(s)

Researchers have observed the quantum regime in the interaction between nano-sized spheres of gold, thanks to the change of color of the gap between these particles when they are at distances of less than one nanometer.

They have literally 'seen' a quantum kiss between nanoparticles.
Sympatric Predator-Prey Relationships: How Bear Dogs And Giant Cats Coexisted

Sympatric Predator-Prey Relationships: How Bear Dogs And Giant Cats Coexisted

Nov 07 2012 | comment(s)

The fossilized fangs of saber-toothed cats, a leopard-sized Promegantereon ogygia and a much larger, lion-sized Machairodus aphanistus, hold clues to how large, extinct mammals once shared space and food with other large predators 9 million years ago.

Paleontologists have analyzed the tooth enamel of two species of saber-toothed cats and a bear dog unearthed in geological pits near Madrid. Bear dogs, also extinct, had dog-like teeth and a bear-like body and gait. 
Stem Cell Therapy No Benefit In Heart Attack Recovery

Stem Cell Therapy No Benefit In Heart Attack Recovery

Nov 07 2012 | comment(s)

Autologous stem cells from bone marrow 3 or 7 days following a heart attack did not improve heart function six months later, according to a new clinical trial. 

The results of this TIME (Transplantation In Myocardial Infarction Evaluation) trial were presented by Jay Traverse, MD of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation Tuesday, today at the 2012 Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association in Los Angeles.

The results of this trial mirror a previous, related study (LateTIME) which found that autologous bone marrow stem cell therapy given 2-3 weeks after a heart attack did not improve cardiac recovery. Both TIME and LateTIME were carried out by the Cardiovascular Cell Therapy Research Network (CCTRN).
If You Are Heart Healthy In Middle Age, You Are Likely To Have 14 Extra Years

If You Are Heart Healthy In Middle Age, You Are Likely To Have 14 Extra Years

Nov 06 2012 | comment(s)

People with heart health in middle age may live up to 14 years longer, free of cardiovascular disease, compared to peers who have two or more cardiovascular disease risk factors, according to a new paper.

For the analysis, researchers pulled data from five different cohorts included in the Cardiovascular Lifetime Risk Pooling Project and looked at the participants' risk of all forms of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular disease from ages 45, 55 and 65 through 95 years of age.

Zombie Carbon In The Soil Rises Again

Zombie Carbon In The Soil Rises Again

Nov 06 2012 | comment(s)

Erosion can bury carbon in the soil, acting as a carbon sin but a new study has found that part of that sink is only temporary.

The researchers estimated that roughly half of the carbon buried in soil by erosion will be re-released into the atmosphere within about 500 years. Their model estimates that climate change could speed the rate of decomposition, aiding the release of the buried carbon.
Intracranial Probe Is A Pressure Switch Inside The Head

Intracranial Probe Is A Pressure Switch Inside The Head

Nov 06 2012 | comment(s)

It's election day in America, which means by midnight up to 47 percent of the USA will have tremendous cerebral pressure and a conviction the country is ruined.

It's unknown why cerebral pressure in certain people suddenly increases but the consequences are better understood: The blood circulation is disrupted and after a while parts of the brain may die off, similar to what occurs in a stroke.  And dementia.