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Brain tweak lets sleep-deprived flies stay sharp
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Jul 31, 2008 |
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Staying awake slows down our brains, scientists have long recognized. Mental performance is at its peak after sleep but inevitably trends downward throughout the day, and sleep deprivation only worsens these effects.
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Britain working on new atlas of birds
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Nov 04, 2007 |
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The British Trust for Ornithology has begun collecting data from thousands of volunteers for a new atlas of the birds of the British Isles.
Dementia induced and blocked in Parkinson's fly model
Aug 01, 2009 |
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Parkinson's disease is well-known for impairing movement and causing tremors, but many patients also develop other serious problems, including sleep disturbances and significant losses in cognitive function known as dementia.
Low-Level Plutonium Sample Involved in NIST-Boulder Lab Incident
Jun 11, 2008 |
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On Monday afternoon, June 9, researchers in a laboratory room at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colorado discovered that a vial holding about 1/4 of a gram ...
Shared equipment can lead to hepatitis B outbreaks
Apr 09, 2009 |
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Patient-to-patient transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV) can occur as the result of routine clinical practices incorrectly thought to be risk-free. A review of 33 HBV outbreaks, published in the open access journal BMC Me ...
Moon, Mars bright lights in the big sky
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Dec 24, 2007 |
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The moon and Mars -- not the stars -- emitted enough wattage Monday to providing night travelers by sleigh and by foot a lighted way to their destinations.
Nightime light linked to cancer
Feb 21, 2008 |
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An Israeli study said women who live in well-lighted neighborhoods are more likely to develop breast cancer than those who live in darker areas.
Olfactory bulb size may change as sense of smell changes
Jun 16, 2008 |
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The olfactory bulb in the brain appears to change in size in a way that corresponds to individual alterations in sense of smell, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery.
Probing life's extremes in Yellowstone (w/ Podcast)
Nov 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Idaho National Laboratory biologist Frank Roberto squats on a bare, gravelly patch of ground in Yellowstone National Park's rolling backcountry. At his feet, scalding water churns in a mustard-yellow ...
Paramecia adapt their swimming to changing gravitational force
Sep 18, 2006 |
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Using a high-powered electromagnet, Brown University physicists Karine Guevorkian and James Valles have created a topsy-turvy world for the single-celled paramecium. They have managed to increase, eliminate ...
New laryngoscope could make difficult intubations easier
Oct 15, 2009 |
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A new tool developed by a Medical College of Georgia resident and faculty member may make it easier to place assisted breathing devices under difficult circumstances.
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