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Researchers Blaze Optical Trail with Record-Setting Molecules

The internet could soon shift into overdrive thanks to a new generation of optical molecules developed and tested by a team of researchers from Washington State University, the University of Leuven in Belgium ...

Physics / General Physics

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New AIDS drug shows 'phenomenal' results

AIDS researchers said a new drug shows promise for inhibiting the HIV virus in patients new to treatment or those currently taking a drug cocktail.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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WiFi hitting the road with Avis

WiFi is hitting the road through U.S. car rental giant Avis, which signed an agreement with Autonet to provide wireless Internet access to travelers.

Technology / Telecom

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Heart, not head, helps change bad habits

Emotion, not logic, may be the real motivator for trying to change bad habits, research by U.S. doctors indicates.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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Humans ape nature in Australia

Humans acting as apes are on display at the Adelaide Zoo as part of an Australian behavioral nature study.

Other Sciences / Other

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Omega-3 nutritional fact, not fiction

Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish, and some nuts and oils is the trendy food additive of the just-begun New Year, a product research specialist said.

Medicine & Health / Health

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Sleep disturbances, nightmares are common among suicide attempters

In the first known report of its kind, a study published in the January 1st issue of the journal SLEEP finds that sleep disturbances are common among suicide attempters, and that nightmares are associated with suicidality.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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It's OK for men with high blood pressure to have a drink or two, new study finds

A prospective cohort study of nearly 12,000 men with hypertension found that men who drank moderately had reduced risk of heart attacks.

Medicine & Health / Research

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Change in guidelines could help eliminate TB in US

To eliminate tuberculosis (TB) in the United States, current guidelines should be changed to reclassify all foreign-born residents from high-incidence countries as "high-risk," regardless of the amount of time they have lived ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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Toward pinpointing the location of bacterial infections

In an advance in the emerging field of bacterial imaging, scientists are reporting development of a method for identifying specific sites of localized bacterial infections in living animals. Bradley D. Smith at the University ...

Chemistry /

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Easing concerns about the toxicity of diamond nanoparticles

New research has brightened the prospects for using nanodiamonds as drug carriers, implant coatings, nanorobots and other medical applications that take advantage of diamond nanoparticles' attractive properties.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

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New details on how the immune system recognizes influenza

Drawing upon a massive database established with funds from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), scientists have completed the most comprehensive ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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Study finds surfing safer than soccer

While public perception may frame surfing as a dangerous sport, new research begs to differ. In the first study of its kind, researchers have computed the rate of injury among competitive surfers and found they are less prone ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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Drug improves tremors, involuntary movements in Parkinson patients

A drug used to treat epilepsy has been found to significantly improve tremors, motor fluctuations, and other involuntary movements, or dyskinesias, in patients with Parkinson disease, according to a study published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

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Time past, time future intricately connected in the brain: study

Human memory, the ability to recall vivid mental images of past experiences, has been studied extensively for more than a hundred years. But until recently, there's been surprisingly little research into cognitive processes ...

Medicine & Health / Research

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