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Peat fires drive temperatures up
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Peatlands, especially those in tropical regions, sequester gigantic amounts of organic carbon. Human activities are now having a considerable impact on these wetlands. For example, drainage projects, in combination with the ...
New artificial enzyme safer for nature
Oct 22, 2009 |
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Perilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range of enzymes have been available for the chemical industry.
Cement's basic molecular structure finally decoded
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the 2,000 or so years since the Roman Empire employed a naturally occurring form of cement to build a vast system of concrete aqueducts and other large edifices, researchers have analyzed the molecular ...
Researcher measures effectiveness of activity-promoting video games
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Emory University and Andrews University reported that adult video gamers suffer higher levels of depression and weigh ...
Fermilab's CDF observes Omega-sub-b baryon
Jun 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- At a recent physics seminar at the Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab physicist Pat Lukens of the CDF experiment announced the observation of a new particle, ...
Tracking down the causes of multiple sclerosis
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Over 100,000 people suffer from multiple sclerosis in Germany alone. Despite intensive research, the factors that trigger the disease and influence its progress remain unclear. Scientists from the Max Planck ...
Hospitals offer new take on medical mistakes
Mar 08, 2009 |
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All Donald Platt wanted was an apology. The tumor on his kidney was the size of a baseball by the time his cancer was detected in a CT scan - five years after his doctor misdiagnosed his symptoms and failed to order the right ...
Young adults with stroke symptoms are sometimes misdiagnosed in emergency rooms
Feb 18, 2009 |
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In the Misdiagnosis of Acute Stroke in the Young During Initial Presentation in the Emergency Room study, researchers reviewed data on 57 patients, ages 16 to 50 years old, enrolled since 2001 in the Young Stroke Registry ...
Study finds more effective treatment for pneumonia following influenza
Jan 08, 2009 |
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Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have demonstrated a more effective treatment for bacterial pneumonia following influenza. They found that the antibiotics clindamycin and azithromycin, which kill bacteria ...
Researcher nabs 'doubly magic' tin isotope
Dec 11, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With help from newly developed equipment designed and built at Michigan State University, MSU researchers have been able to make first-of-its-kind measurements of several rare nuclei, one ...
Women who are perceived as confident in job interviews also seen as lacking social skills
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 10, 2008 |
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A new study in Psychology of Women Quarterly finds that women who present themselves as confident and ambitious in job interviews are viewed as highly competent but also lacking social skills. Women who present themselves as mod ...
Researchers Studying Little-Known Genetic Sequences
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Nov 13, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona researchers are among a group of scientists who have discovered a source of previously scarce small RNA molecules. Their finding, which was recently published in the Proceedings of th ...
Detecting tiny twists with a nanomachine
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Nov 02, 2008 |
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Researchers at Boston University working with collaborators in Germany, France and Korea have developed a nanoscale torsion resonator that measures miniscule amounts of twisting or torque in a metallic nanowire. This device, ...
This is your brain on politics
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 02, 2008 |
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U.S. presidential candidates have been stumping for nearly two years with their every move being analyzed and reported ad nauseum. Logically, voters should be able to tap into lots of information when they make their decisions ...
Agricultural engineer suggests low-energy alternative to high-temperature grain drying
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Sep 24, 2008 |
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A little-used grain-drying technique can help farmers control energy costs, according to an Ohio State University agricultural engineer.
