Archive: 01/07/2008
Daytime sleep improves memory consolidation
A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Research at the University of ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Mathematicians find way to improve medical scans
Mathematicians at the University of Liverpool have found that it is possible to gain full control of sound waves which could lead to improved medical scans, for technology such as ultra sound machines.
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Smallpox vaccine alternative identified
University of California, Irvine infectious disease researchers have shown the effectiveness of a potential alternative to the existing smallpox vaccine that can replace the current biodefense stockpile for this lethal virus.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Pollution shrinks fetus size, study finds
Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Study tracks sexual behavior of newly homeless youth
Newly homeless youth are likelier to engage in risky sexual behavior if they stay in nonfamily settings — such as friends' homes, abandoned buildings or the streets — because they lack supervision and social support, a new ...
Jan 07, 2008 |
2.8 / 5 (4) |
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Plumbing Carbon Nanotubes
Scientists have determined how to connect carbon nanotubes together like water pipes, a feat that may lead to a whole new group of bottom-up-engineered nanostructures and devices.
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Animated Movie of Ice
An animated movie shows an ordered structure dissolving little by little into a disordered mess after a light pulse: Swedish researchers from the University of Uppsala have used a computer to simulate ice melting after it ...
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Water stays on dead Colo. ducks' backs
Dead ducks that have lost the waterproofing on their feathers have been turning up at Colorado wastewater treatment plants.
Biology /
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Calif. residents say moth spray dangerous
Hundreds of Northern California residents have reported health problems since the state began anti-moth pesticide spraying in September.
Jan 07, 2008 |
2.5 / 5 (2) |
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Climate change endangering U.S. salmon
Salmon in the Columbia River and other U.S. streams could face an uncertain future if global temperatures continue to warm, experts say.
Biology /
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Stillborn rhino delivered in Cincinnati
A female rhinoceros calf was delivered stillborn this weekend at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, a report said Sunday.
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Long-term AIDS treatment may cause illness
AIDS-infected patients are living longer, only to discover they are prematurely susceptible to a host of aging-related illnesses.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Racial disparities persist in cancer care
A new study finds that, despite efforts in the last decade to mitigate cancer treatment disparities, black patients are significantly less likely than white patients to receive therapy for various types of cancer. The authors ...
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Mini 'stress tests' could help condition heart to survive major attack
People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 07, 2008 |
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Interactive Conferencing: New Beta Product ConnectR By iRobot
The iRobot Corporation has expanded its technology to interactive robotic conferencing. The device is currently offered at a reduced cost for candidates in the pilot project. The testers are required to submit ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 07, 2008 |
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