Researcher: Electricity improves memory
Nov 07, 2006 |
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A German study finds that mild electrical stimulation of the brain during sleep appears to improve memory.
Scientists use gene therapy to improve memory and learning in animals
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Stanford University neuroscientists have designed a gene that enhances memory and learning ability in animals under stress. Writing in the Nov. 8 issue of the Journal of Neuroscience, the Stanford team says that the experi ...
Scientists Establish Connection Between Life Today and Ancient Changes in Ocean Chemistry
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Researchers in computational biology and marine science have combined their diverse expertise and found that trace-metal usage by present-day organisms probably derives from major changes in ocean chemistry occurring over ...
Children show preference for lucky people
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2006 |
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U.S. psychologists have determined children as young as five to seven years of age prefer lucky individuals over less fortunate people.
New research explores how pigeons make joint navigational decisions when travelling together
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The issue of how animals make navigational decisions, when travelling in a group, has been examined by a group of researchers from Oxford's Department of Zoology. The research team used miniature GPS tracking ...
Study: First Europeans lived in Italy
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Nov 07, 2006 |
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A team of Italian scientists says it has determined the first Europeans lived in southern Italy and not Spain, as had been thought.
Novel approach to detoxifying cancer drugs
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Anticancer drugs are often highly toxic when delivered straight, but "wrapping" them inside larger molecules can lessen the side effects as well as make them more effective, according to a new study by researchers at the ...
Study: Girls living near parks more active
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U.S. scientists say adolescent girls who live within one-half mile of a public park are significantly more physically active than other girls.
Russia, China to launch space observatory
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Russian and Chinese space agency officials say they will build and launch an ultraviolet space observatory to be placed into orbit in 2010.
New Technology to Boost Coral Reef Conservation
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Earthwatch-supported scientist Dr. James Crabbe from the University of Bedfordshire, has been awarded the international Aviva/Earthwatch Award for Climate Change Research. The award recognizes the benefits ...
Scientists study children's TV habits
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 07, 2006 |
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A Scottish study has found disturbing data regarding TV viewing, including the fact a 6-year-old would rather look at a blank screen than human faces.
Anti-Inflammatory Drug Reduces Nerve Death in Mouse Model of Parkinson's Disease
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Using a mouse model which mimics neuronal cell death in the part of the brain associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD), scientists at the Buck Institute have shown for the first time that these neurons die due to inflammation. ...
Male contraception: One door opens, another closes
Nov 07, 2006 |
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We have often heard that a new male contraceptive is "five to ten years" away. But are we getting any closer? The answer may finally be "yes." This week marked the announcement of one hot new lead and one dead end.
Targeted irradiation: A new weapon against HIV?
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 07, 2006 |
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Antiretroviral therapy can keep HIV infection in check and delay and ameliorate the symptoms of HIV/AIDS. However, the drugs do not manage to eradicate the virus completely; individuals have to stay on the drugs permanently. ...
Toddlers learn about life through pictures
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Reading picture books to toddlers can help them learn about the real world, psychologists from the United States and Australia said.
