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Researchers demonstrate 100-watt-level mid-infrared lasers

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Northwestern University researchers have achieved a breakthrough in quantum cascade laser output power, delivering 120 watts from a single device at room temperature.


Women can quit smoking and control weight gain

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism.


Your own stem cells can treat heart disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The largest national stem cell study for heart disease showed the first evidence that transplanting a potent form of adult stem cells into the heart muscle of subjects with severe angina results in less pain and an improved ...


Waking up memories while you sleep

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle and a cat's meow, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds presented during the nap were reminders of earlier spatial learning, though the Northwestern ...


Ethnic pride may boost African-American teens' mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Most adolescents who belong to an ethnic minority group wrestle not only with their self-esteem (like most teens), but also with identity issues unique to their ethnic group, such as dealing with social stigma. A new study ...


Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 5

A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in the mud --- or at least a much better acquaintance with everyday ...


Antidepressant Can Change Patient's Personality

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nation is still debating the effects of antidepressant medications on brain chemistry almost 20 years after publication of the best-seller "Listening to Prozac." Though selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors ...


Ethnic pride key to black teen mental health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Ethnic pride may be as important as self-esteem to the mental health of young African-American adolescents, according to a new study in the Nov/Dec issue of the journal Child Development.


Facebook (and systems biologists) take note: Network analysis reveals true connections

Facebook (and Systems Biologists) Take Note: Network Analysis Reveals True Connections

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Facebook figures out that you know Holly, although you haven't seen her in 10 years, because you have four mutual friends -- a good predictor of direct friendship. But sometimes Facebook gets ...


Research sheds light on workings of anti-cancer drug

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The copper sequestering drug tetrathiomolybdate (TM) has been shown in studies to be effective in the treatment of Wilson disease, a disease caused by an overload of copper, and certain metastatic cancers. ...



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