How the brain senses fatty food
Nov 26, 2008 |
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As you gorge on food this holiday season, you might not want to think about the fat content of all the goodies you've indulged in. Nevertheless, your brain will be keeping tabs directly, suggests a report in the November ...
Boosting the power of solar cells
Nov 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New ways of squeezing out greater efficiency from solar photovoltaic cells are emerging from computer simulations and lab tests conducted by a team of physicists and engineers at MIT.
It takes guts to build bone, Columbia scientists discover
Nov 26, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bone growth is controlled in the gut through serotonin, the same naturally present chemical used by the brain to influence mood, appetite and sleep, according to a new discovery from researchers ...
Scientists offer insight into adaptive ability of cells
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The Stowers Institute's Rong Li Lab has published findings that shed light on the ability of cells to adapt to disruptions to their basic division machineries – findings that may help explain how cancer cells elude the body's ...
New approaches make retinal detachment highly treatable
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Retinal detachment, a condition that afflicts about 10,000 Americans each year, puts an individual at risk for vision loss or blindness. In a new study in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, a leading ophtha ...
Route to obesity passes through tongue
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Obesity gradually numbs the taste sensation of rats to sweet foods and drives them to consume larger and ever-sweeter meals, according to neuroscientists. Findings from the Penn State study could uncover a critical link between ...
An emergency brake in the brain
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Brain researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway have penetrated deeply into the innermost secrets of the brain to find out how brain cells can survive a stroke. Strokes are usually caused by occlusion ...
Research reveals mechanism linking serotonin with regulation of food intake
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Genetic mouse models have provided surprising insight into mechanisms linking serotoninergic compounds with the regulation of feeding behavior and body weight. The research, published by Cell Press in the November 26th issue ...
Molecule shuts down food intake and turns on 'siesta mode'
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Researchers have identified a molecule that tells your brain your stomach is full – signaling that it's time to say no to a second piece of pumpkin pie and push back from the Thanksgiving table.
Researchers enlist a new recruit in battle of the bulge
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Nov 26, 2008 |
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In the battle against obesity, Yale University researchers may have discovered a new weapon — a naturally occurring molecule secreted by the gut that makes rats and mice less hungry after fatty meals. The findings are published ...
Molecular partnership controls daily rhythms, body metabolism
Nov 26, 2008 |
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A research team led by Mitchell Lazar, MD, PhD, Director of the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has discovered a key molecular partnership that coordinates ...
Winter brings flu, summer brings bacterial infections
Nov 26, 2008 |
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In the same way that winter is commonly known to be the "flu season," a new study suggests that the dog days of summer may well be the "bacterial infection" season.
Toshiba to launch industry's largest 16GB microSDHC
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Toshiba Corporation today reinforced its memory card line-up with the launch of a 16GB microSDHC card offering the largest capacity available in the market. At the same time, the company extended its range ...
Photo-catalytic, self cleaning coating for building exteriors
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Imagine the exterior of your house always looking good, without cleaning or giving it a new coat of paint. This is now possible with paint that can maintain itself and get rid of accumulated dirt on its own.
Study Investigates Mental Overload in Pilots
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Have you ever felt as if your brain was so full of information that you couldn't process another thing? Mental overload creates confusion and frustration, and for airline pilots, the consequences can be disastrous.
