Archive: 08/12/2008
Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover
Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. It's the unusual chemistry facilitated ...
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Study: Massaging muscles facilitates recovery after exercise
Researchers testing the long-held theory that therapeutic massage can speed recovery after a sports injury have found early scientific evidence of the healing effects of massage. The scientists have determined that immediate ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Reserve, National Guard at higher risk of alcohol-related problems after returning from combat
Younger service members and Reserve and National Guard combat personnel returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of new-onset heavy drinking, binge drinking and other alcohol-related problems, ...
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Fighting ash borer: To spray or not to spray?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Perhaps the only good news in the Aug. 4 announcement that emerald ash borers have been found in southeastern Wisconsin is that the invasive pest took its time getting here.
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Halting retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent addiction relapse
Disrupting the brain's retrieval of drug-associated memories may prevent relapse in drug addiction, according to new research in the August 13 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. Researchers reduced drug-seeking behavi ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Professor Examines the Effects of Climate Change on Civilizations
Global warming is currently one the world's most pressing issues, but the phenomenon of climate change is not specific to the 21st century. A new book by anthropologist Brian Fagan takes a look at the global ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 12, 2008 |
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'Top Secret' Technology To Help U.S. Swimmers Trim Times at Beijing Olympics
(PhysOrg.com) -- Milliseconds can mean the difference between triumph and defeat in the world of Olympic sports, leading more trainers and athletes to look toward technology as a tool to get an edge on the ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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High-Tech 'Heart' of New-Generation Radio Telescope Passes First Test
The Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), part of the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO), took a giant step toward completion on August 7 with successful testing of advanced digital hardware designed ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Scientist Discovers New Molecule to Treat Chronic Pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Northeastern University Pharmaceutical Sciences professor and Center for Drug Discovery director Alexandros Makriyannis and a team of researchers have created a synthetic molecule that could be used to treat ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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UC San Diego Medical Center Studies Mystery of Mother's Milk
“Breast is best” is a mantra every new mom hears with when it comes to feeding her newborn. Human milk is known to boost brain development, prevent life-threatening infections, decrease allergies, and promote ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Women in India abused by husbands at far greater risk for HIV infection
India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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Cardiac Resynchronization: Race, Age, Geography Matter, Study Shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Race, age, and geography appear to play important roles in who receives cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), a proven treatment for some patients with heart failure, say researchers at Duke Clinical Research ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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It's The Water: Beijing Olympic Swimmer Provided State-of-Art ProMinent Ozone Technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- As Olympic records are being broken left and right by Michael Phelps, questions have been raised do we have a performance enhancing water issue. Some attribute the gold hanging around Olympiad ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Students Develop 'Mind-Control' Interface to Play Video Games Without a Controller
(PhysOrg.com) -- Drexel University students have taken game controller innovation beyond motion control with a “hands-off” approach and developed an interface that allows players to execute actions using only ...
Aug 12, 2008 |
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Cut energy use by eating better, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- How much energy we use to produce food could be cut in half if Americans ate less and ate local foods, wolfed down less meat, dairy and junk food, and used more traditional farming methods, says a new Cornell ...
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