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Hyperactive, impulsive behaviors in childhood could trigger adulthood obesity
(PhysOrg.com) -- The symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder present in childhood are associated with an increased risk of being obese as an adult, and the greater the symptoms, the greater the risk, according ...
Oct 26, 2010 |
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Study finds voters blind to their own biases
(PhysOrg.com) -- When people are asked to judge poorly filled-out ballots in an attempt to determine voter intent, their vision becomes unconsciously clouded by partisan bias.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Light on silicon better than copper?
Step aside copper and make way for a better carrier of information -- light.
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Smaller is better in the viscous zone
Being the right size and existing in the limbo between a solid and a liquid state appear to be the secrets to improving the efficiency of chemical catalysts that can create better nanoparticles or more efficient ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 21, 2010 |
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Lemur play is on solid ground
Unless it leads to sex, adult male primates usually aren't very playful. Except if they’re Silky sifakas.
Oct 18, 2010 |
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Obese workers cost workplace more than insurance, absenteeism
The cost of obesity among U.S. full-time employees is estimated to be $73.1 billion, according to a new study by a Duke University obesity researcher, published today in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 08, 2010 |
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At last, a living model for an important body channel
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ion channels provide a way for key molecules to cross into cells, are the means for many swift physical reactions and regulate the movement of fluid across internal cavities in our bodies. When chloride ions ...
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Controversial law improves care for serious mental illness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mounting evidence supports the benefits of New York State’s much-debated law authorizing court-ordered outpatient psychiatric treatment for people with serious mental illnesses, according to a series ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 07, 2010 |
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Study: U.S. challenging Asia in advanced batteries race
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the global race to develop and produce advanced lithium-ion batteries for these electric vehicles, the United States is well-positioned to be a worldwide leader.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 05, 2010 |
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New map charts troubled status of ocean life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new map provides the most detailed overview yet of life in the world's oceans. The two-sided, poster-sized map was developed by Duke University researchers in partnership with the Census of Marine Life ...
Oct 04, 2010 |
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Genome inversion gives plant a new lifestyle
The yellow monkeyflower, an unassuming little plant that lives as both a perennial on the foggy coasts of the Pacific Northwest and a dry-land annual hundreds of miles inland, harbors a significant clue about evolution.
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Brand loyalty an expression of self-worth, just like religion
(PhysOrg.com) -- The brand name logo on a laptop or a shirt pocket may do the same thing for some people that a pendant of a crucifix or Star of David does for others.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Sneaking spies into a cell's nucleus
(PhysOrg.com) -- Duke University bioengineers have not only figured out a way to sneak molecular spies through the walls of individual cells, they can now slip them into the command center -- or nucleus -- ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 28, 2010 |
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Genetic switch underlies noisy cell division
(PhysOrg.com) -- While scientists have spent the past 40 years describing the intricate series of events that occur when one mammalian cell divides into two, they still haven't agreed on how the process begins.
Sep 23, 2010 |
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CFO survey: optimism tumbles, employment picture bleak
Optimism about the U.S. economy has fallen back to recession levels among chief financial officers, who foresee minimal increases in hiring, weak consumer demand and heightened economic uncertainty, finds a Duke/CFO Magazine ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Sep 17, 2010 |
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