Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia
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A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as an effective means to ...
Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 27, 2008 |
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(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.
Even without dementia, mental skills decline years before death
Aug 27, 2008 |
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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 ...
More aortic chest aneurysms being treated with less-invasive stents
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An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms. At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive internal bleeding ...
Researchers Find Oldest Gecko Fossil Ever Discovered
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 27, 2008 |
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(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 ...
Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2008 |
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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?
Researcher shows proteins have controlled motions
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(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.
Young type-2 diabetic men suffer low testosterone levels, study shows
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ...
Samsung Introduces High-performance, Low-density, SATA II SSDs
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has begun sampling low-density, higher-performance solid state drives (SSDs) that are only 30 percent of the size of 2.5-inch SSDs and highly cost-efficient to manufacture. ...
Low levels of brain chemical may lead to obesity
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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 ...
Genetic predisposition may play a role in anxiety disorders
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Finnish scientists have identified genes that may predispose to anxiety disorders. Research conducted under the supervision of Academy Research Fellow Iiris Hovatta have focused on genes that influence human behaviour, and ...
First gene associated with dry macular degeneration found
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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 ...
New role for natural killers
Aug 27, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of York have discovered a new role for a population of white blood cells, which may lead to improved treatments for chronic infections and cancer.
Ancient mother spawns new insight on reptile reproduction
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 27, 2008 |
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A 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle and a nest of fossilized eggs that were discovered in the badlands of southeastern Alberta by scientists and staff from the University of Calgary and the Royal Tyrrell Museum ...
Not all fat is created equal
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A Temple University study finds fat in obese patients is "sick" when compared to fat in lean patients.
