Archive: 12/26/2006
New Program by Computer Scientist Prevents Crashes and Hacker Attacks
Today’s computers have more than 2,000 times as much memory as the machines of yesteryear, yet programmers are still writing code as if memory is in short supply. Not only does this make programs crash annoyingly, but it ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
Dec 26, 2006 |
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40 years ago, UW researcher changed our view of the world
Forty years ago this month, thanks to an inventive University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist, our view of the world was changed forever.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Rising gas prices and soft housing sales hurt consumer confidence
After three solid months of gains, consumer confidence in Florida fell in December by four points to 89, reflecting pessimism about gas prices, the housing market and future economic conditions, University of Florida economists ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Russia leads 2006 space launches
The Russian Federal Space Agency said the country was the 2006 leader in space launches, accounting for 45 percent of craft sent into space this year.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 26, 2006 |
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China Internet users fake identity numbers
Chinese officials say Internet users in the country are using false identity card numbers to mask their identities while accessing Web sites and games.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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'Mindless autopilot' drives people to underestimate food decisions
People estimate that, on average, they make about 15 food- and beverage-related decisions each day. But the truth is, they make more than 15 times that -- more than 200 such decisions.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Unfolded proteins may protect cells from dying
When cells get stressed, their proteins go unfolded. It's a reaction with a straightforward name: the unfolded protein response. Now, new research from Rockefeller University shows that this phenomenon actually ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Genetic mechanism helps explain chronic pain disorders
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that commonly occurring variations of a gene trigger a domino effect in chronic pain disorders. The finding might lead to more effective treatments ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Protein's effects essential for kidney-to-bladder urine transfer
Tests of a protein's role in the immune system have revealed a surprising connection to a kidney problem that occurs in approximately one percent of all live births.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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A reason why video games are hard to give up
Kids and adults will stay glued to video games this holiday season because the fun of playing actually is rooted in fulfilling their basic psychological needs.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 26, 2006 |
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The mathematics of cloaking
The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced "invisibility cloak" have revealed a new analysis that may extend the current cloak's powers, enabling it to hide even act ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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New Study Links Wildfires to Ocean Temperatures
Western U.S. wildfires are likely to increase in the coming decades, according to a new tree-ring study led by the University of Comahue in Argentina and involving the University of Colorado at Boulder that links episodic ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Cellular Pathway Yields Potential New Weapon in Vaccine Arsenal
When a cell has to destroy any of its organelles or protein aggregates, it envelops them in a membrane, forming an autophagosome, and then moves them to another compartment, the lysosome, for digestion.
Dec 26, 2006 |
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Adults Who Go to Bed Lonely Get Stress Hormone Boost Next Morning
A new study that takes a rare look at the physiological, social and emotional dynamics of day-to-day experiences in real-life settings shows that when older adults go to bed lonely, sad or overwhelmed, they have elevated ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 26, 2006 |
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New Study Challenges How Regulators Determine Risk
A new study of a large U.S. National Cancer Institute database provides the strongest evidence yet that a key portion of the traditional dose-response model used in drug testing and risk assessment for toxins is wrong when ...
Dec 26, 2006 |
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