Antioxidant therapy shows early promise for preventing, perhaps reversing, Alzheimer's disease
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Curbing harmful processes in the brain's vasculature set off by the enzyme NADPH oxidase may reverse some of the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to new findings published in ...
Scientists find rings of Jupiter are shaped in shadow
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Scientists from the University of Maryland and the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Germany appear to have solved a long-standing mystery about the cause of anomalies in Jupiter's gossamer ...
Don't Stress About De-Stressing
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Many people experience the feeling of being overwhelmed. Common sources of stress include losing a set of keys, being late to important meetings, and tackling stacks of paperwork. Many people believe the last thing they have ...
'4-D' ionosphere map helps flyers, soldiers, ham radio operators
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Today, at the Space Weather Workshop in Boulder, Colo., NASA-funded researchers released to the general public a new “4D” live model of Earth’s ionosphere. Without leaving home, anyone can fly through the ...
8 new human genome projects offer large-scale picture of genetic difference
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A nationwide consortium led by the University of Washington in Seattle has completed the first sequence-based map of structural variations in the human genome, giving scientists an overall picture of the large-scale differences ...
How deep is Europe?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2008 |
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The Earth's crust is, on global average around 40 kilometres deep. In relation to the total diameter of the Earth with approx. 12800 kilometres this appears to be rather shallow, but precisely these upper kilometres of the ...
Faster than a Speeding Bubble
Apr 30, 2008 |
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What do melting chocolate and bubbles in a champagne glass have in common? Besides being treats one might sample at a sophisticated soiree, they are both handy examples of first-order phase transitions in ...
Atomic force microscopy reveals liquids adjust viscosity when confined, shaken
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Getting ketchup out of the bottle isn’t always easy. However, shaking the bottle before trying to pour allows the thick, gooey ketchup to flow more freely because it becomes more fluid when agitated. The opposite ...
New insights into cause of diabetes emerge from U-M research
Apr 30, 2008 |
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University of Michigan researchers have new clues to what goes awry at the cellular level in type 2 diabetes.
Some light shed on blood sugar production
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A University of Alberta diabetes researcher has collaborated on a body of diabetes research that has unravelled the signalling pathway mystery that controls the production of blood sugar.
USC School of Dentistry researchers uncover link between osteoporosis drugs and jaw infection
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A group of University of Southern California School of Dentistry researchers says it has identified the slimy culprits killing the jawbones of some people taking drugs that treat osteoporosis.
Zebrafish may help solve ringing in vets' ears
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Ernest Moore, an audiologist and cell biologist at Northwestern University, developed tinnitus -- a chronic ringing and whooshing sound in his ears -- twenty years ago after serving in the U.S. Army reserves medical corps. ...
Butter-flavored popcorn ingredient suspected cause of lung disease
Apr 30, 2008 |
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An unusually high incidence of lung disease has been diagnosed in workers at popcorn factories. Researchers are focusing on diacetyl, the ingredient which is largely responsible for the odor and flavor of the butter in popcorn, ...
Research Could Cut Aircraft Development Costs, Improve Safety
Apr 30, 2008 |
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A distressing fact for aeronautical engineers: Scale model airplanes don't fly anything like their full-sized counterparts. And that makes aircraft design a lot more difficult.
Physical activity, healthy eating and BMI not linked in older teens: study
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Contrary to what many researchers expect, physically active older teens don’t necessarily eat a healthier diet than their less-active contemporaries. And there appeared to be no link between body mass index (BMI) values and ...
