Archive: 08/21/2007
Area responsible for 'self-control' found in the human brain
The area of the brain responsible for self-control—where the decision not to do something occurs after thinking about doing it—is separate from the area associated with taking action, scientists say in the ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Scientists tackle mystery mountain illness
Experts at the University are studying an illness known as HAPE (high altitude pulmonary oedema), which causes fluid to build up in the lungs can and can occur from as low as 2,500 metres, affecting people of all age groups ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Study shines more light on benefit of vitamin D in fighting cancer
A new study looking at the relationship between vitamin D serum levels and the risk of colon and breast cancer across the globe has estimated the number of cases of cancer that could be prevented each year if vitamin D3 levels ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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New report on smoking shows who's quitting, who's not
Quitting smoking is not easy, but thousands of New Yorkers succeed at it every year. Who’s trying to kick the habit, and who’s succeeding" In a new report titled Who’s Still Smoking, the Health Department sheds light on both ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Researchers explore lifelong friendships
U.S. researchers said college students wishing to develop lifelong friends need to invest time while still in school in developing such relationships.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Smoked salmon recalled in Florida
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the recall of 132 pounds of Acme-brand smoked salmon due to possible contamination.
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Claims of sex-related differences in genetic association studies often not properly validated
A review of previous research suggests that prominent claims of sex differences of gene-disease associations are often insufficiently documented and validated, according to an article in the August 22/29 issue of JAMA.
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Shocks and Stress Tests
In response to federal banking regulators' concern about community banks' increased participation in commercial real-estate lending, a University of Arkansas researcher has developed a system that allows banks to perform ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Toshiba's New 320GB 2.5-inch HDD Offers Industry's Largest Storage Capacity
Toshiba Corporation today announced the launch of nine new 2.5-inch hard disk drives (HDD) that employ the company's latest advances in HDD technology.
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Study: Users mistakenly trust higher positioned results in Google searches
An eye tracking experiment published in the Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication revealed that college student internet users have an inherent trust in Google's ability to rank results by their true relevance to the ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Team tracks antibiotic resistance from swine farms to groundwater
The routine use of antibiotics in swine production can have unintended consequences, with antibiotic resistance genes sometimes leaking from waste lagoons into groundwater.
Biology /
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Regulating those raging (plant) hormones
The Biblical book of Amos describes the 8th-century BC prophet as a "gatherer" of sycomore figs. Some now think a more correct translation would be "piercer," because that's how ancient farmers got that type of fig to ripen. ...
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Aug 21, 2007 |
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Researchers discover 'exotic' interface between two materials
In another step toward understanding matter at its most fundamental levels, Cornell researchers have found that two rather conventional materials can be made to exhibit very unconventional properties when they interface.
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Floridians not entirely sold on new property tax measure
The fate of a proposed property tax amendment that would affect the existing Save Our Homes amendment in a January statewide referendum is too close to call, a new University of Florida survey finds.
Aug 21, 2007 |
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Battling bitter coffee -- chemists vs. main source of coffee bitterness
Bitter taste can ruin a cup of coffee. Now, chemists in Germany and the United States say they have identified the chemicals that appear to be largely responsible for java's bitterness, a finding that could ...
Aug 21, 2007 |
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