New national survey says public reveres bison 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Americans are woefully out of touch with the fact that the American bison, or buffalo, is in trouble as a wild, iconic species, but they do love them as an important symbol of their country—and as an entrée on the dinner ... | |
 Nanocoatings boost industrial energy efficiency 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Friction is the bane of any machine. When moving parts are subject to friction, it takes more energy to move them, the machine doesn't operate as efficiently, and the parts have a tendency to wear out over ... | |
Study finds that corporate culture is most important factor in driving innovation 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that ... | |
 Anthropologists discover long-lost primate in Indonesia 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team led by a Texas A&M University anthropologist has discovered a group of primates not seen alive in 85 years. The pygmy tarsiers, furry Furby/gremlin-looking* creatures about the size ... | |
ER/PR negative tumors associated with insurance status 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
African-American women are at a higher risk for ER/PR negative breast cancer. A new study, to be presented at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention ... | |
Individuals with HIV have higher risk of non-AIDS cancers 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
The risk of non-AIDS cancer is higher for individuals infected with HIV than for the general population, according to a meta-analysis presented here at the American Association for Cancer Research's Seventh Annual International ... | |
Can China's future earthquakes be predicted? 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Ji ShaoCheng of the Université de Montréal's affiliated engineering school École Polytechnique is part of a team studying last May's devastating earthquake in China. | |
Kids from juvenile justice system 7 times more likely to commit criminal acts 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new study shows that juvenile delinquents sentenced to either a juvenile retreat, probation or unsupervised community service were seven times more likely to commit criminal acts as adults than youngsters from the control ... | |
A good ear: Rats identify specific sounds in noisy environments 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A study conducted on hundreds of rats could help us understand how the brain identifies specific sounds in a noisy environment. The investigation, soon to be published in the journal Brain, was conducted by Alex Martin of ... | |
26 percent of sleepless children become overweight 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Between the ages of six months and six years old, close to 90 percent of children have at least one sleep-related problem. Among the most common issues are night terrors, teeth-grinding and bed-wetting. | |
 New Virtual Tool Can Train Athlete Brains to React 53 Percent Faster, Improve Their Game 14 hours ago | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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All great athletes know that in order to perform well, they can't just depend on their physical capabilities. Speed and efficiency in decision-making are just as essential. Two researchers from the School ... | |
K-State helps nursing home staff become comfortable with residents' sexual expression 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
"Do not disturb" signs aren't just for newlyweds anymore. They are also a way to give nursing home residents some privacy for sexual expression, according to Kansas State University aging experts. | |
Cancer survival rates impact type of Web communities used by patients 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Online support communities for high survival rate cancers contain a greater amount of emotional support content than online support communities for cancers with low survival rates, according to a new study from the University ... | |
Can a single molecule behave as a mirror? 14 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- “We have shown for the first time, theoretically, that a single molecule can behave as a perfect mirror,” Mario Agio tells PhysOrg.com. “Imagine that your mirror at home becomes a single molecule and ... | |
Routine testing after aneurysm coiling carries low risk 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A very low risk of complication is associated with a routine test that determines whether a brain aneurysm treated with endovascular coiling has started to recur, a study led by the University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute ... | |
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