Memory trick shows brain organization
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form ...
Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ...
New paper sheds light on bonobo language
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What happens when linguistic tools used to analyze human language are applied to a conversation between a language-competent bonobo and a human? The findings, published this month in the Journal of Integrative Psychological an ...
Breaking harmful bonds
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Everybody loves the way breakfast eggs conveniently slide off of Teflon without leaving any pesky pieces of egg in the pan. Indeed, the carbon-fluorine bond at the heart of Teflon cookware is so helpful we also use it in ...
'Armored' fish study helps strengthen Darwin's natural selection theory
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Shedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published today in Science Express.
Antarctic research helps shed light on climate change on Mars
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Researchers examining images of gullies on the flanks of craters on Mars say they formed as recently as a few hundred thousand years ago and in sites once occupied by glaciers. The features are eerily reminiscent of gullies ...
Researchers provide solution to world's worst mass poisoning case
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A solution to the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen's University Belfast.
Phoenix Lander Pictures Show Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New pictures from NASA's Phoenix Lander show just what a busy summer the spacecraft on Mars – and its science team at The University of Arizona in Tucson – has been having.
New Sony Cyber-Shot T500 Camera's Video Capture Goes High Def
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Sony is adding high-definition movie recording to its digital camera line with the introduction of the Cyber-shot DSC-T500 model.
Explosives go 'green'
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(Physorg.com) -- Certain explosives may soon get a little greener and a little more precise. LLNL researchers added unique green solvents (ionic liquids) to an explosive called TATB (1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) ...
Internet law made simple
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Internet law is a new frontier where SMEs fear to tread. Now European researchers have created a new internet law wiki designed to encourage more SMEs to go online. The internet has enabled a brave, new world ...
Class of diabetes drugs carries significant cardiovascular risks
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 28, 2008 |
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A class of oral drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes may make heart failure worse, according to an editorial published online in Heart Wednesday by two Wake Forest University School of Medicine faculty members.
Rapid changes in key Alzheimer's protein described in humans
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For the first time, researchers have described hour-by-hour changes in the amount of amyloid beta, a protein that is believed to play a key role in Alzheimer's disease, in the human brain. A collaborative team of scientists ...
MIT software aims to thwart cyber hackers
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In response to the chronic cyber threat of hackers, MIT Lincoln Laboratory researchers are developing a software tool to identify the most vulnerable points in a computer network. The tool aims to make it ...
Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims
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People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins.
