Scientists making waves with wireless ocean monitoring
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 18, 2008 |
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The Great Barrier Reef and other sensitive environments could in future be managed with the help of a marine wireless network developed by University of Queensland (UQ)-led research.
Many US public schools in 'air pollution danger zone'
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One in three U.S. public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC). UC researchers have found that more than 30 percent of American public schools are ...
Researchers Study Facial Structures, Brain Abnormalities to Reveal Formula for Earlier Detection of Autism
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Recently, Harvard researchers reported that children with autism have a wide range of genetic defects, making it nearly impossible to develop a simple genetic test to identify the disorder.
Signals from the Atlantic salmon highway
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Aug 18, 2008 |
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For years scientists have struggled to understand the decline and slow recovery of Atlantic salmon, a once abundant and highly prized game and food fish native to New England rivers. Biologists agree that poor marine survival ...
When the patient can't decide
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Family members are often called upon to make medical choices for patients who are unable to do so themselves. Researchers led by Alexia Torke, M.D., of the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute, ...
Cells in eye could help control sleep
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A set of nerve cells in the eye control our levels of sleepiness according to the brightness of our surroundings, Oxford University researchers have discovered. The cells directly regulate ...
Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge
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New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into the workforce and other ...
Caltech researchers awarded $10M for molecular programming project
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The National Science Foundation's Expeditions in Computing program has awarded $10 million to the Molecular Programming Project, a collaborative effort by researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University ...
Genes and nutrition influence caste in unusual species of harvester ant
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Researchers trying to determine whether nature or nurture determines an ant's status in the colony have found a surprising answer. Both.
Rainforest expedition will shine light on frog deaths
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A physicist and a conservationist from The University of Manchester are heading for the rain forests of Costa Rica – in a bid to understand more about a deadly fungus that is killing amphibians ...
Poor teen sleep habits may raise blood pressure, lead to CVD
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Teenagers who don't sleep well or long enough may have a higher risk of elevated blood pressure that could lead to cardiovascular disease later in life, researchers report in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...
Chemical liberated by leaky gut may allow HIV to infect the brain
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 18, 2008 |
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In up to 20 percent of people infected with HIV, the virus manages to escape from the bloodstream and cross into the brain, resulting in HIV-associated dementia and other cognitive disorders. Now, scientists ...
IBM Research Unleashes Powerful Speech Software
Aug 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM today announced the availability of state-of-the-art speech recognition software to clients and partners exploring the development of real-world consumer and business solutions.
'Stereotype threat' could affect exam performance of ethnic minority medical students
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The underperformance in examinations of UK medical students from ethnic minorities could be partly down to a psychological phenomenon called 'stereotype threat', according to new UCL research published today in the British Me ...
'Chilling' hardship rates among families raising disabled children
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Families with disabled children are struggling to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads, and to pay for needed health and dental care. But according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
