Archive: 06/10/2008
Cutting-edge weapons result of prehistoric experimentation
In today's fast-paced, technologically advanced world, people often take the innovation of new technology for granted without giving much thought to the trial-and-error experimentation that makes technology ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Use of bright lighting may improve dementia symptoms for elderly persons
The use of daytime bright lighting to improve the circadian rhythm of elderly persons was associated with modest improvement in symptoms of dementia, and the addition of the use of melatonin resulted in improved sleep, according ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Mammography facility characteristics associated with accuracy of screening
Some characteristics of mammography facilities are associated with the accuracy of interpretation of screening mammograms, according to a study published online June 10 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
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Decline in cigarette smoking offset by increase in cigars, snuff and other tobacco products
While trends in cigarette smoking and sales have declined in the U.S. for the past decade, sales of non-cigarette tobacco products have been on the rise. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health, led by Professor ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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St. John's wort does not appear effective for treating ADHD in children and teens
Children and teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) who were treated with the herb St. John's wort did not have any greater improvement in ADHD symptoms compared to those who received placebo, according ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Scenes of nature trump technology in reducing low-level stress
Technology can send a man to the moon, help unlock the secrets of DNA and let people around the world easily communicate through the Internet. But can it substitute for nature?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Arecibo joins global network to create 6,000-mile telescope
On May 22, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined other telescopes in North America, South America, Europe and Africa in simultaneously observing the same targets, simulating a telescope more than 6,800 miles (almost 11,000 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Researchers update risk-of-death charts
Researchers have updated charts that show an American's risk of dying from a given cause over the next ten years, based on age, sex, and smoking status. The charts will be published online June 10 in the Journal of the Na ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Study of guanacos launched in Chile
The Wildlife Conservation Society has launched a study in Chile's Karukinka reserve on Tierra del Fuego to help protect the guanaco – a wild cousin of the llama that once roamed in vast herds from the Andean ...
Biology /
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European system for cutting CO2 emissions is working well: Lessons to be learned for US, globe
In a bid to control greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change, the European Union has been operating the world's first system to limit and to trade carbon dioxide. Despite its hasty adoption and somewhat rocky beginning ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Testing, Radiation Testing: Northwestern Transistors On Space Station
Transistors based on a new kind of material created by Northwestern University researchers have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the International ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Phoenix Mars Lander Will Sprinkle Martian Soil for Microscope to View
The team operating NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander plans to instruct the spacecraft in the next few days to use its Robotic Arm to sprinkle a spoonful of Martian soil onto a wheel that will rotate the sample into ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Simulations means 'smarter traffic decisions'
Kyoto University and IBM's Tokyo Research Laboratory have developed a system that can simulate urban transport situations encompassing millions of individual vehicles in complex traffic interactions. A simulation can predict, ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Web of possibilities: Researcher finds new avenues for social research online
Why do certain songs become hits while others flop? How can individuals be encouraged to consider the public good rather than act selfishly? Why are casual relationships sometimes as important as connections ...
Jun 10, 2008 |
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Woolly-Mammoth Gene Study Changes Extinction Theory
A large genetic study of the extinct woolly mammoth has revealed that the species was not one large homogenous group, as scientists previously had assumed, and that it did not have much genetic diversity.
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