Archive: 10/9/2007
One shot of gene therapy spreads through brain in animal study
By targeting a site in a mouse brain well connected to other areas, researchers successfully delivered a beneficial gene to the entire brain—after one injection of gene therapy. If these results in animals ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Discouraging fizzy drink consumption has no long term impact on childhood obesity
An education programme which successfully cut the level of obesity in children by teaching them about healthy eating and discouraging fizzy drinks was no longer effective three years after the intervention came to an end, ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Body-mind meditation boosts performance, reduces stress
A team of researchers from China and the University of Oregon have developed an approach for neuroscientists to study how meditation might provide improvements in a person's attention and response to stress.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Antibody leads to repair of myelin sheath in lab study of multiple sclerosis and related disorders
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that a human antibody administered in a single low dose in laboratory mouse models can repair myelin, the insulating covering of nerves that when damaged can lead to multiple sclerosis and ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Argonne helps China create cleaner Beijing for 2008 Olympics
The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is working closely with Chinese scientists and policy makers toward the goal of creating a cleaner Beijing and developing sustainable technologies for the 2008 Olympic ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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Focus images instantly with Adobe’s computational photography
Adobe has recently unveiled some novel photo editing abilities with a new technology known as computational photography. With a combination of a special lens and computer software, the technique can divide ...
Oct 09, 2007 |
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How do cannabinoids make us feel that way?
Marijuana and its main psychoactive component, THC, exert a plethora of behavioral and autonomic effects on humans and animals. Some of these effects are the cause of the widespread illicit use of marijuana, while others ...
Biology /
Oct 09, 2007 |
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For honey bee queens, multiple mating makes a difference
The success of the “reign” of a honey bee queen appears to be determined to a large degree by the number of times she mates with drone bees.
Biology /
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