News tagged with secondary
Why do animals, especially males, have so many different colors?
Oct 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In new research, UCLA scientists claim that "secondary sexual traits" like coloring may let animals know which species to avoid fighting.
Chemical from Soil Bacteria Shows Potential Neuron Toxicity; Has Possible Parkinson's Implications
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemical produced by common soil bacteria may kill neurons that produce dopamine, according to an article authored by University of Alabama researchers publishing Oct. 6. Dopamine neuron demise leads to ...
Fish go mad for ginger gene
Sep 28, 2009 |
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There may be plenty of fish in the sea but the medaka knows what it likes. A new study published in the open access journal BMC Biology shows how a single gene mutation that turns Japanese Killifish a drab ...
Birds do it, bees do it; termites don't, necessarily
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Scientists at North Carolina State University and three universities in Japan have shown for the first time that it is possible for certain female termite "primary queens" to reproduce both sexually and asexually ...
Today's children decide their school and career path early
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2009 |
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Children as young as 12 have a strong sense of their personal futures and can reflect thoughtfully on what life might hold for them, according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council and led by ...
Web site help for students applying to college
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Two of my best friends are named Pete. We went to the same high school and the same university, Cal State Fullerton, which has been described as "the Harvard of north Orange County" -- by me, at least.
More 'Star Trek' than 'Snuggie': Student design to protect lunar outpost from dangerous radiation
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien creatures are the least of NASA's worries when it comes to moon travel. There are several potential threats to future missions - with space radiation at the top of the list. Now, a group ...
Benefit of aspirin for healthy people is uncertain
May 29, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has shown that, while taking aspirin is beneficial in preventing heart attacks and strokes among people with established cardiovascular disease (secondary prevention), its benefits ...
Scientists tackle viral mysteries
Jun 29, 2009 |
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Scientists know that some cancers are triggered by viruses, which take over cellular systems and cause uncontrolled cell growth. Doctors - and patients who get shingles late in life - have also known for many years that ...
Research Shows an Incentive to Snitch Produces False Information
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The secondary confession - also known as snitching - is widely accepted as valid evidence in criminal prosecution. Yet, the first behavioral study to investigate whether people will provide false secondary ...
Researcher proposes statistical method to enhance airport secondary security screenings
Feb 02, 2009 |
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A researcher at The University of Texas at Austin has found that secondary security screening at airports is mathematically flawed, and has identified a way to select people for screenings more efficiently and fairly.
What part do relapses play in severe disability for people with MS?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 04, 2009 |
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have relapses within the first five years of onset appear to have more severe disability in the short term compared to people who do not have an early relapse, according ...
Researchers map new path to colon cancer therapy
Dec 15, 2008 |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers have identified a promising new target in the battle against colorectal cancer — a biochemical pathway critical to the spread of tumors to new locations in the body. ...
Children 'increasingly unlikely' to learn a modern language
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Children are increasingly unlikely to leave school with even the most basic knowledge of modern languages despite Government claims to the contrary, an independent study has found.
Poverty is rooted in US education system, researcher says
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 05, 2009 |
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Inequalities are rooted in many areas of the U.S. education system, and the current system's relationship with poverty has not improved, according to a Kansas State University researcher.
