Software that permits tourists to customize their visits according to their preferences
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Luis Castillo Vidal, computer engineer of the University of Granada and one of the authors of the study, points out that, in order to design the customized visit plans, they have used Artificial Intelligence techniques, “a ...
“Feeling Fat” Is Worse Than Being It
Jun 20, 2008 |
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In the course of the KiGGS study, almost 7000 boys and girls aged between 11 and 17 years were weighed and asked about their self-assessment, ranging from “far too thin” to “far too fat.” In addition, they all completed a ...
Could new discovery about a shape-shifting protein lead to a mighty 'morpheein' bacteria fighter?
Jun 20, 2008 |
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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.
Researchers find an evolutionarily preserved signature in the primate brain
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Researchers have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral cortex of humans and other primates. These findings, published June 20th in ...
Record boost for ATV to raise ISS orbit
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 20, 2008 |
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For the second time since April, ESA's Jules Verne ATV was used to raise the orbit of the International Space Station yesterday. A record boost from the 20 minute burn of the Automated Transfer Vehicle's main engines successfully ...
New Test Makes Cheating With Drugs in Sports Easier to Detect
Jun 20, 2008 |
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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, ...
Should doctors be 'selling' drugs for the pharmaceutical industry?
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Feature: Key opinion leaders -- independent experts or drug representatives in disguise?[/B] Are senior doctors who help drug companies sell their drugs independent experts or just drug representatives in disguise, ask ...
University of Minnesota study uncovers the educational benefits of social networking sites
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[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 ...
The Montreal Heart Institute presents findings on congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Simpler approach to atrial fibrillation treatment in heart failure patients eliminates need for repeated cardioversions and reduces hospitalization rates[/B] The results of a major international clinical trial coordinated by ...
Family stress and child's temper extremes contribute to anxiety and depression in children
Jun 20, 2008 |
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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. ...
Systems properties of insulin signaling revealed
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Jun 20, 2008 |
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A team of Swedish researchers has characterized novel systems properties of insulin signaling in human fat cells. Their mathematical modeling, described in an article published June 20th in the open-access journal PLoS Co ...
Intimate examinations should not be performed without consent
Jun 20, 2008 |
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[B]Editorial: Informed consent and intimate examinations[/B] Intimate examinations, performed by medical students on anaesthetised patients, are often carried out without adequate consent from patients, but this violates the ...
Researchers find an evolutionarily preserved signature in the primate brain
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Researchers from Uppsala University, Karolinska Institute, and the University of Chicago, have determined that there are hundreds of biological differences between the sexes when it comes to gene expression in the cerebral ...
New drug trial for serious blister disease
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jun 20, 2008 |
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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.
A doorman in plant cells
Jun 20, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Tübingen, Germany identified important signalling-protein for the stress-response of plant cells. The research group of Klaus Harter at the Centre for Plant Molecular Biology (ZMBP), University ...
