Athens, Ga. – Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells. The findings, published recently in the journal Theranostics, mark the first time to the researchers' knowledge this cancer type has been treated using magnetic iron oxide nanoparticle-induced hyperthermia, or above-normal body temperatures, in laboratory mice. "We show that we can use a small concentration of nanoparticles to kill the cancer cells," ...

Despite the 2010 passage of the Elder Justice Act, policy experts have found that combating widespread abuse of seniors is still not a top priority for care providers and governments alike. As many as one in 10 people age 60 and over are affected by this problem, according to the newest Public Policy & Aging Report (PPAR) from the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policy institute of The Gerontological Society of America. U.S. Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) and U.S. Representative Peter King (R-NY), who have been heavily involved in legislation to address elder abuse, ...

Depending on the weather, wind turbines can face whispering breezes or gale-force gusts. Such variable conditions make extracting the maximum power from the turbines a tricky control problem, but a collaboration of Chinese researchers may have found a novel solution in human-inspired learning models. Most turbines are designed to produce maximum allowable power once winds reach a certain speed, called the rated speed. In winds above or below the rated speed, control systems can make changes to the turbine system, such as modifying the angle of the blades or the electromagnetic ...

Common material such as polyethylene used in plastic bags could be turned into something far more valuable through a process being developed at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In a paper published in Advanced Materials, a team led by Amit Naskar of the Materials Science and Technology Division outlined a method that allows not only for production of carbon fiber but also the ability to tailor the final product to specific applications. "Our results represent what we believe will one day provide industry with a flexible technique for producing ...

The unique electrical properties of graphene have enticed researchers to envision a future of fast integrated circuits made with the one-carbon-atom-thick sheets, but many challenges remain on the path to commercialization. Scientists from the University of Florida have recently tackled one of these challenges – how to reliably manufacture graphene on a large scale. The team has developed a promising new technique for creating graphene patterns on top of silicon carbide (SiC). SiC comprises both silicon and carbon, but at high temperatures (around 1300 degrees Celcius) ...

Cancer remains a medical mystery – despite all of the research efforts devoted to understanding and controlling it. The most sought-after tumor model is one that would be able to formulate theoretical and computational tools to predict cancer progression and propose individual treatment strategies. To better understand the role complex tumor-host interactions play in tumor growth, Princeton University researchers developed a cellular automation model for tumor growth in heterogeneous microenvironments. They then used this same model to investigate the effects of pressure ...

Researchers have developed multiple techniques and procedures to detect cancer cells during the earliest stages of the disease or after treatment. But one of the major limitations of these technologies is their inability to detect the presence of only a few cancer cells. Now, a research collaboration between the University of Missouri-Columbia and Mexico's Universidad de Guanajuato shows that pulsed photoacoustic techniques, which combine the high optical contrast of optical tomography with the high resolution of ultrasound, can do just that, in vitro. Most cancer cells ...

In search of a different perspective on the physics of cancer, Princeton University and University of California, San Francisco researchers teamed up to use game theory to look for simplicity within the complexity of the dynamics of cooperator and cheater cells under metabolic stress conditions and high spatial heterogeneity. In the context of cancer, cooperator cells obey the general rules of communal survival, while cheater cells do not. The ultimate goal of this research was to gain an understanding of the dynamics of cancer tumor evolution under stress. Since cancer ...

Bald Head Design, Ohio based web design firm is helping dentist improve their communication between patients and their practices through the creation of social media outlets - Facebook and Twitter. By offering a comprehensive social media strategy, which includes not only the creation of these social media tools, but by also providing training and resources providing for a successful social media marketing campaign. Social media allows patients to connect and engage with both the dentists and their staff. With over 500 million users, and growing, Facebook is becoming ...

Androgen suppression – the inhibition of testosterone and other male hormones – is a routine therapy for prostate cancer. Unfortunately, it can dramatically reduce the quality of patients' sex lives and, more importantly, lead to cancer recurrence in a more deadly androgen-independent form. A new paper combining mathematical modeling with clinical data validates a different approach: cycling patients on and off treatment. Such intermittent androgen suppression alleviates most unwanted side effects and postpones the development of resistance to treatment. With the model, ...

The theory of quantum metabolism is the idea that quantum processes, such as entanglement, influence the metabolism of cells. This idea offers scientists a new explanation for the metabolic changes that cause healthy cells to transform into cancerous ones. The metamorphosis gives cancerous cells the ability to outcompete healthy cells for space and nutrients, causing the disease to spread. Understanding the quantum metabolic underpinnings of the transformation could potentially lead to new types of treatment to stop cancer growth, researchers argue. ### Article: "Implications ...

Some breast cancer tumours may be resistant to a common chemotherapy treatment, suggests recent medical research at the University of Alberta. Principal investigator Ing Swie Goping and her team discovered some breast cancer tumours had low levels of certain genes, and that those tumours didn't respond well to taxane chemotherapy, a common treatment used in breast cancer. "These tumours didn't shrink and were resistant to a common chemotherapy treatment. These results give us a strong incentive to continue our research," she said. Goping and her team looked at tumour ...

In response to record numbers of Australians moving their lives online, Australia Post today announced a free Australia Post Digital MailBox for every Australian will be launched this year, in addition to opening 30 superstores across the country. "The Australia Post Digital MailBox will allow businesses, government entities and customers to communicate through a secure online portal that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, wherever they are," said Australia Post Chairman, David Mortimer. "Just as the traditional letterbox has been a vital ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Herpetologists from the California Academy of Sciences and University of Texas at El Paso discovered a single specimen of the Bururi long-fingered frog (Cardioglossa cyaneospila) during a research expedition to Burundi in December 2011. The frog was last seen by scientists in 1949 and was feared to be extinct after decades of turmoil in the tiny East African nation. For biologists studying the evolution and distribution of life in Africa, Burundi sits at an intriguing geographic crossroads since it borders the vast Congo River Basin, the Great Rift Valley, ...

The Offshore Group recently recorded another podcast in its continuing series on Mexico business issues on the subject of Mexico manufacturing facility start-up under its Mexico Shelter Plan. Leonard Ottosen, project manager at The Offshore Group's La Angostura Industrial Park in Saltillo, Coahuila, describes how companies that are new to the country are guided from the beginning of the start-up process through to the point at which actual part production takes place under the Mexico Manufacturing Shelter Plan. The Offshore Group's sister company, Manufacturas Zapaliname, ...

Twenty years ago in Chicago, a small leak in an unused freight tunnel expanded beneath the Windy City and started a flood which eventually gushed through the entire tunnel system. A quarter-million people were evacuated from the buildings above, nearly $2 billion in damages accrued, and it took 6 weeks to pump the tunnels dry. How much more costly – in lives and infrastructure – would a flood in a heavily used, underwater subway tunnel be today? In January 2012 the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) successfully tested ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A paper by neuroscientists at the University at Buffalo and Buffalo State College suggests that ingestion of components of afterbirth or placenta -- placentophagia -- may offer benefits to human mothers and perhaps to non-mothers and males. They say this possibility does not warrant the wholesale ingestion of afterbirth, for some very good reasons, but that it deserves further study. Mark Kristal, PhD, professor of psychology and neuroscience at UB, directs the graduate program in behavioral neuroscience, and has studied placentophagia for more than ...

App Minis announces the worldwide success of Design This Home, a social iOS game based on designing a house, keeping residents happy and performing a multitude of interior design tasks. In Design This Home, the player takes the role of a superstar designer as she builds, expands and decorates her house with over 500 different items. Design This Home is one of the largest social iOS games, with a huge range of furniture, decor and fixtures in nearly every conceivable style. Design This Home is currently in the Top 5 Grossing Overall ranking in the UK, Canada, Australia ...

(Garrison, NY) Will genetic testing and personalized medicine change the way you think about your life? Should it? What can you really learn about your future from direct-to-consumer genetic tests–or even from whole genome scanning, which is becoming increasingly affordable? And what about your privacy: how well is your genetic information protected? These and other bioethics issues are raised in Cracking Your Genetic Code, a NOVA special produced in association with The Hastings Center that airs on PBS on March 28, at 9 pm/8c. And the discussion continues at Help with ...

Los Gatos Research (LGR), the leader in precision trace gas analyzers, has released a new Isotopic N2O Analyzer that is the first instrument to directly measure 18O and site-specific 15N ratios in trace nitrous oxide (N2O) in air, in addition to measuring the N2O mole fraction. Site-specific 15N refers to the ability to measure delta-15N ratios for both the alpha (delta-15N-alpha) and beta sites (delta-15N-beta) within the nitrous oxide molecule, i.e., 14N-15N-16O and 15N-14N-16O. Even the traditional and cumbersome method of obtaining stable isotope ratios - isotope ratio ...

Oniqua MRO Analytics (www.oniqua.com), the leading provider of analytics-based MRO optimization solutions for asset-intensive organizations, today announced the establishment of new operations in South America. Located in Santiago, Chile, the new office gives Oniqua a local presence in the South American region where it serves a growing number of asset-intensive customers. Oniqua is an international software company with operations in Australia, South Africa, North America and now South America. The company serves many of the world's leading mining, oil and gas, utilities ...

The young and ambitious indie rock band Mouse Kills Tiger offers a free download of their single, "Everybody Wants To Rule The World", as a gift of what's to come from this amazing group of LA based musicians. Mouse Kills Tiger is made up of Justin Deming (Guitar/effects), Miles Senzaki (Drums/effects), Patrick Taylor (Bass) and Jens Kuross (Keys/vocals), all of who have shining moments on this recording, making the 80's hit a very modern classic. MKT's rendition offers a more than groovy, chilled out interpretation that has legs of its own. "Many aspects ...

Principle Property Management is proud to announce they are now managing the Prairie Vista Apartments. The Principle management team is making the transition for residents seamless while offering a new level of service to longtime residents of Prairie Vista. Prairie Vista Apartments, built in the year 2009 are the premiere luxury apartments in Peoria, IL. Located at 2401 W Alta Rd, Peoria, IL 61615, the apartments include scenic views, spacious 1, 2, and 3 bedroom layouts, and a luxurious clubhouse that includes a lounge, fitness room, and swimming pool. They are conveniently ...

REALTOR and Associate Broker Caroline Simmons, a top Atlanta Short Sale Specialist under the brokerage Keller Williams Realty Atlanta Classic, has put together a comprehensive Atlanta Short Sale System for sellers. Homeowners who are facing Atlanta foreclosure can request a consultation with an Atlanta Short Sale Specialist to discuss all the available options and determine the right one to fit their immediate needs. In addition, Caroline Simmons has created a custom hardship package allowing the homeowner to complete the documents required by the bank to ease the process. ...

The first customers to experience the new edition of Lanner's flagship WITNESS software package are praising its latest incarnation, WITNESS 12, which arrived in the firm's American markets in February. Users of the desktop simulation platform say that WITNESS 12, designed around Microsoft's latest professional authoring interface, makes it one of the most comprehensive and reliable tools for simulation in the marketplace today. Speaking from Fluor Corporation offices in Irvine, California, independent engineering consultant Harry Kortnicki comments, "Fluor's ...