Seeing colors -- New study sheds light on sensory system quirk

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

In the psychological phenomenon known as “synesthesia,” individuals’ sensory systems are a bit more intertwined than usual. Some people, for example, report seeing colors when musical notes are played.


Faster-acting antidepressants closer to becoming a reality

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study has revealed more about how the medication ketamine, when used experimentally for depression, relieves symptoms of the disorder in hours instead of the weeks or months it takes for current antidepressants to work. ...


Two New Intel Controllers Streamline Multicore Networking Performance

Electronics / Hardware

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Intel Corporation today announced two new Ethernet controllers that facilitate high traffic flow and optimize I/O performance in such enterprise server environments as multicore Intel Xeon processor-based systems and virtualized ...


Toxic milk

Biology /

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In the August 1 issue of G&D, Dr. Ronald Evans (Salk Institute) and colleagues report on their discovery that mutations in the mouse gene encoding PPARă adversely affect lactation milk quality, and have serious health consequences ...


Camera-shy deer caught for first time

Biology /

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A little-known species of deer called a large-antlered muntjac has been photographed for the first time in the wild, according to a survey team from the Nam Theun 2 Watershed Management and Protection Authority (WMPA) and ...


Iron and copper relationship is studied

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

U.S. scientists studying the relationship of iron and copper in the body have found when iron absorption by cells decreases, copper absorption increases.


Free day care planned at autism event

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 24, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Some of the more than 2,000 people expected at Penn State University next week for the U.S. National Autism Conference will receive free daycare.



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