Archive: 06/20/2008
Computer Science Professor’s Breakthrough Maps the Cool Quest
Like a Doppler weather map with red blotches tracking the paths of major storms, a new tracking software service co-developed by Columbia University computer science professor Tony Jebara instantly shows people ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 20, 2008 |
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New Test Makes Cheating With Drugs in Sports Easier to Detect
A new mass spectrometry test can help sports anti-drug doping officials to detect whether an athlete has used drugs that boost naturally occurring steroid levels. The test is more sensitive compared to previous alternatives, ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Personalized medicine initiative targets lung cancer
A U.S.-based personalized medicine initiative led by scientists from the Biodesign Institute, Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and Seattle’s Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has secured its first major ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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When It Comes to Brains, Size Matters
Findings of a three-year study by researchers at the University of California, Riverside and the University of Florida, Gainesville run counter to the popular belief that women have better language skills than men.
Jun 20, 2008 |
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New drug trial for serious blister disease
It's itchy, very painful and potentially fatal but a new clinical trial by University of Nottingham scientists is hoping to give sufferers of a rare skin condition a safe and effective treatment at last.
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Ultrafast look into atoms and molecules
New record in ultrafast metrology: Physicists at Max-Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich are the first to produce light pulses lasting only 80 attoseconds.
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Study shows that chronic grief activates pleasure areas of the brain
[B]Findings could change how health professionals treat the disorder[/B] Grief is universal, and most of us will probably experience the pain grief brings at some point in our lives, usually with the death of a loved one ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Sexually transmitted disease, urinary tract infections may be bad combination for birth defect
[B]Chances of gastroschisis increase fourfold in babies whose moms have both infections[/B] Women who reported having both a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and urinary tract infection (UTI) just before or during ear ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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A novel X-ray source could be brightest in the world
[B]Oscillator projected to increase current brightness by millions of times[/B] The future of high-intensity x-ray science has never been brighter now that scientists at U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory hav ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Family stress and child's temper extremes contribute to anxiety and depression in children
Small children who grow up in a family where the mother has psychological distress, the family is exposed to stress or is lacking social support, are at higher risk of developing anxious and depressive symptoms in early adolescence. ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Could new discovery about a shape-shifting protein lead to a mighty 'morpheein' bacteria fighter?
A small molecule that locks an essential enzyme in an inactive form could one day form the basis of a new class of unbeatable, species-specific antibiotics, according to researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Changes in local health care markets affect national patient safety project
A national patient safety initiative involving major corporate employers and employer health care coalitions may set common goals, but success relies greatly on regional health care players and local market factors for actual ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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The genetics of Anarchy
A study of honeybee 'anarchy' has uncovered several regions of the genome that influence cheating behaviour.
Jun 20, 2008 |
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University of Minnesota study uncovers the educational benefits of social networking sites
[B]Low-income students are in many ways just as technologically savvy as their counterparts[/B] In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers at the University of Minnesota have discovered the educational benefits of social net ...
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Warning for teens: Teeth and jewelry don't mix
Skin piercings might be the rage among teens, but researchers from Tel Aviv University have found good reasons to think twice about piercing one's tongue or lip.
Jun 20, 2008 |
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