Archive: 07/25/2007
A new century of Alzheimer's disease research
Imagine the day when a routine visit to the family doctor includes a simple blood test to predict the risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). If the test returns a worrisome result -- too many sticky brain proteins ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Scientists find key HIV protein makes cell membranes bend more easily
Carnegie Mellon University scientists have made an important discovery that aids the understanding of why HIV enters immune cells with ease. The researchers found that after HIV docks onto a host cell, it dramatically lowers ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Hand gestures dramatically improve learning
Kids asked to physically gesture at math problems are nearly three times more likely than non-gesturers to remember what they’ve learned. In today’s issue of the journal Cognition, a University of Rochester scientist sugges ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Korean Mummies May Provide Clues to Combat Hepatitis B
Mummies that have recently been unearthed in South Korea may provide clues on how to combat hepatitis B, according to Prof. Mark Spigelman of the Kuvin Center for the Study of Infectious and Tropical Diseases ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jul 25, 2007 |
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UK hardware to contribute to the exploration of Mars
The Martian surface will be explored for conditions favourable for past or present life thanks to micro-machine technology supplied by Imperial College London. The NASA mission, planned for August 2007, represents the first ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Picky eating potentially perilous for bats
Working in the Department of Ecology and Organismal Biology, Justin Boyles and Jonathan Storm examined the possibility of a link between dietary specialization and the risk of extinction for bats in Australia, Europe and ...
Biology /
Jul 25, 2007 |
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Humboldt squid on the move
Over the last five years, large, predatory Humboldt squid moved north from equatorial waters and invaded the sea off Central California, where they may be decimating populations of Pacific hake, an important commercial fish. ...
Biology /
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