Archive: 06/26/2008
SEX4, starch and phosphorylation
Some of the new molecular mechanisms and regulatory components in starch metabolism have been identified by Dr. Samuel Zeeman and his colleagues. Dr. Zeeman, of the Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zurich, in Switzerland, ...
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Jun 26, 2008 |
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Too many choices can spoil the research
The more choices people get, the less consistent they are in making those choices, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. The study's findings may affect the way researchers examine consumer choice ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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The high cost of low status
Feeling powerless can trigger strong desires to purchase products that convey high status, according to new research in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Drug treatment for Marfan syndrome looks promising
A small study in 18 pattients assessing the effectiveness of the drug losartan for treating Marfan syndrome in children has yielded encouraging results. Reporting in the June 26 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine, Johns ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Low childhood IQ linked to type of dementia
Children with lower IQs are more likely decades later to develop vascular dementia than children with high IQs, according to research published in the June 25, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Pregnancy may help protect against bladder cancer
Pregnancy seems to confer some protection against bladder cancer in mice, scientists have found. Female mice that had never become pregnant had approximately 15 times as much cancer in their bladders as their counterparts ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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How to build a plant
Dr. Sarah Hake and her colleagues, George Chuck, Hector Candela-Anton, Nathalie Bolduc, Jihyun Moon, Devin O'Connor, China Lunde, and Beth Thompson, have taken advantage of the information from sequenced grass genomes to ...
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Jun 26, 2008 |
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Disclosure of organ transplant risks: A question of when, not if
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardized way for patients in need of organ transplants to be informed of the risks they face. If adopted, their policy ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Ancient Mexican maize varieties
Maize was first domesticated in the highlands of Mexico about 10,000 years ago and is now one of the most important crop plants in the world. It is a member of the grass family, which also hosts the world's other major ...
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Jun 26, 2008 |
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Seniors with type 2 diabetes may experience memory declines immediately after eating unhealthy meal
Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research from Baycrest.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Portable device effective in zapping away migraine pain
novel electronic device designed to "zap" away migraine pain before it starts has proven to be the next form of relief for those suffering from the debilitating disease, according to a study conducted at The Ohio State University ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Super-sensitive explosives detector can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards
Using a laser and a device that converts reflected light into sound, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory can detect explosives at distances exceeding 20 yards.
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Avalanche photodiodes target bioterrorism agents
Researchers have shown that a new class of ultraviolet photodiode could help meet the U.S. military's pressing requirement for compact, reliable and cost-effective sensors to detect anthrax and other bioterrorism ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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Safer, more effective gene therapy
Athens, Ga. – The potential of gene therapy has long been hampered by the risks associated with using viruses as vectors to deliver healthy genes, but a new University of Georgia study helps bring scientists closer to a safe ...
Jun 26, 2008 |
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