'Fast Food Dads' stereotype a myth according to new research
Aug 06, 2007 |
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When many people think of single, non-resident fathers providing meals for their kids, they conjure up the image of dad piling the kids into the car for a quick trip through the McDonald's drive through.
Progress Resupply Ship Docks With Station
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The ISS Progress 26 (P26) arrived at the International Space Station docking to the Pirs docking compartment at 2:40 p.m. EDT Sunday.
Exercise and mental stimulation bothboost mouse memory late in life
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Physical exercise is known to be good for the aging brain, but what about mental stimulation" Does enrichment that helps older people work well for the young and middle aged, or do they need something else" A report in ...
Researchers link metal ions to neurodegenerative disease
Aug 06, 2007 |
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A multi-institutional team of researchers led by Emory University has defined for the first time how metal ions bind to amyloid fibrils in the brain in a way that appears toxic to neurons. Amyloid fibrils are linked to the ...
Biologist traces coconut's history through DNA
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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The coconut has been popular in lore and on palates for centuries, yet little is known about the history of coconut’s domestication and dispersal around the world.
NASA Selects Astrophysics Projects for New Science on the Moon
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2007 |
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NASA has selected four proposals focusing on astrophysics priorities in lunar science to facilitate the nation's exploration program. The proposed studies are part of a NASA effort to develop new opportunities to conduct ...
See what you're spewing as you speed along
Aug 06, 2007 |
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In future drivers may only have to glance at the dashboard to see the pollution spewing out of their vehicle’s exhausts.
Satellite tracking will help answer questions about penguin travels
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Aug 06, 2007 |
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You could understand if a half-dozen Magellanic penguins developed a "big bird is watching" phobia before this month is over, but the surveillance really will be for their own good.
Foot and mouth spread unlikely, predicts researcher
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Britain is unlikely to spread beyond the small affected area says Professor Roger Morris, who is modelling the possible spread of the disease for the British Department of Environment, ...
Gene variant is associated with brain anatomy
Aug 06, 2007 |
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A variant of the dopamine receptor gene may be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and with thinner tissue in areas of the brain that handle attention, but also appears associated with better clinical ...
Electrical implant steadies balance disorder in animals
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Hearing and balance experts at Johns Hopkins report successful testing in animals of an electrical device that partly restores a damaged or impaired sense of balance.
Glenn Experiments to Fly on Next Shuttle Mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 06, 2007 |
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When space shuttle Endeavour blasts off from Cape Canaveral on its STS-118 mission, it will be carrying two experiments built at NASA's Glenn Research Center.
New research links proteins, stem cells and potential Alzheimer's treatment
Aug 06, 2007 |
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A team of scientists led by professor Kiminobu Sugaya at the University of Central Florida may have found a new way to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
Happier hospitals means healthier patients
Aug 06, 2007 |
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The National Inquiry into Management and Medicine looked at hospitals across the UK, focussing on the often troubled relationships between doctors and NHS managers. It found that where the two sides have formed a genuine ...
Mine Collapse Was the Quake, not Vice Versa
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 06, 2007 |
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Ambiguous, preliminary evidence indicates that a coal mine cave-in that trapped six miners early Monday in Utah generated seismic waves that were recorded as a magnitude-3.9 earthquake, according to the University of Utah ...
