Buck Institute making progress on aging process
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Downhill from the I.M. Pei-designed, Ponce de Leon-inspired and worm-saturated Buck Institute for Age Research lies the rustically tony downtown of this Marin County, Calif., city.
Nano 'balls' can be used to manipulate the properties of glass
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Liquid or glass, hard or soft -- researchers at the University of Twente, The Netherlands, are investigating a new 'model material' that can adopt a series of different properties. This is ...
People are more suggestible under laughing gas
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The pain-relieving effects of nitrous oxide - laughing gas - may be enhanced by suggestion or hypnosis, according to a new study by UCL (University College London). The study's findings - that people are more suggestible ...
Decrease-radix design principle for multi-valued logic units and its application
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A new theory referred to as the Decrease-Radix Design is proposed. And based on this theory, the regulations of making multi-valued logic operation units are presented. The theory has laid down a solid foundation for the ...
New tests needed to predict cardiovascular problems in older people more accurately
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A long-standing system for assessing the risk of cardiovascular disease amongst older people should be replaced with something more accurate, according to a study published today on bmj.com.
Research shows cell's inactive state is critical for effectiveness of cancer treatment
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A new study sheds light on a little understood biological process called quiescence, which enables blood-forming stem cells to exist in a dormant or inactive state in which they are not growing or dividing. According to the ...
Digital communication technology helps clear path to personalized therapies
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Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have shown that search algorithms used in digital communications can help scientists identify effective multi-drug combinations. The study, led by Giovanni ...
Mink control vital to save water voles
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Keeping water vole and mink populations apart is vital if efforts to reintroduce water voles, one of Britain’s most endangered mammals, are to be successful.
Sony Is All Fired Up At CES 2009: OLED & Webbie Debut
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sir Howard Stringer, CEO Sony introduced an improved prototype of the FLEX OLED display during his keynote address at CES 2009. The Flex OLED technology will in all probability be integrated ...
Nose-Spray Vaccine Against Botulism Effective in Early Tests
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A preclinical study found a new nasal spray vaccine to provide complete protection against a major botulism toxin, according to a study published today in the Nature journal Gene Therapy. ...
Hydrocarbon afterglow reveals reproductive cheaters
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An ‘honest indicator’ has been discovered by a scientific team at Arizona State University that reveals reproductive cheating. But before you run out to buy an infidelity identification kit, ...
Behavioral difficulties at school may lead to lifelong health and social problems
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Adolescents who misbehave at school are more likely to have difficulties throughout their adult lives, finds a 40-year study of British citizens published on bmj.com today. These difficulties cover all areas of life, from ...
Dartmouth researchers find new protein function
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A group of Dartmouth researchers has found a new function for one of the proteins involved with chromosome segregation during cell division. Their finding adds to the growing knowledge about the fundamental ...
Why the swamp sparrow is hitting the high notes
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Birdsongs are used extensively as models for animal signaling and human speech, offering a glimpse of how our own communicating abilities developed. A new study by Adrienne DuBois, a graduate student at the ...
Samsung MBP200 Pico Projector Enhances Mobile Experience
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Samsung today announced a new mobile phone accessory, the award-winning MBP200 Pico Projector. The Samsung MBP200 is the ultimate wireless accessory, offering advanced features designed to enhance the mobile ...
