Archive: 09/13/2007
Beer: more a brain than a taste thing
A U.S. study suggests differing zests for beer might reveal more about alcohol's effect on the brain than inherent differences in taste sensitivity.
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Study: Vowel sounds affect consumer buying
A U.S. study determined product names with vowel sounds that convey positive attributes about the product are deemed more favorable by consumers.
Sep 13, 2007 |
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NASA extends Johnson Space Center contract
NASA has awarded five one-month extensions of its Johnson Space Center operations support contract to the Computer Sciences Corp. of Fort Worth, Texas.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Study: Double discounts confuse consumers
A U.S. study showed that consumers often are unable to determine the true cost of goods when confronted with a "double discount."
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Harry and David chili mix soup is recalled
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the nationwide recall of 1,440 bags of Harry and David Hearthside Soups, Southwestern Chicken Chili Mix.
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Ancient whale fall from California's Año Nuevo Island one of youngest, most complete known
A fossilized whale skeleton excavated 20 years ago amid the stench and noise of a seabird and elephant seal rookery on California's Año Nuevo Island turns out to be the youngest example on the Pacific coast ...
Biology /
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Researchers improve ability to write and store information on electronic devices
New research led by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory physicist Matthias Bode provides a more thorough understanding of new mechanisms, which makes it possible to switch a magnetic ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Bright tumors, dim prospects
It doesn't matter how small or large it is, if a cervical tumor glows brightly in a PET scan, it's apt to be more dangerous than dimmer tumors. That's the conclusion of a new study of cervical cancer patients at Washington ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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A new kind of rat model
Two neuroscientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) are working with local company PhysioGenix to investigate a novel animal model the company has developed for researching diseases like depression, anxiety, ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Coronet: A Star Formation Neighbor
While perhaps not quite as well known as its star formation cousin of Orion, the Corona Australis region (containing, at its heart, the Coronet Cluster) is one of the nearest and most active regions of ongoing ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Software shows promise for speech disorders
Children with speech, language and reading disorders may soon be able to be treated remotely by using a UQ-designed telerehabilitation system.
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Study suggests brain tumors need treatment with multiple 'targeted' drugs
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have shown that several, rather than just one, cell-growth switches are simultaneously overactive in many brain tumors and other solid tumors, explaining why treatment with just ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Zebrafish to shed light on human mitochondrial diseases
Zebrafish can now be used to study COX deficiencies in humans, a discovery that gives scientists an unprecedented window to view the earliest stages of mitochondrial impairments that lead to potentially fatal metabolic disorders, ...
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Sep 13, 2007 |
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Good fences make good neighbors
In the last century, more than 100 million people have perished in violent conflict, very often because of local clashes between ethnically or culturally distinct groups. In a novel study this week in Science, researchers report ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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Marrying natural and social sciences for Mother Earth's sake
No one says marriage is easy – but an international group of 16 natural scientists and social scientists, including three from Michigan State University, are saying the wedding of natural sciences and social sciences is called ...
Sep 13, 2007 |
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