Photo safeguards confidential information
Technology / Computer Sciences
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- These days you can take a photograph with almost every mobile phone. However, using this sort of photo to protect confidential data and send it safely is something new. Ileana Buhan, a PhD ...
Streamlining brain signals for speed and efficacy
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Life exists at the edge of chaos, where small changes can have striking and unanticipated effects, and major stimuli may go unheard. But there is no space for ambiguity when the brain needs to transform head motion into precise ...
Polar dinosaurs may have taken shorter treks
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Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.
Been there, done that: Brain mechanism predicts ability to generalize
Oct 22, 2008 |
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A new study reveals how the brain can connect discrete but overlapping experiences to provide a rich integrated history that extends far beyond individually experienced events and may help to direct future choices. The research, ...
Using your car key as a credit card?
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- BMW Group Research and Technology and NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, have unveiled a prototype of the world’s first multifunctional car key. The prototype features ...
Nitrous oxide emissions respond differently to no-till depending on the soil type
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The practice of no-till has increased considerably during the past 20 yr. The absence of tillage coupled with the accumulation of crop residues at the soil surface modifies several soil properties but also influence nitrogen ...
Forget about it: Inducible and selective erasure of memories in mice
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Targeted memory erasure is no longer limited to the realm of science fiction. A new study describes a method through which a selected set of memories can be rapidly and specifically erased from the mouse brain in a controlled ...
Gene find sheds light on motor neuron diseases like ALS
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Scientists have identified a gene in mice that plays a central role in the proper development of one of the nerve cells that goes bad in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease, and some other diseases that ...
Reducing CEOs' option-based compensation decreases risky investments
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Since the recent bailout on Wall Street, the public has started to heavily scrutinize firms' large executive pay packages. This week, John White, director of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Corporation ...
New study suggests that high-dose hormone treatment might reduce risk for PTSD
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Cortisol helps our bodies cope with stress, but what about its effects on the brain? A new study by Cohen and colleagues, appearing in the October 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry, suggests that the answer to this questi ...
New way of inhibiting cell cycle shows promise
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Geneva, Switzerland: A new anti-cancer compound that works by blocking a part of the cell's machinery that is crucial for cell division has shown promising results in a phase I clinical trial in patients who have failed to ...
Cattle fed distiller's grains maintain flavor and tenderness of beef
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The availability and use of wet distiller's grains in beef finishing diets continues to increase as the ethanol industry expands, and some Texas AgriLife Research scientists are trying to determine if that will affect consumers' ...
Researchers developing new drug class to combat Alzheimer's
Oct 22, 2008 |
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The University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy has received a four-year, $1.87 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue research into discovering a new drug class that will treat Alzheimer's ...
Nutrition advice best served with family in mind
Oct 22, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of Sheffield and Royal Holloway, University of London will argue today that the nation's diet is unlikely to improve significantly if healthy eating policies fail to take into account the diverse ...
Different psychosocial factors predict adoption, maintenance of physical activity program
Oct 22, 2008 |
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The health benefits of regular physical activity are well documented, yet only 32 percent of adults in the United States engage in regular exercise. Now a new study by researchers at The Miriam Hospital offers some new insight ...
