Astronomers weigh the coldest brown dwarfs with astronomy's sharpest eyes
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Astronomers have used ultrasharp images obtained with the Keck Telescope and Hubble Space Telescope to determine for the first time the masses of the coldest class of "failed stars," a.k.a. brown dwarfs. With ...
Knowing looks: Using gaze aversion to tell when children are learning
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 02, 2008 |
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People use eye contact in a variety of ways every minute of every day but how often do you find yourself staring into space with concentrating on an issue or problem? Psychologists now know that people who are carrying out ...
More girls than boys benefit from breastfeeding, research shows
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Challenging the long-standing belief that breast-feeding equally protects all babies against disease, research led by Johns Hopkins Children's Center investigators suggests that when it comes to respiratory infections, the ...
DNA reveals sister power in Ancient Greece
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 02, 2008 |
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University of Manchester researchers have revealed how women, as well as men, held positions of power in ancient Greece by right of birth.
Study: Sad children out-perform happy children in attention-to-detail tasks
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Psychologists at the University of Virginia and the University of Plymouth (United Kingdom) have conducted experimental research that contrasts with the belief that happy children are the best learners. The findings, which ...
More Than Issues, Candidates Hurt Democratic Presidential Ambitions In 2000, 2004
Jun 02, 2008 |
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It’s the candidate, stupid. A new book analyzing the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections in the United States provides some of the clearest evidence to date about why George W. Bush captured the White House and the Democratic ...
Mining for Molecules in the Milky Way
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Scientists are using the giant Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) to go prospecting in a rich molecular cloud in our Milky Way Galaxy. They seek to discover new, complex molecules in interstellar space ...
Asus Notebooks Offer 8-Second Boot Up for Instant Online Access with Innovative Express Gate
Jun 02, 2008 |
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Notebooks have become indispensable both at work and at home as Internet related activities take an increasingly important role in our daily life. With its continuous effort to provide the most advanced technology ...
Scientists develop a new approach to treating autoimmune disease
Jun 02, 2008 |
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In autoimmune diseases, the immune system turns against the body's own tissues and organs, wreaking havoc and destruction for no apparent reason. Partly because the origins of these diseases are so obscure, no effective treatment ...
Study confirms link between inflammation, cancer
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Chronic inflammation of the intestine or stomach can damage DNA, increasing the risk of cancer, MIT scientists have confirmed. The researchers published evidence of the long-suspected link in the June 2 online issue of the ...
Synergy between biology and physics drives cell-imaging technology
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Developing techniques to image the complex biological systems found at the sub-cellular level has traditionally been hampered by divisions between the academic fields of biology and physics. However, a new interdisciplinary ...
Fatal mine collapse covered 50 acres
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 02, 2008 |
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New calculations show that the deadly Crandall Canyon mine collapse – which registered as a magnitude-3.9 earthquake – began near where miners were excavating coal and quickly grew to a 50-acre cave-in, University ...
Globalization exposes food supply to unsanitary practices
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Jun 02, 2008 |
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As the United States continues to import increasingly more of its food from developing nations, we are putting ourselves at greater risk of foodborne disease because many of these countries do not have the same sanitary standards ...
Bunk beds pose dangers to kids and adults
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Bunk bed-related injuries are not an issue of concern solely for parents of young children according to a study conducted by investigators at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute ...
Aggression between nursing-home residents more common than widely believed, studies find
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When people hear about elder abuse in nursing homes, they usually think of staff members victimizing residents. However, research by Cornell University faculty members suggests that a more prevalent and serious problem may ...
