Cold and lonely: Does social exclusion literally feel cold?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 15, 2008 |
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When we hear somebody described as "frosty" or "cold", we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial. There are numerous examples in our daily language of metaphors which make a connection between cold ...
Impulsive eater? Remembering failures may help curb eating
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Remember when you pigged out on birthday cake? If you're an impulsive eater, that memory might help you choose a fruit salad next time around.
Giant grass offers clues to growing corn in cooler climes, researchers report
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Sep 15, 2008 |
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A giant perennial grass used as a biofuels source has a much longer growing season than corn, and researchers think they've found the secret of its success. Their findings offer a promising avenue for developing ...
New study says high grain prices are likely here to stay
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An ethanol-fueled spike in grain prices will likely hold, yielding the first sustained increase for corn, wheat and soybean prices in more than three decades, according to new research by two University of Illinois farm economists.
Protective pathway in stressed cells not so helpful when it comes to prions
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Scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered that an important cellular quality control mechanism may actually be toxic to some brain cells during prion infection. The research, published by Cell ...
Study Reveals How Multiple Viruses Can Determine Bacterial Cell Fate
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study suggests that bacteria-infecting viruses – called phages – can make collective decisions about whether to kill host cells immediately after infection or enter a latent state to ...
MRI reveals inner ear anomalies in children with hearing loss
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), physicians can identify soft-tissue defects that contribute to hearing loss in children, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, one of ...
Study examines function of prosthetic ears in improving hearing, speech recognition
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Prosthetic ears appear to improve hearing and speech recognition in noisy environments, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery.
NASA selects CU-Boulder to lead $485M Mars mission
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 15, 2008 |
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In the largest research contract ever awarded to the University of Colorado at Boulder, the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics has been selected by NASA to lead a $485 million orbiting space mission ...
Not buying it: Marketing messages may not work in uncommon situations
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Marketers like to talk about "priming" goals -- or sending subtle messages to encourage consumption. For example, thirsty people who encounter ads related to thirst tend to buy more beverages.
Oil palm plantations are no substitute for tropical rainforests
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Sep 15, 2008 |
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The continued expansion of oil palm plantations will worsen the dual environmental crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, unless rainforests are better protected, warn scientists in the most comprehensive review ...
Genetic profile reveals susceptibility to cleft palate
Sep 15, 2008 |
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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine have identified a series of genetic mutations that appear to be linked to significant risk for cleft palate and other dental abnormalities. ...
Obesity highest in children from lower income areas
Sep 15, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- School children from lower socioeconomic areas are one-and-a-half times more likely to be overweight or obese compared with children living in wealthier areas, a new study has found.
Seize the day! New research helps tightwads 'live a little'
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Some people have trouble indulging, and they regret it later. There's hope for those people, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Laminin builds the neuromuscular synapse
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Like a plug and a socket, a nerve and a muscle fiber mesh at the neuromuscular junction. New work by Nishimune et al published in the Journal of Cell Biology reveals that an extracellular matrix protein called laminin shapes ...
