Flawed 401(k) laws putting retirement at risk, expert says
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Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder law expert says.
Pregnant women consuming flaxseed oil have high risk of premature birth
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A study has found that the risks of a premature birth quadruple if flaxseed oil is consumed in the last two trimesters of pregnancy. The research was conducted by Professor Anick Bérard of the Université de Montréal's Faculty ...
The fluid transducer: Electricity from gas and water
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Air compression systems can be found in many manufacturing operations. If a leak occurs anywhere in the system, the air pressure drops and production comes to a halt until the source of failure has been found. ...
Effects of climate change vary greatly across plant families
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Drawing on records dating back to the journals of Henry David Thoreau, scientists at Harvard University have found that different plant families near Walden Pond have borne the effects of climate change in strikingly different ...
Eating whole grains lowers heart failure risk, according to new study
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About 5 million people in the United States suffer from heart failure (HF). While some reports indicate that changes to diet can reduce HF risk, few large, prospective studies have been conducted. In a new study researchers ...
Glutamate: Too much of a good thing in schizophrenia?
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Is schizophrenia a disorder of glutamate hyperactivity or hypoactivity? While the predominant hypothesis for many years was that schizophrenia was a glutamate deficit disorder, there is growing evidence of glutamate hyperactivity ...
Seeing color in 'blindsight'
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By manipulating the brain noninvasively in a new way with magnetic stimulation, researchers have shown that they can restore some experience of color where before there was no visual awareness whatsoever. They report their ...
Soybeans no longer a musical fruit?
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Soybeans may drop off the list of musical fruit. Scientists in Singapore are reporting victory over some consumers' No. 1 complaint about soy products — the "flatulence factor" caused by indigestible sugars ...
Bacteria cause old buildings to feel off-color
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The assumption that time, weather, and pollution are what cause buildings to decline is only partly true. Bacteria are also responsible for the ageing of buildings and monuments – a process known as biodeterioration, where ...
Iconic T.rex to be Unveiled at University of Leicester
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cast of a 21-foot long Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur (a rare, sub-adult individual), commissioned from the makers of specimens of T. rex that featured in the film ‘Jurassic Park’ is to go on permanent display ...
Are you phonagnosic?
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The first known case of someone born without the ability to recognise voices has been reported in a paper by UCL (University College London) researchers, in a study of a rare condition known as phonagnosia. The UCL team are ...
First images of barnacle larva's footprint
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The fouling or growth of sea organisms, such as barnacles, on ships’ hulls causes damage costing many billions of euros annually. In order to prevent this fouling, In Yee Phang of the University ...
Roofs fail to defend against frequent hailstorms, study reveals
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of hailstorms in Sydney has found many of the city's roofs are unable to resist the large hailstones expected to hit every 10 years.
New brain link as cause of schizophrenia
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A lack of specific brain receptors has been linked with schizophrenia in new research by scientists at Newcastle University.
Large hormone dose may reduce risk of post-traumatic stress disorder
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A new study by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers found that a high dose of cortisone could help reduce the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The article appears in Biological Psychiatry, Volume ...
