Pregnancy stress aids toddler development
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Women who are stressed and anxious during pregnancy tend to have children who with more advanced mental and motor development by age 2, U.S. researchers say.
Body language difficult for schizophrenic
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Most people have little trouble reading another's body language but not so for the schizophrenic, a study says.
AIDS drug trials may be virus stopper
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A U.S. pharmaceutical company is trying to get complete human data on a drug proven to prevent HIV in monkeys more than 12 years ago.
Sanyo Epson Develops High-Resolution LCDs That Produce Clear Images from Any Angle
May 18, 2006 |
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Sanyo Epson today announced the development of high-resolution liquid-crystal displays featuring Photo Fine Vistarich wide viewing angle technology. The new technology enables the displays to produce beautiful ...
'Da Vinci Code' protestors organize online
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As the box-office release of the summer blockbuster movie "The Da Vinci Code" nears, many protesters and boycotters are discussing their objection to the film through blogs, newsletters, CD-ROMs and interactive Web sites.
NASA Set to Launch Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter in 2008
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2006 |
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After successful completion of its mission confirmation review on Wednesday, May 17, NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter project has been given the authority to proceed to the implementation phase.
Ready, set, mutate... and may the best microbe win
May 18, 2006 |
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Even with modern genomic tools, it's a daunting task to find a smoking gun for Darwinian evolution. The problem lies in being able to say not just when and how a specific gene mutated but also how that one genetic change ...
The Brain's Executive Is An 'Event Planner'
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Studies in which monkeys were asked to manipulate computer cursors for fruit juice rewards have revealed that the brain's "executive" center plans behaviors not by specifying movements required for given actions, but rather ...
Spirit Continues To Compile Panoramic Image
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2006 |
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The latest report on NASA's Spirit rover shows it continuing to make progress on collecting images as part of its McMurdo panorama, as well as conducting detailed studies of soil targets on its wintering slope ...
Even when faint, ovary scent draws sperm cells
May 18, 2006 |
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Mice are known to have a keen sense of smell, but it's not just their noses that are adept at picking up a scent, a new study shows. In this week's Analytical Chemistry, scientists at Indiana University Bloomi ...
In Brief: Micron boasts 8-megapixel image sensor
May 18, 2006 |
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Micron Technology of Boise, Idaho, has produced the first 8-megapixel image sensor in the standard optical format used in most digital cameras.
MTI, Samsung work on new fuel cell
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
May 18, 2006 |
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MTI MicroFuel Cells Inc. announced Thursday an alliance with Samsung to develop the next generation of fuel-cell prototypes for Samsung's mobile phones.
Using satellite observations to study photosynthetic trends
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 18, 2006 |
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Using time series analyses of a 22-year record of satellite observations across the northern circumpolar high latitudes, scientists at the Woods Hole Research Center are assessing trends in vegetation photosynthetic ...
Opportunity Presses On Toward Victoria
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2006 |
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NASA's Opportunity rover has driven about 200 more meters (656 feet) to put itself within about 1,100 meters (two-thirds of a mile) of Victoria Crater, its next destination on the Meridiani Planum. As of Martian ...
Economy-class syndrome caused by sitting
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Sitting for long periods, rather than low air pressure and reduced oxygen on airplanes, may be the cause of lethal blood clots, a British study has found.
