Archive: 07/31/2007
Reliable, fast simulations of complex events Virginia Tech mathematician's goal
Timely, accurate prediction or control of complex phenomena – such as predicating the path of a hurricane or controlling a jet -- is the goal of Serkan Gugercin’s National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development ...
Jul 31, 2007 |
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The new face of identity protection: You
Trying to remember dozens of personal identification numbers (PIN), passwords and credit card numbers may not be necessary for much longer, thanks to a University of Houston professor and his team.
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Scientists discover brain cell development process implicated in mental retardation
Scientists at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, have discovered a biological process in brain cell development that may help explain some causes of mental retardation. This understanding may one day help other ...
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Most complete primate gene study reported
U.S. scientists have completed what's believed the most comprehensive assessment of gene copy number variations across human and non-human primate species.
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Jul 31, 2007 |
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Diesel exhaust exposure biomarker found
A Japanese-U.S. science team has created the first test to detect a biomarker for human exposure to diesel exhaust, a probable human carcinogen.
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Religious physicians are surveyed
A U.S. study found that religiously focused physicians don't disproportionately care for poor and underserved patients.
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Understanding Math Day By Day
Parents can help their children understand mathematics by talking about the numbers and figuring used in daily life, preparing them for learning skills and concepts in the classroom, says a University of Arkansas math educator.
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Students should use common sense when posting to Facebook.com, says expert
Think you know your daughter's potential college roommate for her freshman year? Think again.
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Progress to Launch to Space Station
A new Progress cargo carrier is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 1:34 p.m. EDT Thursday, Aug. 2, with more than 2.5 tons of fuel, air, water and other supplies and equipment aboard. ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Researchers find older folks don't get the joke
It’s no laughing matter that older adults have a tougher time understanding basic jokes than do younger adults.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2007 |
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For the first time, patterns of excitation waves found in brain's visual processing center
Neuroscientists have long believed that vision is processed in the brain along circuits made up of neurons, similar to the way telephone signals are transferred through separate wires from one station to another. But scientists ...
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Circumstellar space: Where chemistry happens for the very first time
Picture a cool place, teeming with a multitude of hot bodies twirling about in rapidly changing formations of singles and couples, partners and groups, constantly dissolving and reforming. If you were thinking ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 31, 2007 |
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When Exercise Stops, How Long do Benefits Last?
Scientists examining the relationship between the intensity and length of a workout and the duration of its benefits have made a surprising discovery: More isn't necessarily better, and none may be worse than we ever imagined.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Reading a face is tricky business
Reading the face of a person who is trying to conceal fear or other emotions is tricky business, according to a new Northwestern University study of electrical activity in the brain.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Study says normal but out-of-control enzyme may be culprit that signals some cells to become cancer
Working with human colorectal cancer cells, a University of Minnesota team, led by cancer biologists Zigang Dong and Ann Bode, has found the potential culprit among a network of enzymes that relay signals inside cells to ...
Jul 31, 2007 |
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