New research released in a news release today from Duke University Medical Center is not good news in the battle against HIV/AIDS.
DURHAM, N.C. – New research into the earliest events occurring immediately upon infection with HIV-I shows that the virus deals a stunning blow to the immune system earlier than was previously understood. According to scientists at Duke University Medical Center, this suggests the window of opportunity for successful intervention may be only a matter of days – not weeks – after transmission, as researchers had previously believed.
Appearing in the August issue of the Journal of Virology, the finding may make the challenge of designing an effective HIV/AIDS vaccine appear daunting. But researchers say the study has also yielded a blueprint for what a successful vaccine should like, and moreover, when such a vaccine would need to work.
Until now, scientists believed that the window of opportunity to intervene in the process of HIV-1 infection lay in the three to four weeks between transmission and the development of an established pool of infected CD4 T cells. HIV-1 cripples the immune system by invading and killing CD4 T cells, key infection-fighters in the body. Read the full story from the source.
Fears that the most powerful atom-smasher ever built could cause a disaster that threatens the world have been dismissed by scientists. Some people fear that the Large Hadron Collider could create black holes that swallow the planet… Continue reading
News Release from Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL demonstrates super-sensitive explosives detector
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., June 25, 2008 — Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.
The method is a variation of photoacoustic spectroscopy but overcomes a number of problems associated with this technique originally demonstrated by Alexander… Continue reading
For more details about this years Smithonian Folklife Festival use the source link at the bottom to visit the Nasa website where you will find links to more information.
Smithsonian’s Folklife Festival Celebrates NASA’s 50 Years
Moon buggies, stardust and space food are a few of the things visitors will learn about at the “NASA: 50 Years and Beyond” program during this summer’s Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The program will showcase the… Continue reading
The Mystery of Mass Extinctions Is No Longer Murky.
Public release from The National Science Foundation
New observations from Phoenix provide the most magnified view ever seen of Martian soil, showing particles clumping together even at the smallest visible scale.
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The Robotic Arm on the Phoenix Mars Lander took a second scoop full of soil and revealed whitish material at the bottom of the dig area. Scientists are debating whether this is a salt layer or the top… Continue reading
Video: Astronauts spacewalk outside the international space station Tuesday 06/03/08… Continue reading
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Space shuttle Discovery performed a slow back flip and then docked at the international space station on Monday, delivering a mammoth lab and two new occupants: a NASA astronaut and Buzz Lightyear… Continue reading
Public release from: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Injuries to high school baseball players becoming more serious
New study calls for increased use of protective equipment to reduce injuries
Although the overall rate of high school baseball-related injuries has decreased within the last 10 years, the severity of injuries that occur has increased, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy (CIRP) of The Research… Continue reading
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Public release from Oregon Health & Science University 05/30/08
OHSU Cancer Institute researchers find novel chemo drug helps treat prostate cancer
International study of sagopilone shows promise in some cases of advanced prostate cancer
PORTLAND, Ore. – Men with a certain type of prostate cancer have been shown to respond to a new chemotherapy drug, Sagopilone, plus prednisone in an international trial led by Oregon Health & Science University Cancer Institute researchers… Continue reading
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Time travel, death stars and invisibility cloaks - writer and noted scientist, Michio Kaku, believes they could all be possible in the not to distant future.
To the skeptics he points out that aeroplanes, lasers, televisions and atomic bombs were all considered impossible by scientists in the past.
On Wednesday’s Riz Khan we speak with noted scientist Michio Kaku author of Physics of the Impossible.
The book explores the technologies… Continue reading
Below is the news release from JPL/NASA:
Joint NASA-French Satellite to Track Trends in Sea Level, Climate
PASADENA, Calif. – A satellite that will help scientists better monitor and understand rises in global sea level, study the world’s ocean circulation and its links to Earth’s climate, and improve weather and climate forecasts is undergoing final preparations for a June 15 launch from California’s Vandenberg Air Force Base.
The Ocean Surface Topography Mission… Continue reading
Public Release From: University of California - San Diego
UCSD researchers show link between vitamin D status, breast cancer
Using newly available data on worldwide cancer incidence, researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine have shown a clear association between deficiency in exposure to sunlight, specifically ultraviolet B (UVB), and breast cancer.
UVB exposure triggers photosynthesis… Continue reading
Public release from the DOE/Joint Genome Institute Source: Eurekalert
Lean and mean biomass-degrading fungus reveals capabilities for improved biofuel production
WALNUT CREEK, CA—The bane of military quartermasters may soon be a boon to biofuels producers. The genome analysis of a champion biomass-degrading fungus has revealed a surprisingly minimal repertoire of genes that it employs to break down plant cell walls, highlighting opportunities for further improvements in enzymes… Continue reading
