Where the brain makes sense of speech
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Researchers have identified regions of the brain where speech sounds are perceived as having abstract meaning, rather than as just a stream of sensory input. They said their identification of the regions demonstrates that ...
Gone Missing CDs: Personal & Financial Data Solutions
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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 ...
Researchers Investigate Supercritical Method of Converting Chicken Fat and Tall Oil into Biodiesel
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Chemical engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have investigated supercritical methanol as a method of converting chicken fat into biodiesel fuel. The new study also successfully converted ...
Seabed microbe study leads to low-cost power, light for the poor
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Dec 19, 2007 |
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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 ...
High-Fat, High-Carb Meal More Destructive to the Obese
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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 ...
Walking and moderate exercise help prevent dementia
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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, ...
UCLA scientists working to create smaller, faster integrated circuits
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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.
If you don't want to fall ill this Christmas, then share a festive kiss but don't shake hands
Dec 19, 2007 |
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We've all heard people say 'I won't kiss you, I've got a cold'. But a report just published warns that we may be far more at risk of passing on an infection by shaking someone's hand than in sharing a kiss.
Elevated carbon dioxide changes soil microbe mix below plants
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Dec 19, 2007 |
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A detailed analysis of soil samples taken from a forest ecosystem with artificially elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) reveals distinct changes in the mix of microorganisms living in the soil below trembling ...
Plant geneticists find veritas in vino
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Dec 19, 2007 |
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Viticulture, the growing of grapes (Vitis vinifera) chiefly to make wine, is an ancient form of agriculture, evidence of which has been found from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages. We have a detailed understanding of how ...
What's the rush? Taking time to acknowledge loss is not that bad
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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 ...
Skatepark injuries can incur economic pain
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Anyone heading out to the local skatepark with dreams of becoming the next Tony Hawk may want to take some precautions.
Domestic violence identified as stressor associated with smoking
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Using a large population survey in India, a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers has found an association between domestic violence and adult smoking. The study appears in the December 11, 2007 ...
The appeal of the underdog
Dec 19, 2007 |
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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 ...
NASA'S GLAST satellite gets unwrapped for the holidays
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 19, 2007 |
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Everyone likes getting high-tech presents for Christmas and Hanukkah, and the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington received a wonderful present this year - NASA’s Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST).
