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Serious games for serious health problems
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Gamers caught a very early glimpse of the future of serious games aimed at the health sector during the PlayMancer project’s demos at the latest Vienna Science Fair.
'Switch off, light on': Molecular biologist discovers new control mechanism in cell signalling
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Feb 17, 2009 |
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Manuela Baccarini of the Centre for Molecular Biology of the University of Vienna, Austria, investigates a group of proteins which are important for cell division and therefore also for uncontrolled cell growth as occurring ...
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Who cares about the fourth dimension?
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Austrian scientists are trying to understand the mysteries of the holographic principle: How many dimensions are there in our universe?
"Mum, buy me that chocolate, pleeeease!" New study shows the pervasive influence of children on their parents' in-store
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2009 |
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The influence children wield over their parents' purchase decisions at the point of sale is grossly underestimated by parents. This was shown in a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Vienna, Austria. According ...
MDCT angiography leads to successful treatment of severely blocked arteries in the legs
Jun 03, 2009 |
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MDCT angiography leads to accurate recommendations for successful treatment of patients with critical limb ischemia, sometimes allowing the patients to avoid more complicated surgery, according to a study performed at the ...
Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys
Jul 02, 2009 |
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Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information ...
What killed Mozart? Study suggests strep infection
Aug 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured - as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791.
Under Observation -- Restless Atoms Cause Materials to Age
Sep 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Atoms have the habit of jumping through solids - a practice that physicists have recently been able to follow for the first time using a brand new method. This scientific advance was made ...
Exotic life beyond Earth? Looking for life as we don't know it
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Scientists at a new interdisciplinary research institute in Austria are working to uncover how life might evolve with "exotic" biochemistry and solvents, such as sulphuric acid instead of water. Their research ...
Piecing Together an Extinct Lemur, Large as a Big Baboon
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Jul 28, 2008 |
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Penn State researchers have used computed tomography (CT) technology to virtually glue newly-discovered skull fragments of a rare extinct lemur back into its partial skull, which was discovered over a century ...
Quest to sniff out kakapo fragrance spans centuries and continents
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Oct 20, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Feathers of the flightless kakapo are being flown around the world as part of a Massey biologist’s quest to understand the role of the critically endangered native parrot’s sense of smell ...
DREAM: One gene regulates pain, learning and memory
Jan 15, 2009 |
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The DREAM-gene which is crucial in regulating pain perception seems to also influence learning and memory. This is the result of studies carried out by researchers in Seville, Spain, and Vienna, Austria. The new findings ...
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