When it comes to putting, Tiger and Nicklaus might not have best advice
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Golfers who heed the advice of instructors to keep their heads perfectly still while putting may be hampering their game, according to a study that examined coordination patterns. The research appears in the ...
An alternative to chemotherapy: Nanoparticles tackle pediatric brain tumors
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jul 14, 2008 |
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An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Karen L. Wooley, Ph.D., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Arts & Sciences, is a step closer to delivering cancer-killing ...
Multithreaded supercomputer seeks software for data-intensive computing
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 14, 2008 |
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The newest breed of supercomputers have hardware set up not just for speed, but also to better tackle large networks of seemingly random data. And now, a multi-institutional group of researchers has been awarded ...
Keep It Growing -- Plant Fall and Winter Vegetables in July
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In mild parts of western Oregon and along most of the coast, it is possible to grow a succession of garden vegetables throughout the year. You can extend the season well into fall in many parts of the Pacific ...
British showers most wasteful and inconsiderate in Western Europe
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Water-wasting and uncaring about gels, shampoos and soap going down the plughole: that's how the British emerge from a survey on showering habits of western Europeans.
Many processors make light work of calculations
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jul 14, 2008 |
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Solving complicated calculations has never been easy, but a new European computing grid means researchers can number crunch their data faster than ever before.
Mutant testis cells behind genetic disorder have survival advantage
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In a cruel irony, testis cells carrying the mutation that causes Apert's syndrome are fitter than normal cells, even though children born from sperm derived from those cells are weakened by fused fingers, toes and skulls, ...
All Sweeteners May Not Be the Same When Managing Type 2 Diabetes and Complications
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent research by Kalidas Shetty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Lena Galvez Ranilla of the University of San Paolo, Brazil, shows that when it comes to managing Type 2 diabetes, all sweeteners ...
Even toddlers get it: Data 'chunks' are easier to remember
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Which is easier to remember: 4432879960 or 443-297-9960? The latter, of course. Adults seem to know automatically, in fact, that long strings of numbers are more easily recalled when divided into smaller "bite-sized ...
'Healthy' sterols may pose health risk
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Plant sterols have been touted as an effective way to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. However, a research study in the July JLR has uncovered that these compounds do have their own risks, as they can ...
'Snapshots' of eyes could serve as early warning of diabetes
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A new vision screening device, already shown to give an early warning of eye disease, could give doctors and patients a head start on treating diabetes and its vision complications, a new study shows.
Incorrectly cleaved protein leads to schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia is a disease that strikes an average of 4000 Belgians every year. The causes of this psychiatric disorder are not yet clear. But now, VIB researchers connected to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven have discovered ...
Carbon Nanotubes heralded as ideal candidates for next generation Nanoelectronics
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Widely regarded as the wonder material of the 21st century, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and the intramolecular junctions that connect CNTs for integration have been hailed as the ideal candidates for the next ...
New finding in rare eye disease
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a finding which could pave the way for new treatments for sufferers of a rare eye disease which can lead to blindness.
Closing coal-burning power plant in China and improved cognitive development in children
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Closing coal-fired power plants can have a direct, positive impact on children's cognitive development and health according to a study released by the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (CCCEH) at Columbia ...
