Archive: 04/04/2008
U.N. meteorologist predicts cooler summer
A U.N. meteorologist says the cooling effect of the La Nina current in the Pacific will likely mean slightly lower temperatures across the world this year.
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Study: Pesticides found in wine
A European environmental group said pesticides used on grapes were found in 35 of the 40 bottles of wine they tested.
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Unlocking the Maya Code
Think of Megan O’Neil’s scholarly work as forensic art history. She’s not looking to solve crimes, although she uncovers plenty of murder and mayhem.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 04, 2008 |
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The Medical Minute: Asthma patients should consider pollution's effect
Scientific studies have clearly demonstrated the impact of air pollution in humans with chronic respiratory illnesses such as asthma. Furthermore, it has been shown that exercise can enhance the adverse effects specific air ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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T-REX is monster light source with multiple applications
When it comes to laser-based light sources, there are few brighter than T-REX, an LLNL project developed jointly by the NIF & Photon Science Principle Directorate and the Physical Sciences Directorate.
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Alzheimer's vaccine clears plaque but has little effect on learning and memory impairment
A promising vaccine being tested for Alzheimer's disease does what it is designed to do -- clear beta-amyloid plaques from the brain -- but it does not seem to help restore lost learning and memory abilities, according to ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Synthetic molecules may be less expensive alternative to therapeutic antibodies, researchers find
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have developed a simple and inexpensive method to screen small synthetic molecules and pull out a handful that might treat cancer and other diseases less expensively ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Scientists teach a computer to recognize attractiveness in women
“Beauty,” goes the old saying, “is in the eye of the beholder.” But does the beholder have to be human? Not necessarily, say scientists at Tel Aviv University. Amit Kagian, an M.Sc. graduate from the TAU School of Computer ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Lucky Squirrels Born With 'Silver Spoon' Effect
As the saying goes, some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths. The same goes for at least one species of the animal world, according to research done in part by the University of Alberta.
Biology /
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RING finger protein 5 may guide treatment for muscle disease in older adults
Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have discovered a new player in the development of a disorder called Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis (sIBM). sIBM is a muscle disease that affects predominantly ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Crowning glory: Bonelike coating for dental implants makes everyone smile
Research present in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Nanomanufacturing from Inderscience Publishers suggests that coating dental implants with a synthetic bone material prior to implantation allows such i ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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1st US study -- gymnastics lands thousands in ER
More than 600,000 children participate in school-sponsored and club-level gymnastics competitions annually in the United States. Yet gymnastics continues to be overlooked in terms of potential for injury, while having one ...
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Old galaxies stick together in the young universe
UK astronomers have developed the most sensitive infrared map of the distant universe ever produced, revealing the origins of the most massive galaxies in the cosmos.
Apr 04, 2008 |
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Livestock grazing and predatory birds combined may trouble farmland wading birds
Ecologists have shown that high densities of predatory birds together with high levels of livestock grazing can result in breeding failure among farmland wading birds.
Biology /
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Come fly with me -- Bioengineers map a fly's nerves
The nerve cells in a fly’s brain dedicated to analysing visual motion have been characterised in unprecedented detail by scientists.
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