asahi.com：New drug blocks HIV from entering cells: "A durable new drug that prevents HIV from entering human cells and causes almost no side effects has been developed by a team of researchers at Kumamoto University.
The new drug, code named AK602, was reported by the research team's leader, Hiroaki Mitsuya, at the International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific in Kobe on Tuesday.
The drug's main feature is that it shuts out the AIDS virus at the point when it tries to intrude into a human cell.
Current AIDS medicines can lose their effectiveness in a few days when the virus changes and develops a resistance to those drugs. But AK602 is different because it reacts to human cells instead of attacking the virus, Mitsuya said."
9.7.05
AP Wire | 07/09/2005 | North Korea OKs talks as Rice visits Asia
AP Wire | 07/09/2005 | North Korea OKs talks as Rice visits Asia: "BEIJING - North Korea said Saturday it will abandon its yearlong boycott of nuclear disarmament talks and resume negotiations this month with the U.S. and four other nations, a breakthrough reached just as U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice began a mission to end the impasse.
North Korea's vice foreign minister, Kim Gye Gwan, informed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill that the North is prepared to return to the talks during the week of July 25.
Word of the decision came as Rice arrived in Beijing, the first stop on a four-country Asian tour devoted primarily to the North Korea situation.
For weeks, the U.S. has urged North Korea to get back to the bargaining table and take the discussions seriously.
A Bush administration official who spoke with reporters accompanying Rice said Kim told Hill that North Korea's purpose in the talks will be denuclearization and that its negotiators will be intent on making progress."
North Korea's vice foreign minister, Kim Gye Gwan, informed U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill that the North is prepared to return to the talks during the week of July 25.
Word of the decision came as Rice arrived in Beijing, the first stop on a four-country Asian tour devoted primarily to the North Korea situation.
For weeks, the U.S. has urged North Korea to get back to the bargaining table and take the discussions seriously.
A Bush administration official who spoke with reporters accompanying Rice said Kim told Hill that North Korea's purpose in the talks will be denuclearization and that its negotiators will be intent on making progress."
Defense Tech: London: Panopticon Cracks
Defense Tech: London: Panopticon Cracks: "Londoners are seen on the city's vast amalgam of surveillance cameras an average of 300 times a day. Which means that the terrorists behind yesterday's bombings almost certainly knew they'd be caught on tape -- and went ahead with their attacks anyway."
8.7.05
myDNA.com - News: Manganese - serious health concern?
myDNA.com - News: Manganese - serious health concern?: "A new analysis based on animal studies suggests that showering in manganese-contaminated water for a decade or more could have permanent effects on the nervous system. The damage may occur even at levels of manganese considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
'If our results are confirmed, they could have profound implications for the nation and the world,' said John Spangler, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine. 'Nearly 9 million people in the United States are exposed to manganese levels that our study shows may cause toxic effects.'"
'If our results are confirmed, they could have profound implications for the nation and the world,' said John Spangler, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine. 'Nearly 9 million people in the United States are exposed to manganese levels that our study shows may cause toxic effects.'"
7.7.05
KTNV - Action News
KTNV - Action News: "It is one of the great natural wonders of the world -- and it will soon to be joined by an engineering marvel.
A fantastic glass bridge arcing 60-feet out over the grand canyon -- giving visitors an unobstructed view 4000-feet straight down."
A fantastic glass bridge arcing 60-feet out over the grand canyon -- giving visitors an unobstructed view 4000-feet straight down."
6.7.05
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Footprints of 'first Americans'
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Footprints of 'first Americans': "Human settlers made it to the Americas 30,000 years earlier than previously thought, according to new evidence.
A team of scientists came to this controversial conclusion by dating human footprints preserved by volcanic ash in an abandoned quarry in Mexico.
They say the first Americans may have arrived by sea, rather than by foot.
The traditional view is that the continent's early settlers arrived around 11,000 years ago, by crossing a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska."
A team of scientists came to this controversial conclusion by dating human footprints preserved by volcanic ash in an abandoned quarry in Mexico.
They say the first Americans may have arrived by sea, rather than by foot.
The traditional view is that the continent's early settlers arrived around 11,000 years ago, by crossing a land bridge between Siberia and Alaska."
5.7.05
Ouch … study finds men cope better with pain than women - The Herald
Ouch … study finds men cope better with pain than women - The Herald: "WHO is the best at dealing with pain – men or women? It is a debate usually decided by one word . . . childbirth.
However, scientists have suggested men have developed better strategies to cope with pain, taking a more problem-solving approach, as opposed to their female counterparts who tend to make the experience worse by focusing on the emotional effects. "
However, scientists have suggested men have developed better strategies to cope with pain, taking a more problem-solving approach, as opposed to their female counterparts who tend to make the experience worse by focusing on the emotional effects. "
Christian Group Passes Resolution to Support Same-Sex Marriage - New York Times
Christian Group Passes Resolution to Support Same-Sex Marriage - New York Times: "ATLANTA, Ga., July 4 - With a movement to amend the United States Constitution to ban gay marriage picking up steam, the United Church of Christ became the first mainstream Christian denomination to officially support same-sex marriages today when its general synod passed a resolution affirming 'equal marriage rights for couples regardless of gender.'"
4.7.05
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.co.uk
Oddly Enough News Article | Reuters.co.uk: "AMMAN (Reuters) - Move over Harry Potter. In Amman's downtown bazaars, the bestselling book these days is Saddam Hussein's bootlegged novel 'Get out of here, curse you!'
Banned by Jordan on the grounds the 186-page tale of an Arab tribesman who defeats foreign invaders could harm relations between Jordan and Iraq, Saddam's latest novel has become so popular booksellers say they can't keep up with demand."
Banned by Jordan on the grounds the 186-page tale of an Arab tribesman who defeats foreign invaders could harm relations between Jordan and Iraq, Saddam's latest novel has become so popular booksellers say they can't keep up with demand."
Guardian Unlimited | Online | Bush administration to keep control of internet's central computers
Guardian Unlimited | Online | Bush administration to keep control of internet's central computers: "The Bush administration has decided to retain control over the principal computers which control internet traffic in a move likely to prompt global opposition, it was claimed yesterday.
The US had pledged to turn control of the 13 computers known as root servers - which inform web browsers and email programs how to direct internet traffic - over to a private, international body.
But on Thursday the US reversed its position, announcing that it will maintain control of the computers because of growing security threats and the increased reliance on the internet for global communications. A Japanese government official yesterday criticised the move, claiming it will lend momentum to the debate about who controls the information flow online."
The US had pledged to turn control of the 13 computers known as root servers - which inform web browsers and email programs how to direct internet traffic - over to a private, international body.
But on Thursday the US reversed its position, announcing that it will maintain control of the computers because of growing security threats and the increased reliance on the internet for global communications. A Japanese government official yesterday criticised the move, claiming it will lend momentum to the debate about who controls the information flow online."
3.7.05
Video gamers may have quicker eyes - Yahoo! News
Video gamers may have quicker eyes - Yahoo! News: "NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Video game players may spend a lot of time on the couch, but when they're ready to go out they can find their keys quicker than the rest of us, a study suggests.
Researchers found that gamers who devote much of their free time to Grand Theft Auto and Super Mario may be able to scan their environment and spot the target of their search more quickly than non-gamers can.
In experiments with college students who were either hard-core video game players or novices, the researchers found that players were quicker to detect target objects on a busy computer screen than their peers were.
The findings, published in the journal Acta Psychologica, suggest that the vigilant watchfulness video games require makes for quicker visual processing."
Researchers found that gamers who devote much of their free time to Grand Theft Auto and Super Mario may be able to scan their environment and spot the target of their search more quickly than non-gamers can.
In experiments with college students who were either hard-core video game players or novices, the researchers found that players were quicker to detect target objects on a busy computer screen than their peers were.
The findings, published in the journal Acta Psychologica, suggest that the vigilant watchfulness video games require makes for quicker visual processing."
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