Researchers unravel key mechanism of cellular damage in aging and disease 18 hours ago | User rating: 5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers have taken a first snapshot of how a class of highly reactive molecules inflicts cellular damage as part of aging, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes, kidney disease and Alzheimer's disease to name a few. ... | |
 'Nanonet' circuits closer to making flexible electronics reality July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Researchers have overcome a major obstacle in producing transistors from networks of carbon nanotubes, a technology that could make it possible to print circuits on plastic sheets for applications including ... | |
 Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research scientists at Columbia University’s Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science have achieved a breakthrough by proving that the carbon material graphene is the strongest ... | |
Web networking photos come back to bite defendants July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Two weeks after Joshua Lipton was charged in a drunken driving crash that seriously injured a woman, the 20-year-old college junior attended a Halloween party dressed as a prisoner. Pictures from the party showed ... | |
Limiting fructose may boost weight loss July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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One of the reasons people on low-carbohydrate diets may lose weight is that they reduce their intake of fructose, a type of sugar that can be made into body fat quickly, according to a researcher at UT Southwestern Medical ... | |
Cow power could generate electricity for millions July 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Converting livestock manure into a domestic renewable fuel source could generate enough electricity to meet up to three per cent of North America's entire consumption needs and lead to a significant reduction in greenhouse ... | |
Viagra helps depressed women: study July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The erectile dysfunction drug Viagra has proven effective at combating sexual dysfunction in depressed women, according to a study published Tuesday. | |
The genetics of the white horse unraveled July 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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The white horse is an icon for dignity which has had a huge impact on human culture across the world. An international team led by researchers at Uppsala University has now identified the mutation causing this spectacular ... | |
Purdue panel finds misconduct by fusion scientist July 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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(AP) -- A Purdue University panel has found two instances of misconduct by a researcher who claims he produced nuclear fusion in tabletop experiments. | |
Material may help autos turn heat into electricity 16 hours ago | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers have invented a new material that will make cars even more efficient, by converting heat wasted through engine exhaust into electricity. In the current issue of the journal Science, they describe a material ... | |
Study: No gender differences in math performance 16 hours ago | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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We've all heard it. Many of us in fact believe it. Girls just aren't as good at math as boys. But is it true? After sifting through mountains of data - including SAT results and math scores from 7 million students who were ... | |
Why play a losing game? Study uncovers why low-income people buy lottery tickets 18 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them — especially low-income people, who spend a larger percentage of their incomes on lottery ... | |
 Los Angeles bans plastic bagging in stores July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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The city of Los Angeles announced it will ban all plastic bags from retail stores as of July 1, 2010, following similar anti-pollution regulations already enforced in San Francisco. | |
 Researcher shows evolution of milkweed defense system July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The adage that your enemies know your weaknesses best is especially true in the case of plants and predators that have co-evolved: As the predators evolve new strategies for attack, plants ... | |
 Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair July 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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A researcher at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory has pinpointed stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following ... | |
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