Silicon's effect on sunflowers studied
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May 07, 2008 |
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Vibrant, showy sunflowers are revered worldwide for their beauty and versatility. While many varieties of sunflower are grown specifically for their nutritional benefits, ornamental sunflowers have become ...
Hitachi Delivers Performance Without Sacrifice in New 7,200 RPM Travelstar HDD
May 07, 2008 |
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Hitachi Global Storage today began shipment of its fourth-generation 7,200 RPM mobile hard drive, the Travelstar 7K320.
Workers Who Feel Trusted Will Boost Sales and Provide Better Customer Service: Study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 07, 2008 |
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Companies that communicate their trust to employees will see superior sales and customer service performance, says a psychology researcher from Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
Mathematics simplifies sleep monitoring
May 07, 2008 |
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A UQ researcher has created a new way to measure breathing patterns in sleeping infants which may also work for adults.
Mental disorders cost society billions in unearned income
May 07, 2008 |
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Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The study was ...
MicroRNAs appear essential for retinal health
May 07, 2008 |
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Retinas in newborn mice appear perfectly fine without any help from tiny bits of genetic material called microRNAs except for one thing — the retinas do not work.
Genetic 'tag team' keeps cells on cycle
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May 07, 2008 |
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By surveying the activity of thousands of genes at several different time points, researchers at the Duke Institute for Genome Sciences & Policy have uncovered new evidence that a network of influential genes act as a kind ...
Study suggests caution on a new anti-obesity drug in children
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 07, 2008 |
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A new class of anti-obesity drugs that suppresses appetite by blocking cannabinoid receptors in the brain could also suppress the adaptive rewiring of the brain necessary for neural development in children, studies with mice ...
Researchers find gene location that gives rise to neuroblastoma, an aggressive childhood cancer
May 07, 2008 |
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Using advanced gene-hunting technology, an international team of researchers has for the first time identified a chromosome region that is the source of genetic events that give rise to neuroblastoma, an often fatal childhood ...
Seagulls: Are males the weaker sex?
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May 07, 2008 |
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Male seagulls may be more vulnerable to their environment during embryonic development than females, according to Maria Bogdanova and Ruedi Nager from the University of Glasgow in the UK. Until now, the sex differences in ...
URI entomologist predicts early tick season, high infection rate
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May 07, 2008 |
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A University of Rhode Island tick expert believes that several ecological factors are likely to make 2008 a big year for ticks and disease, so he advises Rhode Islanders to develop an action plan for taking appropriate precautions ...
Too much or too little weight gain poses risks to pregnant mothers, babies
May 07, 2008 |
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Women who gain more or less than recommended amounts of weight during pregnancy are likely to increase the risk of problems for both themselves and their child, according to a new report by the RTI International-University ...
It started with a squeak: Moonlight serenade helps lemurs pick mates of the right species
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May 07, 2008 |
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Lonely hearts columns testify that finding a partner can be hard enough, but at least most human beings can be fairly certain that when we do we have got one of the right species. Things aren’t so simple for ...
After Divorce, Stable Families Help Minimize Long-Term Harm To Children
May 07, 2008 |
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For children of divorce, what happens after their parents split up may be just as important to their long-term well-being as the divorce itself.
Prisoner HIV program leads to continuum of medical care after release
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 07, 2008 |
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By linking HIV positive prisoners to community-based medical care prior to release through an innovative program called Project Bridge, 95 percent of ex-offenders were retained in health care for a year after being released ...
