Archive: 03/18/2008
Past child abuse plus variations in gene result in potent PTSD risk for adults
A traumatic event is much more likely to result in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults who experienced trauma in childhood – but certain gene variations raise the risk considerably if the childhood trauma involved ...
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Loopy photons clarify 'spookiness' of quantum physics
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Joint Quantum Institute (NIST/University of Maryland) have developed a new method for creating pairs of entangled photons, particles of light whose ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Researchers Prove Bridge from Conventional to Molecular Electronics Possible
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have set the stage for building the “evolutionary link” between the microelectronics of today built from semiconductor compounds and future ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Team Finds 'Metafilms' Can Shrink Radio, Radar Devices
Recent research at the National Institute of Standards and Technology has demonstrated that thin films made of “metamaterials”—manmade composites engineered to offer strange combinations of electromagnetic ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Scans spot hidden tumors in rare cancer syndrome
Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute report that full-body PET/CT scanning detected unsuspected, treatable tumors in 3 of 15 patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS), a rare genetic cancer syndrome for which no screening ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Firearms industry should bear financial liability for homicides involving handguns
George Nation, professor of law and business at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa., argues in the April issue of the Baylor Law Review that manufacturers of guns should be required to bear vicarious financial liability for ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Killer stairs? Taking the elevator could be worse for your body
For years, scientists have been proclaiming the benefits of exercise. Studies showing that regular exercise benefits human health have exploded in number, examining many health problems ranging from cancer and diabetes to ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Natural Selection and the Human Skull
New research led by UC Davis anthropologist Tim Weaver adds to the evidence that chance, rather than natural selection, best explains why the skulls of modern humans and ancient Neanderthals evolved differently. The findings ...
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At Home Genomic Tests for Disease Risk Premature
The recent marketing of "at home" genomic tests for disease risk may be premature, according to Dr. Kenneth Offit, MD, MPH, Chief of the Clinical Genetics Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC).
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Need New Look? Online Makeover is fan-taaz-tic
Thanks to a Jacobs School startup company whose site, Taaz.com went live today, the cosmetics counter isn't the only place to try out the latest makeup trends. The new way is easier, faster, and much more ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Logo Can Make You 'Think Different'
Whether you are a Mac person or a PC person, even the briefest exposure to the Apple logo may make you behave more creatively, according to recent research from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Economists: Tough economic sledding will get smoother by year's end
With the housing market still skidding, consumers tightening their belts and the job market clearly weakening, the first half of this year will continue to be tough for the U.S. economy. But it gets better later this year ...
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Indian economic miracle bypasses rural poor
A study of disadvantaged groups in rural India - which make up over 24 per cent of the population - has shed light on why the country' s economic success has largely passed them by.
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Spring training for Parents? Youth sport programs would benefit
As cries of “play ball” ring out this spring, they undoubtedly will be followed by complaints of anxiety and stress from young athletes wanting to quit sports.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2008 |
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Researchers say Arctic sea ice still at risk despite cold winter
Using the latest satellite observations, NASA researchers and others report that the Arctic is still on “thin ice” when it comes to the condition of sea ice cover in the region. A colder-than-average winter ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 18, 2008 |
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