New technique yields more detailed picture of chromatin structure
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University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique for imaging cells under an electron microscope that yields a sharper image of the structure of chromatin, the tightly wound bundle of genetic material ...
More clues to midlife dementia that erases personality
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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New clues have been uncovered by University of California, Berkeley, and UC San Francisco researchers to a mystifying, hidden dementia that robs its victims of empathy and social skills, and leads to an early ...
Men more likely to have problems with memory and thinking skills
Apr 16, 2008 |
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When it comes to remembering things, new research shows men are more likely than women to have mild cognitive impairment, the transition stage before dementia. The research will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology ...
I'm listening -- conversations with computers
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 16, 2008 |
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A computer system that can carry on a discussion with a human being by reacting to signals such as tone of voice and facial expression, is being developed by an international team including Queen’s University Belfast.
How and where fat is stored predicts disease risk better than weight
Apr 16, 2008 |
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A new study in mice indicates that overeating, rather than the obesity it causes, is the trigger for developing metabolic syndrome, a collection of heath risk factors that increases an individual’s chances of developing insulin ...
Fishing throws targeted species off balance, study shows
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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Fishing activities can provoke volatile fluctuations in the populations they target, but it’s not often clear why. A new study published in the journal Nature by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceano ...
Sudden Oak Death pathogen is evolving, says new study that reconstructs the epidemic
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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The pathogen responsible for Sudden Oak Death first got its grip in California's forests outside a nursery in Santa Cruz and at Mt. Tamalpais in Marin County before spreading out to eventually kill millions ...
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center opens patient trial of virus that attacks brain cancer cells
Apr 16, 2008 |
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A common, naturally occurring virus that attacks cancer cells but appears to be harmless to normal cells is being studied as a possible treatment for malignant, highly aggressive and deadly brain tumors called gliomas. Researchers ...
Older people are nation's happiest
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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Americans grow happier as they grow older, according to a University of Chicago study that is one of the most thorough examinations of happiness ever done in America.
Flu viruses take one-way ticket out of Asia, then travel the world
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Seasonal influenza strains constantly evolve in overlapping epidemics in Asia and sweep the rest of the world each year, an international research team has found.
Measuring in 3-D
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Today, complex optical free-form geometries are used primarily in car headlamps and in optics for cameras and digital projectors. These optical components are expensive to manufacture and to test. At Hannover-Messe ...
Saliva can help diagnose heart attack, study shows
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Early diagnosis of a heart attack may now be possible using only a few drops of saliva and a new nano-bio-chip, a multi-institutional team led by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin reported at a recent meeting ...
Slowly-developing primates definitely not dim-witted
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Apr 16, 2008 |
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Some primates have evolved big brains because their extra brainpower helps them live and reproduce longer, an advantage that outweighs the demands of extra years of growth and development they spend reaching ...
Control the urge to splurge - try dividing things up
Apr 16, 2008 |
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Good things come in small packages — like the Nabisco 100 Calorie Pack. But do these portion-controlled offerings help dieters lose weight?
Type of anesthetic will improve sleeping medication, probe mysteries of the snooze
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Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered sleep patterns in a type of anesthesia that are the closest ever to a natural, non-groggy snooze.
