Archive: 08/27/2008
Low levels of brain chemical may lead to obesity
A brain chemical that plays a role in long term memory also appears to be involved in regulating how much people eat and their likelihood of becoming obese, according to a National Institutes of Health study of a rare genetic ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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First gene associated with dry macular degeneration found
In a study that underscores the important role that individual genetic profiles will play in the development of new therapies for disease, a multi-institutional research team – led by Kang Zhang, MD, PhD professor of ophthalmology ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- From the location of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, above the Martian arctic circle, the sun does not set during the peak of the Martian summer.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Teens making poor choices when it comes to riding in vehicles
Injury prevention experts have long known that teens are less likely than other motorists to wear seat belts while driving. Now, researchers from the Meharry-State Farm Alliance at Meharry Medical College have discovered ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death
A new study shows that older people's mental skills start declining years before death, even if they don't have dementia. The study is published in the August 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Not all fat is created equal
A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients.
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Researchers Find Oldest Gecko Fossil Ever Discovered
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum in London have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossil of a gecko, with body parts that are forever preserved ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Researcher shows proteins have controlled motions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Iowa State University researcher Robert Jernigan believes that his research shows proteins have controlled motions. Most biochemists traditionally believe proteins have many random, uncontrolled movements.
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Aug 27, 2008 |
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Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?
The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Campus diversity important predictor of interracial friendships
One of the hopes of having diverse campus environments is that the daily interaction with students from different backgrounds will promote interracial understanding and friendship. A new study in the journal Social Science Qu ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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'Industrial relations' employee satisfaction dependent on more than relative pay
A new study in the journal Industrial Relations reveals that employee well-being is dependent upon the rank of an individual's wage within a comparison group, as opposed to the individual's absolute pay.
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth.
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain
We all know the famous saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," but is this proverb actually true?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Mortgage crisis: Blame the bank?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Banks have played a big role in the mortgage crisis, not only because they issued loans to suspect borrowers, but because many originated and sold bad loans to other lenders, says a University of Michigan ...
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Big step in tiny technology
(PhysOrg.com) -- A crucial step in developing minuscule structures with application potential in sophisticated sensors, catalysis, and nanoelectronics has been developed by Scottish researchers.
Aug 27, 2008 |
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