Stem cell therapies for heart disease -- one step closer
Oct 30, 2008 |
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New research from the University of Bristol brings stem cell therapies for heart disease one step closer. The findings reveal that our bodies' ability to respond to an internal 'mayday' signal may hold the ...
Without glial cells, animals lose their senses
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sensory neurons have always put on a good show. But now, it turns out, they'll be sharing the credit. In groundbreaking research to appear in the October 31 issue of Science, Rockefeller Univer ...
Survey reveals extent of Hurricane Ike's underwater damage to galveston
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Conducting a rapid response research mission after Hurricane Ike, scientists at The University of Texas at Austin surveyed the inlet between Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, discovering the hurricane significantly reshaped ...
Phoenix Mars Lander Out Of Communication
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday ...
Too much of a good thing: Cells with extra chromosomes share detrimental traits
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Mammalian cells with extra chromosomes share some common traits that could be exploited to develop cancer treatments, according to MIT biologists.
Genographic scientists uncover new piece of Phoenician legacy
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 30, 2008 |
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The Phoenicians gave the world the alphabet and a love of the color purple, and a research study published today by Genographic scientists in the American Journal of Human Genetics (AJHG-D-08-00725R2) shows ...
Small islands given short shrift in assembling archaeological record
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 30, 2008 |
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Small islands dwarf large ones in archaeological importance, says a University of Florida researcher, who found that people who settled the Caribbean before Christopher Columbus preferred more minute pieces of land because ...
Explosion on chip sets liquid in motion
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(PhysOrg.com) -- PhD student, Dennis van den Broek, of the University of Twente, Netherlands, has developed a new type of miniature motor, the micro-bubble actuator. This ‘motor’, which can be used in laboratories ...
Bee smart, bee healthy
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bumblebee colonies which are fast learners are also better able to fight off infection, according to scientists from Queen Mary, University of London and the University of Leicester.
How nonverbal cues in presidential debates are interpreted by voters
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Research on nonverbal vocal communication in the presidential debates, published by two Kent State University sociology professors, demonstrates that subtle, non-consciously perceived cues in candidates' voices may provide ...
Phoenix Mars Lander Enters Safe Mode
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander entered safe mode late yesterday in response to a low-power fault brought on by deteriorating weather conditions. While engineers anticipated that a fault could ...
A card-swipe for medical tests: Diagnostic device uses same principle as hard disks, MP3 players
Oct 30, 2008 |
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University of Utah scientists successfully created a sensitive prototype device that could test for dozens or even hundreds of diseases simultaneously by acting like a credit card-swipe machine to scan a card ...
Genetic link to gender identity
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In the largest ever genetic study of male to female transsexuals Australian researchers have found a significant genetic link between gender identity and a gene involved in testosterone action.
Reducing roads could boost bear population
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Alberta's scant grizzly bear population could grow by up to five per cent a year if fewer logging roads are built in the animals' habitat, according to University of Alberta researchers.
Study shows difficult to read instructions decrease motivation
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 30, 2008 |
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It is not surprising that people are more willing to participate in a task if it does not require too much effort. What is interesting, however, is the way we determine just how easy a task will be and therefore, how motivated ...
