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Type of vitamin B1 could treat common cause of blindness

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have discovered that a form of vitamin B1 could become a new and effective treatment for one of the world's leading causes of blindness.


Cry me a river: The psychology of crying

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

We've all experienced a "good cry"—whether following a breakup or just after a really stressful day, shedding some tears can often make us feel better and help us put things in perspective. But why is crying beneficial? And ...


Mars Science Laboratory

Next NASA Mars Mission Rescheduled for 2011

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 04, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 0

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory will launch two years later than previously planned, in the fall of 2011. The mission will send a next-generation rover with unprecedented research tools to study the early environmental ...


Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing

Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 20, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory.


NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover

NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover. NASA, in cooperation with Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' movie WALL-E from Pixar Animation ...