Early Family Experience Can Reverse the Effects of Genes
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, UCLA researchers report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.
Experts: Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free
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Coffee addicts who switch to decaf for health reasons may not be as free from caffeine’s clutches as they think. A new study by University of Florida researchers documents that almost all decaffeinated coffee ...
Internet of long-term benefit for depression: Study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Mental health researchers at The Australian National University have found that brief Internet-based interventions for depression are not only immediately effective, but have a significant positive long-term benefit that ...
Cheating in world chess championships is nothing new, study suggests
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World Chess Championship matches now taking place in Kalmykia, Russia, were suspended late last month amid allegations that Russian chess master Vladimir Kramnik used frequent bathroom breaks to cheat in his ...
Teen's cancer treated after court fight
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A Chincoteague, Va., teenager who won the right to choose his own cancer treatment in court is responding positively to the therapy, his doctor has said.
NASA announces aeronautics competition
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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NASA has announced a new aeronautics competition for U.S. high school and college students looking at the future of flight.
Endangered mussels reproducing at hatchery
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Endangered freshwater mussels appear to be doing well at a hatchery in Wales, sparking hopes that they have a future in the rivers of Britain.
Jaguars seen in Southwestern U.S.
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Male jaguars are reportedly crossing into the Southwestern United States from Mexico, often using the same routes as drug smugglers.
Seals protect brain during icy dives
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Norwegian scientists say they've determined seals cease shivering during long icy dives to conserve oxygen and, therefore, minimize brain damage.
International game laboratory created
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Researchers from the United States and Singapore are combing efforts to develop world-class digital game technology.
Key gene in kidney development found
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U.S. scientists in Memphis, Tenn., say they've found that a gene called Six2 plays a critical role in the development of human kidneys.
Memory researchers study nutcracker brain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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U.S. scientists are studying Clark's nutcracker -- a bird that remembers where it buries its food in a 15-mile area -- to learn more about memory.
High-energy clamp used in a-fib surgery
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U.S. surgeons say they're helping start a new era in the surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation by using a high-energy device instead of a scalpel.
Squeeze play: Protein's grip like a baseball bunter's
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Like all good baseball players, the protein calmodulin appreciates the importance of maintaining a good grip. A vital regulatory protein in all plants and animals, calmodulin is known to grab hold of hundreds of different ...
ISS crew completes Soyuz repositioning
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The International Space Station crew successfully repositioned the Soyuz spacecraft docked at the rear of the Zvezda living quarters Tuesday.
