Marijuana-like chemicals in the brain may point to a treatment for the debilitating condition of Parkinson's disease. In a study published in Nature, researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine report that endocannabinoids, naturally occurring chemicals found in the brain that are similar to the active compounds in marijuana and hashish, helped trigger a dramatic improvement in mice with a condition similar to Parkinson's.
[tags: pd]
Naturally occurring chemicals in the brain similar to active compounds in marijuana could provide clues in treating Parkinson's disease, Stanford University researchers reported Wednesday.
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Nanotechnology broadly refers to the ability to manipulate molecules, making them do things molecules don't normally do, and a most dramatic example of this would be growing new tissue to treat conditions such as Parkinson's or Alzheimer's diseases.
Quoted: The Photosynthesis Center at Arizona State University is a multidisciplinary group doing research in several areas of photosynthesis. The site contains information about the Photosynthesis Center and links to many other related sites, including those of interest to students and educators as well as specialized researchers in the field of photosynthesis.
[tags: energy, solar, EnergyTechnologies, photosynthesis]
A solar power satellite, or SPS, is a proposed satellite built in high Earth orbit that uses microwave power transmission to beam solar power to a very large antenna on Earth. Advantages of placing the solar collectors in space include the unobstructed view of the Sun, unaffected by the day/night cycle, weather, or seasons[1]. It is a renewable energy source, zero emission, and generates no waste.
[tags: energy, research, hydrogen, solar, satellite, EnergyTechnologies]
Artificial photosynthesis is a research field that attempts to replicate the natural process of photosynthesis, converting sunlight, water and carbon dioxide into carbohydrates and oxygen. Sometimes splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen by using sunlight energy is also referred to as artificial photosynthesis.
[tags: energy, hydrogen, EnergyTechnologies, research]
Quoted: A simple test to diagnose Parkinson's disease (PD) before symptoms appear by measuring the levels of a protein in blood is being developed by researchers from the Howard Florey Institute, T
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Quoted: It is estimated that 60,000 new cases of Parkinson's disease (PD) are diagnosed each year, adding to the estimated one to 1.5 million Americans who currently have the disease. The latest epidemiol
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Digg exploded into riot on Tuesday.
A story was posted that contained the hexadecimal decryption key that allows Linux users to decode and play HD DVDs. The Digg staff received a request from the Advanced Access Content System License Administrator to remove the story, interpreting the request as following the law and as falling under Digg's preexisting terms of use that prohibit the posting of infringing content. Jay Adelson explained this in his blog post at 1 p.m. on May 1.
[tags: digg, decryption key, Linux]
Google is renaming its personal home page iGoogle tonight. (30APR2007). Google is also adding a new tool called Gadget Maker that helps people create their own widgets for use on their iGoogle page. The Gadget Maker comes with seven templates, including two media gadgets to pull in content from YouTube and online and offline photo collections. Users will also be able to organize their personal space with a countdown timer and a simple 10 item to-do list. There's also a free-form widget that lets a user mix together various media such as text and pictures.
Microsoft's Silverlight technology, launched at the NAB conference two weeks ago and pitched hard to developers at the Mix '07 conference this week, is being taken as a competitor to Adobe's Flash. Since it is a framework for providing rich applications to the Internet browser, it is indeed that. But though Silverlight and Flash are competing technologies, Microsoft's offering is different from Adobe's in key ways.
[tags: microsoft, Silverlight]
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