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Stroke therapy success revealed by brain MRI
The success of combination therapy for partial stroke victims to improve movement of the upper limbs has been assessed by MRI scanning of the brain.
- Published: Jun 21, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Which green pigments were used in medieval manuscripts?
The green pigments used in manuscripts held in the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, UK, have been characterised by a combination of spectroscopic methods.
- Published: Jun 18, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Agilent releases pesticide analysis guide
Agilent Technologies has released the GC/MS/MS Pesticide Residue Analysis Guide.
- Published: Jun 14, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Gunshot residues persist in cremated bones
Criminals can no longer escape justice by burning the body after shooting someone, as the gunshot residues can be detected in the burnt bones.
- Published: Jun 13, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Biomarker summit in Berlin
The Biomarker Europe Summit 2013 will take place on 9–10 October 2013 in Berlin, Germany
- Published: Jun 10, 2013
- Author: Jon Evans
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Irradiated methane ice forms heavy hydrocarbons
In earthly experiments to investigate the compounds formed when methane ice in space is altered by ionising radiation, several chemical classes of high-molecular-weight hydrocarbons were formed.
- Published: Jun 10, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Females skuas poison their chicks during egg development
Organo-chlorine compounds accumulate in skua chicks via transfer from their mothers during egg development, rather than though their own diet after birth.
- Published: May 31, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Gold nanoparticles measured in tumour tissue
The amount of gold nanoparticles that reach tumour tissue following injection in readiness for thermal ablation treatment can be measured by EDXRF, taking just 12 hours compared with several days by other methods.
- Published: May 30, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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Substances in suspicious packages exposed by Raman during daylight
Explosives, drugs and pesticides hidden in packages can be detected under normal light by spatially offset Raman spectroscopy, providing another weapon for the security services.
- Published: May 24, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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iPhone in TNT test
The digital image from an iPhone has been used to estimate the concentration of the explosive TNT in soil following a colorimetric test, performing better than a digital SLR camera.
- Published: May 21, 2013
- Author: Steve Down
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