Study Suggests Evolutionary Link Between Diet, Brain Size in Orangutans
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In a study of orangutans living on the Indonesian islands of Borneo and Sumatra, scientists from Duke University and the University of Zurich have found what they say is the first demonstration in primates ...
Samsung Develops First 50nm DRAM Chip
Oct 23, 2006 |
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Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced today that it has developed the industry’s first 50-nanometer (nm) DDR2 DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chip, which ...
Study in birds suggests method of learning affects how the brain adds neurons
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Teaching may be the world’s most noble profession. But new research from Fernando Nottebohm’s Rockefeller University laboratory shows that, in birds, the presence of a teacher may actually limit mental flexibility.
Groups and grumps: Study identifies 'sociality' neurons
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 23, 2006 |
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A University of California, San Diego study has for the first time identified brain cells that influence whether birds of a feather will, or will not, flock together.
Vegetables, not fruit, help fight memory problems in old age
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Eating vegetables, not fruit, helps slow down the rate of cognitive change in older adults, according to a study published in the October 24, 2006, issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
Tiny 'Housekeeper' Crabs Help Prevent Coral Death in South Pacific
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Tiny crabs that live in South Pacific coral help to prevent the coral from dying by providing regular cleaning "services" that may be critical to the life of coral reefs around the world, according to scientists ...
Modification Turns Ultra-Short Nanotubes into Molecule-Like Drug Capsules
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 23, 2006 |
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While most research aimed at developing carbon nanotubes as tumor-targeting drug and imaging agent delivery vehicles has focused on full-length nanotubes, Lon Wilson, Ph.D., and his colleagues at Rice University have been ...
Researchers add to understanding of how brain cells communicate
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An hour from now, will you remember reading this? It all depends on proteins in your brain called NMDA receptors, which allow your neurons to communicate with each other.
Neuroscientists pinpoint brain site for rapid learning
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MIT researchers have provided the first two-pronged evidence--based on both behavior and physiology--that a specific juncture in the memory center of the brain is crucial for rapid learning.
Honey bee genome holds clues to social behavior
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By studying the humble honey bee, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have come a step closer to understanding the molecular basis of social behavior in humans.
Stretching bone marrow stem cells pushes them towards becoming blood vessel
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When stretched, a type of adult stem cell taken from bone marrow can be nudged towards becoming the type of tissue found in blood vessels, according to a new study by bioengineers at the University of California, ...
San Jacinto Fault Younger than Thought, with Faster Slip Rate
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2006 |
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A detailed study of sedimentary rocks exposed along a portion of southern California’s San Jacinto fault zone shows the fault to be no older than 1.1 million to 1.3 million years and that its long-term slip ...
Geologists Make Better Estimates of Rock Ages, Study Global Climate Change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2006 |
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Ohio State University geologists have found that important rocks from Niagara Gorge -- rock formations that are used to judge the ages of rocks and fossils around North America -- formed five times faster than previously ...
Many teens lose migraines as they reach adulthood
Oct 23, 2006 |
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There's good news for kids and teens with migraines. Nearly 40 percent of kids and teens with migraine no longer had headaches 10 years later, and another 20 percent developed less severe headaches, according to a new study ...
Russian Unmanned Ship Is Launched
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2006 |
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A shipment of supplies began its journey to the International Space Station Monday as the ISS Progress 23 cargo ship was launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
