Archive: 05/09/2008
Study supports reason for concern in childhood and adolescent obesity
Study findings presented at the May 2008 Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research Joint Meeting indicate that childhood and adolescent obesity negatively impacts vascular endothelial function, ...
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Elusive protein protects malaria parasite from heme
Researchers at the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have identified Heme Detoxification Protein, a unique protein encoded in the malaria genome that represents a potential target for developing ...
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May 09, 2008 |
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UCI scientists study people who can't forget
Imagine being able to recall every moment of your life, beginning around age 10. Given a date, you remember what day of the week it was, what happened in the world, even what you ate for lunch or what you did at school.
May 09, 2008 |
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Researchers uncover mechanism of action of antibiotic able to reduce neuronal cell death in brain
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have discovered how an antibiotic works to modulate the activity of a neurotransmitter that regulates brain functions, which eventually could lead to therapies to treat Alzheimer’s ...
May 09, 2008 |
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Phoenix Flying True Enough to Skip One Scheduled Adjustment
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continues on course for its May 25 arrival at Mars. After targeting its certified landing site with a trajectory, or flight path, correction maneuver on April 10, the spacecraft's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2008 |
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Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2008 |
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Quantum computers take step toward practicality with demonstration of new device
Computers based on the powerful properties of quantum mechanics have the potential to revolutionize information technology and security, but for decades they have remained more theoretical than practical, ...
May 09, 2008 |
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Make Ethanol in Your Own Backyard
A Silicon Valley start-up called E-Fuel is showing exactly how ethanol can live up to its name as "the people´s fuel." The company recently announced that it will soon start selling a home ethanol system, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 09, 2008 |
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New study finds number of fat cells stays constant throughout life
The radioactive carbon-14 produced by above-ground nuclear testing in the 1950s and '60s has helped researchers determine that the number of fat cells in a human's body, whether lean or obese, is established ...
May 09, 2008 |
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Suspected cause of type 1 diabetes caught 'red-handed' for the first time
Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis working with diabetic mice have examined in unprecedented detail the immune cells long thought to be responsible for type 1 diabetes.
May 09, 2008 |
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Planets by the Dozen
You know the planets of our solar system, each a unique world with its own distinctive appearance, size, and chemistry. Mars, with its bitter-cold, rusty red sands; Venus, a fiery world shrouded in thick clouds ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2008 |
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'Early birds' adapt to climate change
Individual birds can adjust their behaviour to take climate change in their stride, according to a study by scientists from the University of Oxford.
Biology /
May 09, 2008 |
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NASA Successfully Completes First Series of Ares Engine Tests
NASA engineers Thursday successfully completed the first series of tests in the early development of the J-2X engine that will power the upper stages of the Ares I and Ares V rockets, key components of NASA's Constellation ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 09, 2008 |
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Study debunks myth of job testing as race barrier
Conventional wisdom holds that the standardized tests some employers require of job applicants serve as a barrier to equal employment. But a pioneering study shows just the opposite: Screening increases employers' precision ...
May 09, 2008 |
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Why criminals cannot say 'no'
A study integrating theories from criminology and psychology has provided an in-depth explanation for the link between self-control and why people get into crime.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 09, 2008 |
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