Archive: 06/20/2007
Autism-related Proteins Control Nerve Excitability, Researchers Find
Two proteins that are implicated in autism have been found to control the strength and balance of nerve-cell connections, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Brain's inertial navigation system pinpointed
Researchers have discovered a sophisticated neural computer, buried deep in the cerebellum, that performs inertial navigation calculations to figure out a person’s movement through space.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Researchers may have solved information loss paradox to find black holes do not form
"Nothing there," is what Case Western Reserve University physicists concluded about black holes after spending a year working on complex formulas to calculate the formation of new black holes. In nearly 13 ...
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Researchers develop buckyballs to fight allergy
A research team has identified a new biological function for a soccer ball-shaped nanoparticle called a buckyball – the ability to block allergic response, setting the stage for the development of new therapies for allergy.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 20, 2007 |
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In 'spontaneous' liver cancer, researcher sees a cure
Adding more good news to last week’s announcement that Nexavar® (sorafenib) may be the first effective treatment for advanced liver cancer, researchers at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University ...
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Studies identify more effective treatment for malaria control during pregnancy in Africa
A review of previous studies indicates that two doses of a malaria preventive therapy during pregnancy provides substantial benefit to HIV-negative women in Africa, with more frequent dosing apparently necessary for HIV-positive ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Don't overlook urban soil
If you were looking for fertile soil, it’s doubtful you’d begin your search in most U.S. cities. After all, urban soils are often viewed as drastically disturbed soils with low fertility. However, new research by a team of ...
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Male circumcision overstated as prevention tool against AIDS
In new academic research published today in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal PLoS ONE, male circumcision is found to be much less important as a deterrent to the global AIDS pandemic than previously ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Helping chlorine-eating bacteria clean up toxic waste
Cornell researchers hope to learn how certain bacteria that break down pollutants do their job and then to make them more effective in cleaning up toxic wastes.
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Study reveals why starling females cheat
While women may cheat on men for personal reasons, superb starling females appear to stray from their mates for the sake of their chicks, according to recent Cornell research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society of ...
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship
Cornell researchers have discovered that in the battle of the sexes, African electric fish couples not only use specific electrical signals to court but also engage in a sort of dueling "electric duet."
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
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Prey not hard-wired to fear predators
Are Asian elk hard-wired to fear the Siberian tigers who stalk them? When wolves disappear from the forest, are moose still afraid of them?
Biology /
Jun 20, 2007 |
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New View of Doomed Star
Eta Carinae is a mysterious, extremely bright and unstable star located a mere stone's throw - astronomically speaking - from Earth at a distance of only about 7500 light years. The star is thought to be ...
Jun 20, 2007 |
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