Poor diet puts teenagers' health at risk
Apr 11, 2007 |
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A quarter of Australian teenagers eat fast food everyday and more than a third hardly ever eat fruit, a Deakin University study has found.
Plasma TV Sales, Prices Decline for the First Time
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Revenue for plasma televisions took a substantial hit in February, according to the latest figures released by the NDP Group on Tuesday, generating only $181 million compared to the nearly $216 million in ...
1 year at Venus, and going strong
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2007 |
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One year has passed since 11 April 2006, when Venus Express, Europe's first mission to Venus and the only spacecraft now in orbit around the planet, reached its destination. Since then, this advanced probe, ...
3 proteins may play important role in nerve-cell repair
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Some mature brain cells can grow new extensions when the amount of three particular proteins on their surface increases, a new study shows.
A new study of living cells could revolutionize the way we test drugs
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Apr 11, 2007 |
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Researchers have made a breakthrough by detecting the electrical equivalent of a living cell’s last gasp. The work takes them a step closer to both seeing the ‘heartbeat’ of a living cell and a new way to test drugs.
Grisoft Offers Free Rootkit Removal
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Grisoft, makers of the popular AVG Antivirus, today released a free tool specifically aimed at eliminating malicious software that hides itself using rootkit techniques.
Long-standing neutrino question resolved
Apr 11, 2007 |
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An announcement by scientists at the Department of Energy’s Fermilab today significantly clarifies the overall picture of how neutrinos behave.
AIM to Clear Up Mystery of Elusive Clouds at Edge Of Space
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2007 |
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NASA is preparing to launch the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft, the first mission dedicated to exploration of mysterious ice clouds that dot the edge of space in Earth's polar regions. These clouds have ...
Wired for sound: How the brain senses visual illusions
Apr 11, 2007 |
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In a study that could help reveal how illusions are produced in the brain's visual cortex, researchers at the UCSD School of Medicine have found new evidence of rapid integration of auditory and visual sensations in the brain. ...
Researchers Find 'Fusion' Protein
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Apr 11, 2007 |
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Working with fruit flies, scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered a protein required for two neighboring cells to fuse and become one "super cell."
Antiwrinkle compound causes pathological reaction in skin cells
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Researchers from Université Laval’s Faculty of Medicine have discovered that a compound commonly used in many antiwrinkle products causes a pathological reaction in skin cells. Guillaume Morissette, Lucie Germain, and François ...
Misclassified for centuries, medicinal leeches found to be 3 distinct species
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Apr 11, 2007 |
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Genetic research has revealed that commercially available medicinal leeches used around the world in biomedical research and postoperative care have been misclassified for centuries. Until now, the leeches ...
Cell Structures Exhibit Novel Behaviors, Mimic Red Blood Cells and Liquid Crystals
Apr 11, 2007 |
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University have manipulated the internal, structural components of cells, creating a set of simulated cellular structures with novel mechanical properties, including ...
NASA's Glast mission one step closer to launch
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 11, 2007 |
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NASA's next major space observatory, the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST), is one step closer to unveiling the mysteries of the high-energy universe. Almost all the components have been assembled ...
Study: Cell phones are hazardous waste
Apr 11, 2007 |
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U.S. scientists have determined cellular telephones consumers discard by the millions each year qualify as hazardous waste.
