Archive: 08/16/2007
Role seen for cannabis in helping to alleviate allergic skin disease
Administering a substance found in the cannabis plant can help the body’s natural protective system alleviate an allergic skin disease (allergic contact dermatitis), an international group of researchers from Germany, Israel, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Self-fertility in fungi -- the secrets of 'DIY reproduction'
Research from The University of Nottingham sheds new light on a fascinating phenomenon of the natural world — the ability of some species to reproduce sexually without a partner.
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Aug 16, 2007 |
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Dark matter mystery deepens in cosmic 'train wreck'
Astronomers have discovered a chaotic scene unlike any witnessed before in a cosmic “train wreck” between giant galaxy clusters. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical telescopes revealed a dark matter ...
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Brain imaging reveals breakdown of normal emotional processing
Brain imaging has revealed a breakdown in normal patterns of emotional processing that impairs the ability of people with clinical depression to suppress negative emotional states. Efforts by depressed patients to suppress ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 16, 2007 |
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'String' theory offers insight into catastrophic failure
What do a centuries old gambling puzzle, thread and catastrophic failure have in common" A simple experiment conducted by Kent State chemical physics professor Peter Palffy-Muhoray and graduate student Jake Fontana reveals ...
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Researchers design humorous 'bot'
University of Cincinnati researchers Julia Taylor and Larry Mazlack recently unveiled a "bot” — more accurately a software program — that recognizes jokes. They reported the development at the American Association for Artificial ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Physicists discover 'super crystals' in a semiconductor
University of Arizona physicists have discovered that "super crystals" -- crystals which are hundreds to thousands times larger than conventional crystals -- exist in certain organic semiconducting solids.
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Is ultrasound as useful as we think?
The usefulness of foetal 'nuchal thickness' as a technique for attempting to diagnose Down's syndrome in obstetric ultrasound is overstated and reliance on this surrogate marker may result in the 'loss' of normal babies.
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Birth records hold pancreatic cancer clue
Pregnancies in Jerusalem in the 1960s and 1970s may hold vital clues about how pancreatic cancer and diabetes are linked. According to research published in the online open access journal BMC Medicine, women with a history ...
Aug 16, 2007 |
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University of Delaware scientists take underwater robot on Black Sea expedition
Using a novel underwater robot, University of Delaware marine scientists will help reveal the mysteries of the Black Sea's geology and maritime history, including ages-old shipwrecks, during an international ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Anthrax vaccine produces immunity with nanoparticles, not needles
A vaccine against anthrax that is more effective and easier to administer than the present vaccine has proved highly effective in tests in mice and guinea pigs, report University of Michigan Medical School scientists in the ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 16, 2007 |
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Fat still on the children's menu
Parents should think twice before offering a low-fat menu to youngsters, despite concerns over obesity. Children burn more body fat than adults for each calorie spent, according to research in the online open access publication, ...
Aug 16, 2007 |
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