Archive: 12/09/2008
Unprecedented 16-year-long study tracks stars orbiting Milky Way black hole
By watching the motions of 28 stars orbiting the Milky Way's most central region with admirable patience and amazing precision, astronomers have been able to study the supermassive black hole lurking there. ...
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Conscious vs. unconscious thought in making complicated decisions
When faced with a difficult decision, we try to come up with the best choice by carefully considering all of the options, maybe even resorting to lists and lots of sleepless nights. So it may be surprising that recent studies ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Nonhormonal treatment regimens improve survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer
Nonhormonal treatment regimens, including anthracycline-based regimens and taxanes, have improved overall survival in women with advanced (metastatic or recurrent inoperable) breast cancer over the last 35 years, according ...
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Thinking like a president: How power affects complex decision making
Presidential scholars have written volumes trying to understand the presidential mind. How can anyone juggle so many complicated decisions? Do those seeking office have a unique approach to decision making? Studies have suggested ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes likely to have abnormal blood sugar levels
Overweight siblings of children with type 2 diabetes are four times more likely to have abnormal glucose levels compared to other overweight children. Because abnormal glucose levels may indicate risk for diabetes or diabetes ...
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Researchers focus on building telescope at South Pole
It's 40 degrees F below zero (with the wind chill) at the South Pole today. Yet a research team from the University of Delaware is taking it all in stride.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Genetic change extends mouse life, points to possible treatment for ALS
There are many ways to die, but amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease must be one of the worst. By the time a patient notices muscle weakness, the neurons that control the muscles have already ...
Dec 09, 2008 |
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New classification of spinal deformity defines range of normalcy
A University of Cincinnati (UC) neurosurgeon who has spent his career helping people with severe spine problems stand up straight has spearheaded the creation of a new spinal deformity classification system. The system, published ...
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Financial incentives appear effective for short-term weight loss
A preliminary study suggests that economic incentives appear to be effective for achieving short-term weight loss, according to a report in the December 10 issue of JAMA.
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Economic cost of cancer mortality is high in US, regardless of how cost is measured
The economic cost of death due to cancer is high in the United States, regardless of whether researchers estimate the economic impact in lost work productivity or in a more global measure using the value of one year of life, ...
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Medication used to reduce nausea following tonsillectomies linked with increased risk of bleeding
Use of the steroid medication dexamethasone is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomies for children, but also is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, according to a study in ...
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Need a Special Gift for a Special Person? UB Developed Products Make Life (and Giving) Easier
(PhysOrg.com) -- Is there someone on your gift list who could use a little help opening the jar of candied cherries for the holiday fruitcake? Or needs to raise the thermostat without getting up from the recliner?
Dec 09, 2008 |
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HiRISE Camera Captures High-Resolution 3-D Images of Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, or HiRISE, team based at The University of Arizona today released 362 three-dimensional images of Mars taken by the HiRISE camera on NASA's ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Getting to the Heart of Stents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the Canadian Light Source, a team of researchers from Quebec’s Laval University and Australia’s La Trobe University has discovered how to improve the nanometers-thick layer of polymer ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Lights, Camera, Render: Visualizing the Universe
(PhysOrg.com) -- A red plume of hydrogen gas streams in three dimensions across a movie screen that almost spans the width of a dark conference room. Within the plume a brilliant white spot forms. The spot ...
Dec 09, 2008 |
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