Scientists offer explanation for 'face blindness'
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For the first time, scientists have been able to map the disruption in neural circuitry of people suffering from congenital prosopagnosia, sometimes known as face blindness, and have been able to offer a biological explanation ...
Cancer cell 'bodyguard' turned into killer
Nov 25, 2008 |
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If you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and allowing them to grow and form ...
ASUS Eee Top Touchscreen PC's Coming 1H 2009
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Asus has just revealed their 15.6-inch Eee Top touchscreen PC that is powered by an Intel Atom processor N270 (1.60GHz) and Intel 945 GSE core-logic with built-in graphics core. The system ...
Use of inhaled corticosteroids for COPD does not appear to improve survival
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Lung disease experts at Johns Hopkins are calling for physicians to show much greater caution in prescribing inhaled corticosteroid drugs for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease after finding evidence that the ...
Largest virtual telescope for short wavelengths opened
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Astronomers have succeeded in combining three telescopes in Hawaii using advanced computer techniques. This virtual telescope, with a diameter of 782 metres, studies the formation of new stars and planets ...
Rescue Robot Exercise Brings Together Robots, Developers, First Responders
Nov 25, 2008 |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology held a rescue robot exercise in Texas last week in which about three dozen robots were tested by developers and first responders in order to develop a standard ...
Researchers recreate SARS virus, open door for potential defenses against future strains
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have synthetically reconstructed the bat variant of the SARS coronavirus (CoV) that caused the SARS epidemic of 2003.
The Physics of Explosives and Blast Helmets
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Of all the threats facing U.S. soldiers in combat, among the most dangerous are roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices (IED's). At the 61st Meeting of the American Physical Society's Division of Fluid Dynamics ...
Pain is in the eyes of the beholder
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By manipulating the appearance of a chronically achy hand, researchers have found they could increase or decrease the pain and swelling in patients moving their symptomatic limbs. The findings—reported in the November 25th ...
Phoenix Lander Winds Up Its Astonishing Summer On Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mars has slipped far enough behind the sun today that signals from Mars-orbiting spacecraft are effectively blocked until mid-December. This solar conjunction happens every two years.
Life is a highway: Study confirms cars have personality
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(PhysOrg.com) -- No one needs to tell Disney, which brought the likes of Herbie the Love Bug and Lightning McQueen to the big screen, that cars have personality.
Solar-powered sea-slugs live like plants, prof says
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The lowly sea slug, "Elysia chlorotica," may not seem like the most exciting of creatures, but don't be fooled: it behaves like a plant and is solar-powered, says a Texas A&M University biologist who has been studying these ...
Prejudice affects perception of ethnic minority faces
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Prejudice can be a powerful influence, biasing the way we think about and act towards ethnic minorities. Now, a new study suggests that this bias even influences what people believe the faces of members belonging to specific ...
Time single working moms spend with kids surprises researchers
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"Time poor" single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the ...
How to improve email communication: Developing strategies to mimic face-to-face interactions
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In a new article in the current issue of American Journal of Sociology authors Daniel A. Menchik and Xiaoli Tian (both of the University of Chicago) study how we use emoticons, subject lines, and signatures to define how we ...
