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IV Water Filter May Open Medical Options For Astronauts
Cape Canaveral FL (SPX) Apr 06, 2010
Technology for a water filtration system initially developed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida is going to get a major test during the STS-131 mission as it is called on to create water clean enough to be used intravenously, commonly referred to as an IV. If it works, the system could prove critical to future astronauts if they have a medical emergency while traveling far from Earth. It ... more
Engineers Turn Noise Into Vision
Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 05, 2010
A new technique for revealing images of hidden objects may one day allow pilots to peer through fog and doctors to see more precisely into the human body without surgery. Developed by Princeton engineers, the method relies on the surprising ability to clarify an image using rays of light that would typically make the image unrecognizable, such as those scattered by clouds, human tissue or murky ... more
Viral immunity failure explained
Portland, OR (UPI) Apr 02, 2010
U.S. medical scientists say they've discovered how a virus can repeatedly infect people despite a strong and long-lasting immune response.
Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute said their study focused on the cytomegalovirus, known as CMV, which infects up to 80 percent of the U.S. population before age 40.
"CMV is one of a few ... more
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India studies yogic power for life without food
