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People with autism make more rational decisions, study shows

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (10) | comments 0

People with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions, and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust. The study adds to the growing body of research ...





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Genomic toggle switches divide autoimmune diseases into distinct clusters

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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Genomic switches can predispose an individual to one set of autoimmune disorders but protect the same person against another set of them, scientists at Stanford University School of Medicine have found.


Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries

Keck Telescopes Take Deeper Look at Planetary Nurseries

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 8 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using the W. M. Keck Observatory have peered far into a young planetary system, giving an unprecedented view of dust and gas that might eventually form planets similar to Jupiter, ...


Anti-inflammatory drugs interfere with aspirin's clotting ability

Medicine & Health / Research

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A new study conducted at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that Celebrex and other anti-inflammatory coxib medications may counter the positive effects of aspirin in preventing blood clots.


Scientists discover 2 genes that drive aggressive brain cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 10 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team of Columbia scientists have discovered two genes that, when simultaneously activated, are responsible for the most aggressive forms of human brain cancer.


Compound Halts Common Type of Drug-resistant Lung Cancer

Research yields new agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 10 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant ...


Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 11 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...


The Formation of Blue Stragglers

Vampires and collisions rejuvenate stars

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 11 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Stars in globular clusters are generally extremely old, with ages of 12-13 billion years. However, a small fraction of them appear to be significantly younger than the average population and, because they ...


Whiskers hold secrets of invasive minks

Biology / Ecology

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Details of the lifestyle of mink, which escaped from fur farms and now live wild in the UK, have been revealed through analysis of their whiskers. Research led by the University of Exeter reveals more about the diet of this ...


Panasonic Develops High Energy Lithium-ion Battery Module  with High Reliability

Panasonic plans home-use storage cell

Technology / Energy

created 16 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (13) | comments 7

Panasonic Corp., which recently made a successful takeover bid for Sanyo Electric Co., plans to market a lithium-ion storage cell for home use around fiscal 2011.


High-blood-pressure treatment for the over-80s too aggressive, warns expert

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People over 80 years are being treated too aggressively for high blood pressure, warns an expert in an editorial in BMJ Clinical Evidence this week.



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