Archive: 01/25/2007
Pre-Columbian ruin discovered in Peru
U.S. explorer Keith Muscutt says archeologists discovered a pre-Columbian ruin in Peru.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Study: U.S. commuting trends are changing
A new report suggests U.S. commuting trends are rapidly changing, mainly due to increasing immigration and more people reaching retirement age.
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Europe cell phone study focuses on tumors
A European study suggests people using cell phones for 10 or more years have a higher risk of developing brain tumors than do non-cell phone users.
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Sensitivity to Rejection Based on Appearance Bad for Mental, Physical Health
Three new studies by a University at Buffalo psychologist offer the first known evidence that some people anxiously expect that they will be rejected by others because of their physical appearance, and that this sensitivity, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Have Gun, Will Travel (at Light Speed)
The front third of the linac is undergoing an extreme makeover, metamorphosing into a first-of-its-kind hard x-ray free-electron laser, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS). But even with the engineering ...
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Sharp Develops Mass-Production Technology for Triple-Junction Thin-Film Solar Cells
Sharp Corporation has successfully developed mass-production technology for stacked triple-junction thin-film solar cells by turning a conventional two-active-layer structure (amorphous silicon plus microcrystalline ...
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Common parasitic infection leads to increased risk for HIV infection
A new study shows a significantly increased risk of HIV infection among women with a common sexually transmitted disease, trichomoniasis. Although studies have been undertaken in the past to show the link between sexually ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Magnetic, luminescent nanoparticles set new standard
Researchers at UC Davis have created a new type of nanoparticles that could be used in tests for environmental pollution or contamination of food products, and for medical diagnostics.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 25, 2007 |
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No One Strategy Is Best For Teaching Reading, Study Shows
For decades, a debate has simmered in the educational community over the best way to teach children how to read. Proponents of phonics, the "whole language and meaning" approach and other teaching methods long have battled ...
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Why do we prefer some foods over others?
When your stomach grumbles at lunchtime, and it's your turn at the deli counter, what will it be? Wheat bread or rye bread? Turkey or pastrami? Mayonnaise or mustard? Hold the pickle!
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Scientists Manipulate Atoms on a Rough 3-D Surface
Ohio University nanoscientists have used a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) to manipulate individual atoms on a rough terrain. It is the first atom manipulation of its kind done on a three-dimensional surface.
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Hum a few bars and I’ll find it
A European research consortium hopes to make it much easier to find audio/visual content online. The new search approach will be driven by content or example rather than relying on key words and tags.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Brain-damaged smokers provide clues to anatomy of addiction: study
Smokers with a damaged insula – a region in the brain linked to emotion and feelings – quit smoking easily and immediately, according to a study in the Jan. 26 issue of the journal Science. The study provides direct eviden ...
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Nervous mice lead researchers to regulator of anxiety
University of Toronto researchers have uncovered a protein in brain receptors that regulates anxiety in mice - a finding that could one day lead to new clinical treatments of pathological anxiety in humans.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Chemicals in brown algae may protect against skin cancer
Substances extracted from a marine seaweed may protect against skin cancer caused by too much sun, new research suggests.
Jan 25, 2007 |
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