Not so contoversial anymore -- panel says moderate coffee drinking reduces many risks
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Although the American Society for Nutrition’s popular “controversy session” at Experimental Biology 2007 focuses on the health effects of coffee drinking, panel chair Dr. James Coughlin, a toxicology/safety ...
A good night's sleep with the flip of a switch?
Apr 30, 2007 |
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The flip of a switch could become all it takes to get a good night's sleep, according to a study released Monday. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found a way to stimulate the slow waves typical of ...
Manipulating Magnetism for Future Data-Storage Devices
Apr 30, 2007 |
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In an important step toward future data-storage technologies based on magnetism, a research group has determined how to control the magnetization of a “magnetic vortex,” a curling nanometer-sized magnetic ...
Arctic ice retreating more quickly than computer models project
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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Arctic sea ice is melting at a significantly faster rate than projected by even the most advanced computer models, a new study concludes. The research, by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric ...
New power transmission system developed
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Japanese researchers have developed a flexible plastic sheet that can wirelessly transmit power to electronic devices.
New VERITAS telescope array may help find 'dark matter'
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Scientists in the Northern Hemisphere have opened a new window on the universe allowing them to explore and understand the cosmos at a much higher level of precision than was previously available. Think of ...
Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, type 2 diabetes similar at molecular level
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes, the human version of mad cow disease, and other degenerative diseases are more closely related at the molecular level than scientists realized, a ...
New catalyst helps eliminate NOx from diesel exhaust
Apr 30, 2007 |
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A catalyst developed by Argonne researchers could help diesel truck manufacturers eliminate harmful nitrogen-oxide emissions from diesel exhausts.
Alien plants attack using 'resource conservation' as weapon
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One of the most serious and least understood threats to the world's ecosystems is the problem of invasive species—exotic plants, animals and other organisms that are brought into habitats and subsequently ...
Australian marsupials challenge gene theory
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Scientists studying the kangaroo genome have cast doubt on the credentials of a gene thought to be crucial to the process of inactivating one sex chromosome in women.
Noxious Lightning
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Lightning is more than light and noise: It's an intense chemical factory that affects both local air quality and global climate. But how big is the effect? Researchers aren't sure. To answer the question they're ...
Unicellular microRNA discovery
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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In the May 15th issue of Genes & Development, an international collaboration of researchers, led by Dr. Yijun Qi (National Institute of Biological Sciences, China), report on their discovery of microRNAs in the unicellular green ...
Ape gestures offer clues to the evolution of human communication
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Apr 30, 2007 |
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Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have found bonobos and chimpanzees use manual gestures of their hands, feet and limbs more flexibly than they do facial expressions ...
Pistachios lower cholesterol, provide antioxidants
Apr 30, 2007 |
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A handful of pistachios may lower cholesterol and provide the antioxidants usually found in leafy green vegetables and brightly colored fruit, according to a team of researchers.
Mice with a migraine show signs of brain damage
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Migraines may be doing more than causing people skull-splitting pain. Scientists have found evidence that the headaches may also be acting like tiny transient strokes, leaving parts of the brain starved for oxygen and altering ...
