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![]() Las Cruces NM (SPX) Jan 12, 2010 New Mexico State University's fledgling, but rapidly growing aerospace engineering program, gained approval in December to begin offering master's and doctoral degrees. The graduate program will accept its first students in fall 2010. On Dec. 15, the New Mexico State Board of Finance awarded final approval for the program to move ahead, successfully closing a three-year approval process. ... read more |
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New brain scan better at detecting early Alzheimers![]() A new kind of brain scan seems to be better at detecting early signs of change related to the onset of Alzheimer's disease, new research published Wednesday in the online issue of Neurology found. The scan, called diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), could prove important to earlier detection and in turn better treatment. "As better medicines for Alzheimer's disease become available, it will ... more Yar'Adua illness fuels fear of new oil war ![]() Uncertainty over the health of Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua -- hospitalized in Saudi Arabia for more than a month -- and a ferment of political intrigue caused by his absence are stoking fears that a fragile truce in a conflict over the nation's oil wealth will soon unravel altogether. In the southern Niger Delta, the country's oil-producing center, militants who have observed a ... more Carbon Nanotubes Show Promise For High-Speed Genetic Sequencing ![]() Faster sequencing of DNA holds enormous potential for biology and medicine, particularly for personalized diagnosis and customized treatment based on each individual's genomic makeup. At present however, sequencing technology remains cumbersome and cost prohibitive for most clinical applications, though this may be changing, thanks to a range of innovative new techniques. In the current is ... more |
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Seeking lotto riches, South Africans smoke vulture brains![]() Smoking dried vulture brains to have a vision of winning lotto numbers -- that's why customers come to Scelo, a vendor of traditional medicines, but it's a trend being blamed for killing off South Africa's vultures. "Vultures are scarce. I only have one every three or four months," said Scelo, a young healer in downtown Johannesburg's market for "muti", or traditional medicine. "Everybod ... more Guinea's junta celebrates first year in power ![]() Guinea's junta celebrated its first year in power on Wednesday, but in the absence of its leader who is in Morocco for medical care after his aide de camp shot and wounded him. The regime is also under mounting international pressure for alleged crimes against humanity after soldiers in September massacred at least 156 protesters in a Conakry stadium, according to UN investigators. Hundr ... more Iran will pursue its nuclear activity 'normally:' FM ![]() Iran will pursue its nuclear drive in a "normal fashion" and will produce itself the fuel necessary for its Tehran medical reactor, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Monday. "Nuclear activity will continue in a normal fashion," Mottaki told a news conference as he wrapped up a brief visit to Lebanon. "Concerning the fuel needed for the Tehran reactor ... Iran will produce ... more |
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