Birds' harmonious duets can be 'aggressive audio warfare,' study finds
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Researchers reporting in the September 4th Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, have new insight into the motivating factors that drive breeding pairs of some tropical bird species to sing duets. Those duets can be ...
Unsuccessful drug against anxiety opens a novel gateway for the treatment of cancer
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Unsatisfying drug for anxiety reveals scientists a promising novel anti-cancer drug target. Cancer cells have multiple ways to avoid apoptosis, programmed cell death the means by which organisms deal with defective cells. ...
Future of biology rests in harnessing data avalanche
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Like most sciences, biology is inundated with data. However, a group of researchers warns in a Nature feature that the avalanche of biological information is at the point where the discip ...
Interactivity means more activity for students
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The British government has invested more money in Interactive Whiteboards (IWBs) in its schools than any other government in the world. But is this huge investment worth it? Have the new data projection technologies allowed ...
Researchers create new stem cell screening tool
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Stem cell research is the next great leap in medicine. In the future, new tissue grown in a laboratory could replace a failing heart, or new cells take the place of damaged cells in the brain. Rather than using stem cells ...
Gene enhancer in evolution of human opposable thumb
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Scientists have discovered a gene enhancer, known as HACNS1, that may have contributed to the evolution of the uniquely opposable human thumb, and possibly also modifications in the ankle or foot that allow humans to walk ...
Keeping an eye on intruders
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Electronic fingerprinting, iris scans, and signature recognition software are all becoming commonplace biometrics for user authentication and security. However, they all suffer from one major drawback - they can be spoofed ...
International team reveals first prognosticator of survival in aggressive cancer
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The tumor suppressor gene pRb2/p130 may provide the first independent prognostic biomarker in cases of soft tissue sarcoma (STS), according to an international collaboration of researchers, including scientists at the Sbarro ...
Low-birth-weight children should have their blood pressure checked, researchers find
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Blood pressure in low-birth-weight children younger than 3 years of age not only can be measured but should be, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. The findings appear in the September ...
Social psychology can be used to understand nuclear restraint
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Social psychology is the study of how people and groups interact. A new study in the journal International Studies Review shows how social psychology can help us better understand the puzzle of nuclear restraint and uses t ...
World-first to predict premature births
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Australian researchers and a pathology company have joined forces to develop a world-first computerised system which may reveal a way to predict premature birth with greater accuracy.
Sharp Adds the D65U and D85U Series to Their AQUOS Line
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat panel LCD's, expands their widescreen, full HD 1080p line of AQUOS LCD TVs with the attractive D65U and D85U series. Both the D65U and D85U feature a slim design and breathtaking ...
Defibrillators save lives, don't diminish quality of life
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) reduce the risk of death from sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) among patients with heart failure, and they do so without significantly altering a person's quality of life, say researchers ...
Interdisciplinary volume on biological rhythms serves as both primer and in-depth resource
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A variety of organisms—from bacteria and fungi to plants and animals—have biological rhythms, where the timing and duration of fundamental biological processes is naturally adjusted to allow them to adapt and survive, even ...
Child safety seats and lap-and-shoulder belts effective in preventing serious injury
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For young children, all states currently require the use of child safety seats, and the minimum age and weight requirements to graduate to seat belts has been increasing over time. A new study in the journal Economic Inquiry re ...
