Mice have biological clock for smell
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Biologists at Washington University in St. Louis have discovered a large biological clock in the smelling center of mice brains and have revealed that the sense of smell for mice is stronger at night, peaking ...
Treatments for urinary infections leave bacteria bald, happy and vulnerable
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A different approach to treating urinary tract infections (UTIs) could defeat the bacteria that cause the infections without directly killing them, a strategy that could help slow the growth of antibiotic-resistant ...
Could the ability to expel worms lead to a future asthma treatment?
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Based on experiments with worms similar to those that infest millions of children in the tropics, researchers see potential for a new way to treat asthma. Parasitic infections and asthma may cause the human immune system ...
New system solves the 'who is J. Smith' puzzle
Technology / Computer Sciences
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Penn State researchers have developed an automated system that can determine which "J. Smith" is authoring papers on computer science—the one who teaches at Penn State or the one who teaches at M.I.T—as well as whether "J. ...
'Cosmic freezer' yields unique discovery
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Stardust, the NASA spacecraft mission, was given that name in hopes that the seven-year journey to capture comet samples would bring back to Earth, well, stardust.
Colluding with colloids: Scientists make liquid crystal discovery
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What do milk, paint, ink and liquid crystals have in common? Colloids. Findings of Kent State University scientists indicate that manipulating the size of colloids, micron-sized or nanometer-sized particles, can produce huge ...
Particles from Space Test New Muon Detection System
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The newly installed muon identification system in the BaBar detector is working beautifully. Taking advantage of naturally occurring cosmic rays, the BaBar team has been testing the new detection system in ...
Jules Verne goes hot and cold
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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For 21 days in a row, Jules Verne, the first Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), has not only survived the most stringent conditions of the space environment, but it has successfully tested on the ground its ...
Boost for new cancer therapies
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Scientists have revealed the critical role a key enzyme plays in helping cells divide in what could prove an important breakthrough for new cancer therapies.
One gene 90 percent responsible for making common parasite dangerous
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More than a decade of searching for factors that make the common parasite Toxoplasma gondii dangerous to humans has pinned 90 percent of the blame on just one of the parasite's approximately 6,000 genes.
Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
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Researchers have discovered a subtle new difference between men and women – this one occurring in the realm of eating.
Over 500 sudden unexplained deaths every year, mostly in young men
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Every year there are potentially more than 500 sudden unexplained deaths in England, reveals a nationwide study published ahead of print in the journal Heart.
Does he love you so? Maybe it really is in his face…
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Can you judge a man’s faithfulness by his face? How about whether he would be a good father, or a good provider? Many people believe they can, according to a University of Michigan study published in the December issue of ...
Neural stem cells lend the brain a surprising capacity for self-repair
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The brain contains stem cells with a surprising capacity for repair, researchers report in the December 15 issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press. The novel insight into the brain's natural ability to heal might ...
eBay auction items affiliated with a cause command higher prices, study shows
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Non-profits, companies and individuals seeking an alternative way to raise funds for their respective causes might consider selling a product.
