Study: Why cold is such a pain
Jun 14, 2007 |
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German scientists have identified a key molecule that helps animals feel pain associated with low temperatures.
Robots from 33 Countries Clash at RoboCup 2007
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Nearly 300 teams from 33 countries are gearing up to compete at RoboCup 2007 Atlanta, the world’s most renowned competition for research robotics, at the Georgia Institute of Technology July 3-10.
New invention may allow thirsty crops to signal farmers
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Jun 14, 2007 |
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Corn and potato crops may soon provide information to farmers about when they need water and how much should be delivered, thanks to a University of Colorado at Boulder invention optioned to AgriHouse Inc., ...
Carnegie Mellon researchers call for reducing carbon emissions
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Carnegie Mellon University engineering researchers Christopher L. Weber and Scott H. Matthews argue that rising U.S. trade with countries like China has major consequences for the future of global climate policy. In a June ...
Dream reports from both men and women consist of some form of sexual-related activity
Jun 14, 2007 |
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In a detailed study that served to investigate the actual nature and content of sexual dreams across a large sample of dream reports from men and women, approximately eight percent of everyday dream reports from both genders ...
Laziness increases back pain risk
Jun 14, 2007 |
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The researchers participated in the Agency's Berlin Bed-Rest Study, monitoring 20 healthy, young men who spent 56 days lying in bed.
Future therapies for stroke may block cell death
Jun 14, 2007 |
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A new therapy to re-activate silenced genes in patients who suffer from neurodegenerative diseases or stroke is being developed by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Cornell University.
Study could impact noninvasive treatment of cancer tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Ram Devireddy, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at LSU, recently co-authored an article with Todd Monroe, assistant professor of biological and agricultural engineering, investigating the complex effects of nanoparticles ...
Sleep disturbances among the elderly linked to suicide
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Self-reported sleep complaints among the elderly serve as a risk factor for completed suicide, according to a research abstract that will be presented Thursday at SLEEP 2007, the 21st Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional ...
Assessment of ESA’s ATV mission readiness results in a new launch window
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2007 |
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Europe’s first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is ready for launch and will be shipped to Europe's Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, in mid-July for a launch campaign that will last several months.
Aggressive nature of hand osteoarthritis
Jun 14, 2007 |
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In just two years, patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) experienced a significant increase in pain and functional limitations, according to new data presented today at EULAR 2007, the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology ...
Casting the molecular net
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Jun 14, 2007 |
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Scientists at the Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute of Mount Sinai Hospital (Canada), European Molecular Biology Laboratory (Germany), and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA) have created a new computational method ...
Muscle weakness: New mutation identified
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New research, published in The Journal of Physiology, has identified a novel mutation associated with muscle weakness and distal limb deformities. The study demonstrates that muscle weakness experienced by persons with a ...
Clocking in and out of gene expression
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A chemical signal acts as time clock in the expression of genes controlled by a master gene called a coactivator, said Baylor College of Medicine researchers in a report that appears in the journal Cell today.
Mucosal-surface immune function discoveries could boost vaccine research
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
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In a finding that could have important implications for HIV vaccine research, new research at Weill Cornell Medical College illuminates the ways in which the body prevents its mucosal surfaces from being overwhelmed by bacteria.
