Arthritis pain, the brain and the role of emotions
Mar 28, 2007 |
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How does the brain process the experience of pain? Thanks to advances in neuroimaging, we now know the answer lies in a network of brain structures called the pain matrix. This matrix contains two parallel systems. The medial ...
England says stop supersizing
Mar 28, 2007 |
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British health regulators are encouraging snack makers to market smaller candy bars and chip packages to help residents slim down.
Smart thin film membranes adopt properties of guest molecules
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Virginia Tech researchers announced last year that they had created a nanostructured membrane that incorporates DNA base pairs in order to impart molecular recognition and binding ability to the synthetic material. This year ...
AT&T: In Cell Phones, Simple Is the New Sexy
Mar 28, 2007 |
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ORLANDO -- The new killer app for wireless is ease of use. That's the word that Randall Stephenson, chief operating officer of AT&T, delivered in his keynote speech at the 2007 CTIA Wireless conference here.
Controversy Swirls Around Changes in GPLv3
Mar 28, 2007 |
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While the move to block deals like the one between Novell and Microsoft will not prevent Novell from using existing GPLv2 software in its present versions, it could have a chilling effect on the company going forward.
Fruit Flies, Death, and Immunity
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Mar 28, 2007 |
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University of Arkansas scientists have found an important mechanism that regulates the destruction of larval fruit fly salivary glands that could point the way to understanding programmed cell death in the human immune system.
Beef may cause lower sperm count
Mar 28, 2007 |
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A study has revealed that women who eat beef regularly during pregnancy are more likely to produce sperm-deprived sons.
Dell Takes On Data Centers with New Services Unit
Mar 28, 2007 |
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The PC vendor is looking to increase its services offering by creating a new division that will focus on developing and managing the infrastructure of data centers.
Unique partnership produces life-critical 3D structures
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Most diseases are caused by malfunctions in the body’s complex protein machinery. The next generation of drugs will be designed on the basis of 3D protein models that scientists are creating. The Structural Genomics Consortium ...
Magnetic resonance imaging improves breast cancer diagnosis
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer in one breast have a higher risk of contracting the disease in their opposite breast as well. A thorough examination of the opposite breast using mammography and ultrasound ...
Healthy coastal wetlands would adapt to rising oceans
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Mar 28, 2007 |
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Tidal marshes, which nurture marine life and reduce storm damage along many coastlines, should be able to adjust to rising sea levels and avoid being inundated and lost, if their vegetation isn't damaged and their supplies ...
Meteorites rich with information, expert says
Mar 28, 2007 |
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A Purdue University professor on Wednesday (March 28) said at national convention that meteorites hold many clues into the creation and evolution of the solar system. Michael Lipschutz, a professor of inorganic chemistry and ...
Hands-On with ZenZui Mobile UI
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Mar 28, 2007 |
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We get an early demo of Microsoft's radical new ZenZui user interface for mobile devices.
Automated analyzer for complex nuclear waste provides rapid results
Mar 28, 2007 |
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Identifying and quantifying specific alpha- and beta-emitting radionuclides in liquid solutions can be challenging and time consuming – typically taking from days to weeks to get results back from an analytical laboratory. ...
Atlantis Tank Repairs Continue
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 28, 2007 |
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The media were invited to Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Wednesday to check out Space Shuttle Atlantis in the Vehicle Assembly Building.
