New research is first to explore regional differences in US serial killings
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Did you know that people living in the Western region of the United States are more likely to become victims of a serial killer than people living in the Northeast? The February issue of Homicide Studies, published by SAGE, ...
Role of anesthetics in Alzheimer's disease: Molecular details revealed
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Inhaled anesthetics commonly used in surgery are more likely to cause the aggregation of Alzheimer's disease-related plaques in the brain than intravenous anesthetics say University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers ...
Chemicals in brown algae may protect against skin cancer
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Substances extracted from a marine seaweed may protect against skin cancer caused by too much sun, new research suggests.
Europe cell phone study focuses on tumors
Jan 25, 2007 |
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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.
Drug strategy makes cancer genes get lost in translation
Jan 25, 2007 |
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A new strategy for fighting cancer aims to make its genes get lost in translation, according to a report in the January 26, 2007, issue of the journal Cell, published by Cell Press.
Magnetic, luminescent nanoparticles set new standard
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jan 25, 2007 |
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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.
Noninvasive magnetic resonance imaging may help predict who's at risk for a heart attack
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Mount Sinai researchers have discovered a new potential diagnostic tool that could provide clinicians with a much-needed window into the molecular activity of blood vessels. The findings, which could help identify patients ...
Multimedia car radio of the future
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Crackling radio stations, signal loss in tunnels and difficulties tuning to the correct frequency – the conventional car radio has had its day. ESA and its partners are developing the multimedia car radio of ...
Nervous mice lead researchers to regulator of anxiety
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2007 |
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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.
Sensitivity to Rejection Based on Appearance Bad for Mental, Physical Health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 25, 2007 |
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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, ...
Hum a few bars and I’ll find it
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jan 25, 2007 |
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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.
Greek farmer finds rare rhinoceros fossil
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 25, 2007 |
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A farmer in the Greek town of Elassona has found the jaw of a rhinoceros that likely lived up to 9 million years ago, embedded in a piece of coal.
Study: U.S. commuting trends are changing
Jan 25, 2007 |
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A new report suggests U.S. commuting trends are rapidly changing, mainly due to increasing immigration and more people reaching retirement age.
Men with breast cancer face high risk of second cancer
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Men who have been treated for breast cancer face a significantly high risk of getting cancer once again, according to UC Irvine epidemiologists.
Stem cells cultured from human bone marrow behave like those derived from brain tissue
Jan 25, 2007 |
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Stem cells taken from adult human bone marrow have been manipulated by scientists at the Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center to generate aggregates of cells called spheres that are similar ...
