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New understanding about mechanism for cell death after stroke leads to possible therapy

Medicine & Health / Research

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Scientists at the Brain Research Centre, a partnership of the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, have uncovered new information about the mechanism by which ...


Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

Technology / Software

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French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.


Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

Don't Blame Tryptophan for Thanksgiving Snooze

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Blame it on the heavy meal, the alcohol, or simply the opportunity afforded by a free afternoon on a traditional holiday. Just don't blame it on the tryptophan, say experts at the University ...


Scientists find new link between insulin and core body temperature

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have discovered a direct link between insulin—a hormone long associated with metabolism and metabolic disorders such as diabetes—and core body temperature. While ...


Let them eat snail

Medicine & Health / Health

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

A nutritionist in Nigeria says that malnutrition and iron deficiency in schoolchildren could be reduced in her country by baking up snail pie. In a research paper to be published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nu ...


'No muss, no fuss' miniaturized analysis for complex samples developed

'No muss, no fuss' miniaturized analysis for complex samples developed

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

The goal of an integrated, miniaturized laboratory analysis system, also known as a "lab-on-a-chip," is simple: sample in, answer out. However, researchers wanting to use these microfluidic devices to analyze ...


To eat or not to eat? Mental budgets help control consumption

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

If you feel like you're in a losing battle with a triple-chocolate cake, a "mental budget" can help, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Genetic link to vitamin A deficiency

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost half of UK women may be lacking an important source of vitamin A due to a previously undiscovered genetic variation, scientists at Newcastle University have found.


Students with a lower socioeconomic background benefit from daily school physical activity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German school students -- especially those with low socioeconomic status (SES) -- significantly improved their exercise capacity and body leanness after a year of daily physical activity classes, according to research presented ...


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Research describes connections between Circadian and metabolic systems

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A paper by University of Notre Dame biologist Giles Duffield and a team of researchers offers new insights into a gene that plays a key role in modulating the body’s Circadian system and may ...



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