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Factors from common human bacteria may trigger multiple sclerosis

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Current research suggests that a common oral bacterium may exacerbate autoimmune disease. The related report by Nichols et al, "Unique Lipids from a Common Human Bacterium Represent a New Class of TLR2 Ligands Capable of ...


Measured -- The time it takes us to find the words we need

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The time it takes for our brains to search for and retrieve the word we want to say has been measured for the first time. The discovery is reported in a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Ac ...


Right-handed chimpanzees provide clues to the origin of human language

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 8

Most of the linguistic functions in humans are controlled by the left cerebral hemisphere. A study of captive chimpanzees at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center (Atlanta, Georgia), reported in the January 2010 issue ...


Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language

Why can't chimps speak? Study links evolution of single gene to human capacity for language

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- If humans are genetically related to chimps, why did our brains develop the innate ability for language and speech while theirs did not?


New brain findings on dyslexic children

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

The vast majority of school-aged children can focus on the voice of a teacher amid the cacophony of the typical classroom thanks to a brain that automatically focuses on relevant, predictable and repeating auditory information, ...


The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

The Link Between Birdsong And Human Language

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Scientists studying how Bengalese finches use sets of syllables to communicate are a step closer to understanding how humans develop and use vocabulary. After studying the neural networks in finch brains, ...


CWRU to develop technologies for virtual coaching to help patient-doctor communications

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Millions of people suffer from chronic ailments like heart disease, high blood pressure or diabetes, and need critical information from their healthcare providers to manage those diseases.


Video fingerprinting offers search solution

Video fingerprinting offers search solution

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The explosive growth of video on the internet calls for new ways of sorting and searching audiovisual content. A team of European researchers has developed a groundbreaking solution that is ...


Squeak, squeak -- can you hear me now?

Squeak, squeak -- can you hear me now?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What do you get when you cross a mouse with poor hearing and a mouse with even worse hearing? Ironically, a new strain of mice with "golden ears" - mice that have outstanding hearing as they age.


Humans, Other Mammals Similarly Voice Frustrations

Humans, Other Mammals Similarly Voice Frustrations

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Pet owners and scientists who spend a lot of time in the wild say that they can tell when an animal is upset by the sound of its voice. Now new analyses of animal calls may offer an explanation; humans seem ...



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