A better image for plastic solar cells
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A new way to help technologists develop efficient and inexpensive plastic electronic devices, such as plastic solar cells and a new type of transistor was showcased by physicist Andrea Liscio, who is supported ...
Common mutations linked to common obesity in Europeans
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Scientists have discovered two common genetic mutations in people of European ancestry, which affect the production of several hormones controlling our appetite. The mutations have a significant effect on ...
Australia joins push for open access to particle physics
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Australia has joined SCOAP3, an international consortium that aims to provide free access to major particle physics journals world-wide. Six of the Group of Eight universities in Australia have agreed to participate in the ...
Early-life nutrition may be associated with adult intellectual functioning
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Adults who had improved nutrition in early childhood may score better on intellectual tests, regardless of the number of years they attended school, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...
News from Cancer: Risk factors for deadly form of lymphoma
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A new study indicates that the incidence of mantle cell lymphoma, an aggressive type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is on the rise, most frequently striking men, Caucasians and older individuals. The study, published in the August ...
Study: perception of hole size influenced by performance
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Golfers who play well are more likely to see the hole as larger than their poor-playing counterparts, according to a Purdue University researcher.
Thin line between desire and dread: Dopamine controls both
Jul 07, 2008 |
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The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread in adjacent regions of the brain, according to new research at the University of Michigan.
Cancer therapies from the ocean?
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Scientists from Aberdeen, Luxembourg and the South Pacific have studied the properties of natural products derived from animals found in Fijian waters, and shown that not only may certain compounds have potential use in anti-cancer ...
Innovative program focuses on improved care for children with ADHD
Jul 07, 2008 |
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An innovative program is helping busy primary care physicians improve the care they provide for school-aged children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a study led by researchers at Cincinnati ...
Uncertainties prevail over human health benefits of polyphenols
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Despite scores of studies documenting the effects of healthful plant nutrients called polyphenols in protecting nerves from damage, it would be "unwise" to assume that the same protective effects occur for Alzheimer's disease ...
Schizophrenia linked to dysfunction in molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journa ...
Newborn vitamin A reduces infant mortality
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 07, 2008 |
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A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...
CO2 increase in the atmosphere augments tolerance of barley to salinity
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 07, 2008 |
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In future, climate change will bring an increase in salty surfaces on the Earth and in the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. However, this higher CO2 has some positive effects on the physiology of barley plants and ...
Japanese encephalitis virus causes 'double trouble' to brain
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Japanese encephalitis (JE), commonly known as brain fever, is one of the prevalent mosquito-borne encephalitis in India and entire South East (SE) Asia. Besides resulting in thousand fatalities each year, JE virus (JEV) infection ...
Incentives for carbon sequestration may not protect species
Jul 07, 2008 |
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Paying rural landowners in Oregon's Willamette Basin to protect at-risk animals won't necessarily mean that their newly conserved trees and plants will absorb more carbon from the atmosphere and vice versa, a new study has ...
