Vitamin B supplementation did not slow cognitive decline in patients with Alzheimer disease
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High-dose vitamin B supplementation for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer disease did not slow the rate of cognitive decline, according to a study in the October 15 issue of JAMA.
New kids on the block: Latecomers must be unique to outperform pioneer brands
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What is it that allows some brands to succeed and some to fail? Why is it sometimes better to be first and other times more advantageous to reach the market later? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research takes a clos ...
Critical genetic link found between human taste differences and nicotine dependence
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Could an aversion to bitter substances or an overall heightened sense of taste help protect some people from becoming addicted to nicotine? That's what researchers at UVA have found using an innovative new method they've ...
Iowa State University researcher developed forerunner of Nobel research in 1986
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This year's Nobel Prize for chemistry was given to researchers for their work on illuminating living cells that enables scientists and researchers to study how genes, proteins, and entire cells operate.
Lunar prospecting robot to be field tested on Hawaii's Mauna Kea
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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The cool, rocky slopes of Mauna Kea, a dormant volcano that is Hawaii's highest mountain, will serve as a stand-in for the moon as researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute, NASA and other organizations ...
Model predicts a system's remaining life and links info to inventory decisions
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New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make predicting the degradation and remaining useful life of mechanical and electronic equipment easier and more accurate, while significantly ...
Lessening medication for atrial fibrillation does not reduce side effects
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Reducing how often a patient receives amiodarone, a medication used for suppressing atrial fibrillation (irregular heart beat) but which causes side effects, did not decrease the overall amount of amiodarone-related and heart ...
'Plant-eating predator to fight superweed is not magic bullet'
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Plans to introduce plant-eating predators to fight a superweed spreading throughout Britain should not be seen as a 'magic bullet', says a world expert on Japanese knotweed at the University of Leicester.
Pajama gamblers could lose their shirts: Online gambling can be dangerously comfortable
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People who gamble from the comfort of their home tend to think they're more in control of their gambling than people who gamble in casinos, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Why sufferers from Alzheimer's disease might have lower blood pressure
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A new study (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bihy.2008.04.006) published in Bioscience Hypotheses (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/1756-2392), a recently launched Elsevier journal, proposes that some people suffering from Alzheimer's disease experience a reduction in ...
Scientist finds coastal dead zones may benefit some species
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Coastal dead zones, an increasing concern to ecologists, the fishing industry and the public, may not be as devoid of life after all. A Brown scientist has found that dead zones do indeed support marine life, ...
Study looks at the lives of boys who commit dating violence
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A new study sheds light on the lives of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends. In their own words, the young men often describe facing challenges such as growing up with troubled family lives, having little or no support ...
New research suggests changes in underwater data communications
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An NJIT professor, who has discovered new communication channels in underwater environments and invented a technique to communicate data through these channels, will be honored later this month by the New Jersey Inventors ...
Landmark study links sleep, memory problems in elderly African-Americans
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A landmark study led by North Carolina State University researchers shows that African-American seniors who have trouble falling asleep are at higher risk of having memory problems – raising the possibility that identifying ...
Exports may not rescue UK economy
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Hopes that the plunging pound may boost UK exports have been questioned by new research into currency movements.
