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Easier-to-hit 'targets' could help older people make the most of computers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Older people could make better use of computers if icons, links and menu headings automatically grew bigger as the cursor moves towards them.





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Epigenetic research uncovers new targets for modification enzymes

Biology /

created Apr 27, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Enzymes regulating genetic expression can be just as important as the genome itself, increasing evidence shows. The expanding field of epigenetics focuses on the multiple influences on DNA and surrounding molecules that determine ...


British Climate Act 'failed before it started'

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

The British Climate Act is flawed and comprised of unrealistic and unobtainable targets, writes US academic Roger A Pielke Jr, in a journal paper published in IOP Publishing's Environmental Research Letters.


Starve a yeast, sweeten its lifespan

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered a new energy-making biochemical twist in determining the lifespan of yeast cells, one so valuable to longevity that it is likely to also functions in humans.


Protein helps immune cells to divide and conquer

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a key protein that is required for immune cells called B lymphocytes to divide and replicate themselves. The rapid generation of large ...


Chemical probes beat antibodies at own game

Chemical probes beat antibodies at own game

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created Apr 26, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A new way of detecting biological structures could help in the fight against disease. The new method, developed by scientists at Oxford University, uses chemistry to assemble proteins into ‘protein probes’ ...


Researchers identify protein that may explain 'healthy' obesity

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created Jan 29, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mice whose fat cells were allowed to grow larger than fat cells in normal mice developed "healthy" obesity when fed a high-fat diet, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center found in a new study.


New Synthetic Compound Message to Drug-Resistant Bacteria: 'Resistance is Futile'

Chemistry /

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of Illinois have developed a smart new synthetic compound that not only targets some drug-resistant bacteria and kills them, but the ...


Norio Sasaki, president of Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba

Toshiba eyes new businesses for recovery

Technology / Business

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it aimed to expand its energy, healthcare and environment-related businesses as it targets a strong recovery in earnings within the next three years.


Human beta cells can be easily induced to replicate

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have successfully induced human insulin-producing cells, known as beta cells, to replicate robustly in a living animal, as well as in the lab. The discovery not ...


Hard-drive makers see big run-ups on PC recovery hopes

Technology / Business

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Investors willing to make early bets on the recovery of the PC sector have scored big with Seagate Technology and Western Digital Corp. -- two makers of hard-disk drives that have seen their market values more than triple ...



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