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Home computers aid disease fight
Home computers aid disease fight
09/18/2004 10:13 PMBBC Sep 19 2004 2:14AM GMT
Help fight disease and search for
extraterrestrial life
Help fight disease and search for
extraterrestrial life
06/17/2005 05:54 PMDistributed computing involves aggregating the power of several
computers for a collaborative computational task. This involves
breaking down complex computing problems and running them on several
internet-connected independent computers at the same time. Many
researchers are currently conducting demanding experiments in this way
with help from hundreds of thousands, or sometimes millions, of others
at home.
Folding@Home is a distributed computing project that studies protein
folding, misfolding, aggregation and related diseases developed by the
Pande group in the Chemistry Department at Stanford University. By
using large-scale distributed computing, this group has been able to
study protein folding for the first time and examine folding-related
diseases. Those interested in helping the project can download and
run the client software available for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux.
(Spymac's own Folding@Home team is number 11331.)
SETI@home is an experiment that searches for extraterrestrial life
using distributed computing. Based at the University of California at
Berkeley, the SETI (Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) project
allows participants' computers to download and analyse radio telescope
data. SETI@home is available for download for Windows, Mac OS X,
Linux/x86 and Solaris/SPARC.
Einstein@Home was developed to search data from the Laser
Interferometer Gravitational wave Observatory and GEO 600
gravitational wave observatory for signals coming from extremely
dense, rapidly rotating stars. Lead by Bruce Allen of the University
of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Einstein@Home uses distributed computing to
search for gravity wave-emitting compact stars and is available for
download for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux/x86 and Solaris/SPARC.
FightAIDS@home, run by the Olson Laboratory at The Scripps Research
Institute, is the first biomedical distributed computing project ever
launched. Those running FightAIDS@home can assist fundamental
research to discover new drugs by using the structural biology of
AIDS. FightAIDS@home is currently only available to Windows users.
evolution@home is attempting to uncover genetic causes for extinction
of species. Allowing "your computer to do meaningful evolutionary
research while you have a cup of coffee or enjoy the weekend,"
evolution@home is different than other distributed computing projects
in that it requires that the user provide the input and submit the
results. evolution@home is available for Windows and Mac OS users.
India medical teams fight disease
India medical teams fight disease
12/29/2004 08:03 AMMedical teams in south India vaccinate thousands of tsunami survivors
to try to prevent diseases spreading.
Israelis engineer DNA 'computer' to
fight disease
Israelis engineer DNA 'computer' to
fight disease
04/28/2004 05:38 PMA designer molecule has the potential to identify mutating cells and
release chemical inhibitors to prevent them from reproducing.
Pigment in haldi helps fight Alzheimer's
disease : HindustanTimes.com
Pigment in haldi helps fight Alzheimer's
disease : HindustanTimes.com
01/03/2005 09:59 AMTraditional curry ingredient helps fight Alzheimer's disease ..
published on the Hindustan Times
website
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In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight
In a world gone mad it’s hard to think
rightSo much violence hate and
spiteMurder going on all day and
nightDue time we fight the non-violent
fight
03/13/2003 10:21 AMBeastie Boy’s lyrics .. lyrics .. Lyrics
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"You thought these people were saying
that the fight against Iraq was part of
the fight against the people that
attacked us on 9/11? Psych!"
"You thought these people were saying
that the fight against Iraq was part of
the fight against the people that
attacked us on 9/11? Psych!"
06/19/2004 04:26 PMYour Disease Risk
Your Disease Risk
07/17/2004 05:00 AMYour Disease Risk http://www.yourdiseaser
isk.harvard.edu/ Welcome to Your Disease Risk, the
source on prevention. If you were looking for Your Cancer Risk,
don’t worry. You’re in the right place. We’ve simply expanded.
Now, in addition to cancer, you can find out your risk of four other
important diseases and, as always, get personalized tips for
preventing them. Your Disease Risk is an educational website developed
by the Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention. Based at the Harvard
School of Public Health, the Center promotes prevention as the primary
approach to controlling cancer and other chronic diseases.
The Your Disease Risk site began as the Harvard Cancer Risk Index, a
pen and paper cancer risk assessment tool first put together in the
mid 1990’s by the Risk Index Working Group at Harvard University. In
1999, the Risk Index was adapted to the Web as Your Cancer Risk. Then,
to give even greater emphasis to the importance of healthy behaviors,
Your Cancer Risk was expanded to include assessments for heart
disease, stroke, diabetes, and osteoporosis. The expanded site was
renamed Your Disease Risk and offers the follows risks assessments
online:
What's Your Cancer Risk? What's Your Diabetes Risk? What's Your Heart Disease Risk? What's Your Osteoporosis Risk? What's Your Stroke Risk? This will be
added to
Healthcare
Resources 2004-05 Internet MiniGuide.
What's Your Disease Risk?
What's Your Disease Risk?
07/07/2004 09:32 PMThe Harvard Center for Cancer Prevention has had a site called "Your
Cancer Risk," and has expanded it to "Your Disease Risk," which
calculates the likelihood of getting five different...
Mad cow disease suspected in US
Mad cow disease suspected in US
06/25/2004 09:54 PMAn animal may have tested positive for mad cow disease in the US, the
agricultural department says.
""Why didn't you fight?" one Governing
Council member asked Hussein as their
meeting ended. Hussein gestured toward
the U.S. soldiers guarding him and asked
his own question: "Would you fight
them?""
""Why didn't you fight?" one Governing
Council member asked Hussein as their
meeting ended. Hussein gestured toward
the U.S. soldiers guarding him and asked
his own question: "Would you fight
them?""
12/16/2003 08:48 PMA disease in the Breedster ecosystem...
A disease in the Breedster ecosystem...
04/25/2004 07:14 AMThere's so much I could write about Breedster if I had
the time. I could write about the interesting way it handles new
members (you have to put work in to getting food and finding a partner
before you can create a new user account and plug someone into it). I
could talk about the possibilities of gaming / message-board overlaps
and some of the slightly-abortive work that Cal and I did on the
not-open-for-business The Mafia
Game site. I could talk about the gaming aspects of maintaining a
community and the congruence between gaming rule-sets and political
rule-sets. I could write about lots of things. There's loads of stuff
I could talk about that's interesting (to me) here. Instead I'm just
going to report that a friend of mine has just contracted a disease in
the game - they've released an infestation that can affect your bug's
digestive tract and make it harder for you to build up enough strength
to fornicate. Watch out everyone, there's infected poop about. This is
a disease of the colon that could (and please forgive me for this) run
and run!
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4 cases of CJD a year here - but it's
not mad-cow disease
4 cases of CJD a year here - but it's
not mad-cow disease
01/01/2004 08:41 PMStraits Times Jan 1 2004 7:07PM ET
Chemical may cause muscle disease
Chemical may cause muscle disease
08/21/2004 08:21 PMScientists say a defect in a key protein may cause the muscle-wasting
disease muscular dystrophy.
Heart disease 'on the increase'
Heart disease 'on the increase'
06/03/2004 09:50 PMThe number of people suffering from heart disease is rising, the
British Heart Foundation says.
Computers to combat disease
Computers to combat disease
05/04/2004 09:13 PMMedical Science News May 5 2004 1:54AM GMT
Science recreates mad cow disease
Science recreates mad cow disease
07/29/2004 08:29 PMScientists have made a protein that can trigger a neurological
disorder similar to mad cow disease in mice.
Fears over new cow brain disease
Fears over new cow brain disease
06/08/2004 06:03 AM
Scientists are concerned that humans may be at risk from a mysterious
brain condition recorded in a cow.
Disease trading cards from CDC
Disease trading cards from CDC
07/05/2004 06:17 AM
The US Centers for Disease Control offer print-and-clip collectable
disease trading cards.
Link
(
Thanks, Abby!)
Test Could Be Predictor of Heart Disease
(AP)
Test Could Be Predictor of Heart Disease
(AP)
03/14/2005 05:35 PMAP - A simple and inexpensive test for elevated white blood cell
counts could be used to predict heart disease, a study of more than
66,000 women suggests.
Toxic dust on PCs linked to disease
Toxic dust on PCs linked to disease
06/04/2004 01:14 AMninemsn Jun 4 2004 4:46AM GMT
UN warns of Darfur disease threat
UN warns of Darfur disease threat
08/07/2004 08:57 PMUN aid officials in Sudan's Darfur region say they fear severe
outbreaks of disease in refugee camps.
Action demanded over lung disease
Action demanded over lung disease
09/03/2004 05:02 AM
Medical experts demand more action to stamp out killer illnesses such
as chronic bronchitis and emphysema.
Test for Alzheimer's Disease gets closer
Test for Alzheimer's Disease gets closer
03/14/2005 04:52 PMAlzheimer’s Disease. The name strikes fear into those who hear
it, as anyone who has watched a loved one suffer the ravages of this
disease can attest. A neurodegenerative disease that destroys memory
and cognitive function, it destroys an individual’s mind and
personality through the build up of protein plaques in the brain.
Currently, the only way to definitively diagnose it is through a
post-mortem. This edition of Science.Ars has news on what could become
a reliable test for the disease.
In addition, there's news of monkeys working their mind control
over robotic limbs, more on the coxib controversy, and other nuggets
of science news. Dig in!
Lung disease therapy breakthrough
Lung disease therapy breakthrough
04/04/2005 09:05 PMScientists are developing a treatment for a form of lung disease which
is one of the UK's biggest killers.
Eye disease drug test 'promising'
Eye disease drug test 'promising'
12/31/2004 10:20 PM
A drug to treat a common eye disease that damages vision produced
promising results in a major trial, researchers say.
Patching: The cure that's worse than the
disease?
Patching: The cure that's worse than the
disease?
03/08/2004 11:22 PMI'll go along with the thought that most of today's nefarious hackers
(and they have brought into ill repute what was once a term of
respect) are lazy. But I think they're too lazy even to do a spot of
reverse-engineering. All they need to do is to read the Microsoft
Knowledgebase article detailing the extent and cause of the
vulnerability to help them create an exploit by adapting someone
else's real hacking work.
Computer dust is linked to disease
Computer dust is linked to disease
06/06/2004 05:10 AMPhiladelphia Inquirer Jun 6 2004 8:14AM GMT
Genetic disease link to cot death
Genetic disease link to cot death
07/19/2004 07:50 PMScientists find a genetic disorder that appears to be linked with cot
death.
Floods - fears of disease grow
Floods - fears of disease grow
07/16/2004 12:15 PMThe UN acts to help prevent flood-related disease in Bangladesh as the
Assam government appeals for help.
CDC - GHO - Kids' Page - Disease Cards
CDC - GHO - Kids' Page - Disease Cards
07/07/2004 04:43 AMcollectible infectious disease trading cards .. Hepatitis
B
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'Rare' gut disease rates soaring
'Rare' gut disease rates soaring
08/28/2004 10:19 PMA relatively unheard-of gut disorder is becoming much more common, say
US researchers.
Parkinson's Disease gene is found
Parkinson's Disease gene is found
04/15/2004 02:26 PMScientists have identified a gene which causes some cases of
Parkinson's Disease.
Fishermen battle fears of disease
Fishermen battle fears of disease
01/05/2005 08:17 AMA Sri Lankan fleet lands a small catch to try to disprove fears fish
have been contaminated by corpses.
Heart Disease Linked to Pollution
Heart Disease Linked to Pollution
12/17/2003 06:09 AMCancer researchers studying air pollution say they are surprised to
learn that breathing polluted air is twice as likely to cause death
from heart disease than from respiratory disorders.
Disease adds to concerns (USATODAY.com)
Disease adds to concerns (USATODAY.com)
12/29/2004 07:36 AMUSATODAY.com - Coastal residents of the Asian countries devastated by
Sunday's earthquake-spawned tsunami still face a number of serious
health threats, medical experts say.
Treatment hope for nerve disease
Treatment hope for nerve disease
05/26/2004 09:21 PM
Scientists have developed a potential gene therapy treatment for the
most common form of motor neurone disease (MND).
Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page
Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page
12/31/2003 04:58 PMThe Official Mad Cow Disease Home Page .. information ..
prions
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Mad Cow Disease-Resistant Calves Due en
Masse
Mad Cow Disease-Resistant Calves Due en
Masse
08/18/2004 06:58 AMHankooki Aug 18 2004 11:40AM GMT
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