Archive: 12/19/2007
What's the rush? Taking time to acknowledge loss is not that bad
There are two guarantees in every person’s life: happiness and sadness. Although lost opportunities and mistaken expectations are often unpleasant to think and talk about, these experiences may impact personality development ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 19, 2007 |
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The appeal of the underdog
In a series of studies, researchers Joseph A. Vandello, Nadav P. Goldschmied, and David A. R. Richards (of the University of South Florida) tested the scope of people’s support for those who are expected to lose, seeking ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Jingle bells not merry for tone-deaf individuals
A new neuroimaging study conducted by researchers from the Montreal Neurological Institute of McGill University and the Université de Montréal at the International laboratory for Brain Music and Sound Research (BRAMS), has ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Walking and moderate exercise help prevent dementia
People age 65 and older who regularly walk and get other forms of moderate exercise appear to significantly lower their risk of developing vascular dementia, the second most common form of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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UCLA scientists working to create smaller, faster integrated circuits
Integrated circuits are the "brain" in computers, cell phones, DVD players, iPhones, personal digital assistants, automobiles' navigation systems and anti-lock brakes, and many other electronic devices.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 19, 2007 |
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High-Fat, High-Carb Meal More Destructive to the Obese
Eating a high-fat, high-carbohydrate meal causes oxidative stress and release of proinflammatory factors into the blood stream, resulting in damage the blood-vessel lining, which sets the stage for plaque formation and vessel ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Heart attack risk from smoking due to genetics
Heart attacks among cigarette smokers may have less to do with tobacco than genetics. A common defect in a gene controlling cholesterol metabolism boosts smokers’ risk of an early heart attack, according to a new study in ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Receptor protein appears to be key in breakdown of kidney filtration
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have identified a new molecular pathway that appears to be involved in urinary protein loss (proteinuria). This early-stage kidney disease affects 100 million people around ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Seabed microbe study leads to low-cost power, light for the poor
A Harvard biology professor’s fascination with seafloor microbes has led to the development of a revolutionary, low-cost power system consuming garbage, compost, and other waste that could provide light for the developing ...
Biology /
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Gone Missing CDs: Personal & Financial Data Solutions
The collaborative efforts of Hitachi, NTT and Tokyo University have come up with means to protect secure data stored on CDs. The problem is illustrated by recent gone missing CDs, holding citizens private ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Nylon reveals its antibiotic powers
Nylon, we know, is incredibly versatile, strong and resilient. Now, it may be possible to add antibiotic powers to the list of qualities for the wonder synthetic material.
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Physician-scientists seek solutions to reproductive problems related to chromosomal variations
Approximately one in every 500 to 650 baby boys is born with an extra X chromosome, a variation in their genetic code that until a few years ago was thought to result in infertility in all cases. However, this is no longer ...
Dec 19, 2007 |
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NASA to Begin Testing Engine That Will Power Ares Rockets
In December, NASA will begin testing core components of a rocket engine from the Apollo era. Data from the tests will help NASA build the next generation engine that will power the nation's new Ares launch ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Scientists Discover How Cells Build a 'Machine' for Cell Division
Using time-lapse photography and computer modeling, a team of researchers from Columbia, Yale and Lehigh Universities has explained a mystery surrounding the assembly of a cellular structure responsible for ...
Biology /
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Size doesn't matter to fighting fiddler crabs
A person’s home may be their castle and in the world of the fiddler crabs having the home advantage makes it a near certainty that you’ll win a battle against an intruder – regardless of your opponent’s size.
Biology /
Dec 19, 2007 |
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