Archive: 04/23/2008
The spring in your step is more than just a good mood
Scientists using a bionic boot found that during walking, the ankle does about three times the work for the same amount of energy compared to isolated muscles---in other words, the spring in your step is very real and helps ...
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Researchers make new finding about how memory is stored
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to show that the location of protein-destroying “machines” in nerve cells in the brain may play an important role in how memories are formed – a finding ...
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Presence of certain antibodies signals healthier teeth and gums
Antibodies present in people with good oral health could become the first tool for dental professionals to assess a patient's probable response to periodontal disease treatments, say researchers at the University of Michigan.
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Researchers unravel heparin death mystery
An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in ...
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Eliminating germline lengthens fly lifespan, study shows
New research by Brown University biologists shows that fruit flies live longer when they don’t produce germline stem cells – the cells that create eggs and sperm.
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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Researchers find dinosaur clues in fat
A team of researchers at New York Medical College has discovered why birds, unlike mammals, lack a tissue that is specialized to generate heat. A paper published April 21, 2008 in the online peer-reviewed journal BMC Biology contai ...
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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MU psychologists demonstrate simplicity of working memory
A mind is a terrible thing to waste, but humans may have even less to work with than previously thought. University of Missouri researchers found that the average person can keep just three or four things in their “working ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Discovery to hasten new malaria treatments, vaccines for children
April 25 is World Malaria Day 2008 and despite the grim statistics out of Africa there’s cause for celebration. Florida State University biologists have discovered an autoimmune-like response in blood drawn ...
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Arctic marine mammals on thin ice
The loss of sea ice due to climate change could spell disaster for polar bears and other Arctic marine mammals. The April Special Issue of Ecological Applications examines such potential effects, puts them in historical ...
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Apr 23, 2008 |
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Did a Significant Cool Spell Mark the Demise of Megafauna?
The end of the Pleistocene Epoch was marked with steadily warmer temperatures and the great ice age glaciers that covered vast areas of North America were in retreat.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2008 |
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On the high horse: Why dominant individuals climb the proverbial ladder
In an attempt to grasp complex concepts, humans have tried to represent abstractions like power and dominance through visually-stimulated metaphors such as pyramids and steeples. And dominance especially has been measured ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Researchers identify new cell targets for preventing growth of breast and other tumors
Researchers at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered new targets for cancer treatment aimed at blocking a key step in tumor progression.
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Study: Mountains reached current elevation earlier than thought
Geologists studying deposits of volcanic glass in the western United States have found that the central Sierra Nevada largely attained its present elevation 12 million years ago, roughly 8 or 9 million years ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Pistachios reduce inflammation, cardiovascular disease factors
A Penn State-led study shows that snacking on pistachios has proved to have a positive impact on improving cardiovascular health by significantly reducing inflammation in the body, a prominent cardiovascular disease risk ...
Apr 23, 2008 |
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Scientists Automate Molecular Evolution
Under the control of a computer at The Scripps Research Institute, a population of billions of genes morphed through 500 cycles of forced adaptation to emerge as molecules that could grow faster and faster on a continually ...
Biology /
Apr 23, 2008 |
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