Archive: 10/31/2006
Depression treatment diagnostics studied
U.S. scientists say they are working on research that might lead to the first diagnostic test to guide the treatment of depression.
Oct 31, 2006 |
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2 Viking finds in Norway, Sweden
Norwegian archaeologists have found a Viking farmer buried with horse, sword, spear and shield near Trondheim.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Study: Lies detrimental for the memory
Dutch scientists say people who pretend they can not remember something -- lie about the subject - and negatively affect their real memories.
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Scientists study loneliness
A U.S. scientist studying physiological dynamics of day-to-day experiences say older adults who go to bed lonely have higher cortisol levels the next day.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2006 |
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German rivers repopulated with sturgeon
Atlantic sturgeon from Canada are being transported to Germany for reintroduction into that nation's rivers.
Biology /
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Study: Some forest roads bad for wildlife
A U.S. study suggests forest roads used for such activities as logging or mineral removal can negatively affect wildlife for long periods of time.
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Measles virus used to kill cancer cells
U.S. researchers are starting the second of several pending molecular medicine studies in patients using measles to kill cancer cells.
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Photoswitches could restore sight to blind retinas
A research center newly created by the University of California, Berkeley, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to put light-sensitive switches in the body's cells that can be flipped on and off as ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Cybersecurity expert says nationwide use of computerized voting poses risk
Many of the paperless computerized voting systems adopted in wake of the "hanging chad" presidential election controversy in 2000 have the potential to create more problems than they solve, according to an information security ...
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Apple’s New iPod shuffle Available Worldwide This Friday
Apple’s new iPod shuffle, the world’s smallest digital music player, will be available in stores this Friday, November 3. Nearly half the size of the original, the new iPod shuffle is just half a cubic inch ...
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Team strives to optimize vital wireless networks
When lives are on the line amid the terrifying fog of war or the desperate chaos of a disaster, fundamental questions of information theory don't seem all that urgent. But a better understanding of how wireless networks operate ...
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Climate change tops Americans' environmental concerns, survey shows
According to a recent MIT survey, Americans now rank climate change as the country's most pressing environmental problem-a dramatic shift from three years ago, when they ranked climate change sixth out of 10 environmental ...
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Start-up looks to turn 'lights out' on flu, other viruses
Imagine if killing flu viruses and other microbes were as simple as turning on a light. Exposing a unique surface coating to light may in fact hold the key to protecting you from virtually all viruses and bacteria, including ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 31, 2006 |
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Bone research that grows on you
Rapid and guided healing of bones has moved a step closer with research by two biomedical engineering students who have found new ways to deliver bone growth enhancers directly to broken or weakened bones.
Oct 31, 2006 |
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It's in your head: The brain's own globin defends you from shock and stroke
The next generation of treatments for shock or stroke could be based on a protein that is already in our heads – neuroglobin. In a review article to be published in the November issue of The FASEB Journal, scientists from ...
Oct 31, 2006 |
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