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| Rutgers researchers show how the brain can protect against cancer | | 2008-06-10 09:09:44 | | Scientists have been aware for many years that if cancer patients are not able to deal with the stress associated with being sick, the cancer will progress faster than in calmer patients. To counteract this phenomenon, physicians encourage treatments that help cancer patients handle their stress. Scientists theorized that the stress relief may have come as a result of increased beta-endorphin peptide (BEP), the "feel good" hormones in the brain that are released during exercise, a good conversation, and many other aspects of life that give humans pleasure.
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| Researchers studying better bug sprays | | 2008-05-27 09:26:00 | | Researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current standard-bearer, DEET. The next step: safety testing to make sure they're not harmful. While the new repellants aren't likely to be available commercially for a few years, early tests on cloth were promising, with some chemicals repelling | | By: News Alert | | |
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| MIT researchers: morphing Web sites could bring riches | | 2008-05-27 07:49:05 | | This is pretty cool and a little big brotherish as well. Network World originally posted this article a couple days ago, but it caught my eye and looks to be an interesting concept. Check it out and send us your thoughts.Credit: NetworkWorld.comWeb sites that automatically customize themselves for each visitor so they come across as more appealing or simply less annoying can boost sales for online businesses by close to 20%, MIT research says. These sites adapt to display information so everyone who visits sees a version best suited to their preferred style of absorbing information, say the four researchers who write about such sites in "Website Morphing", a paper being published this month in Marketing Science .So the site might play an audio file and present graphics to one visitor, but present the same information as text to the next depending on each person's cognitive style. Morphing sites deduce that style from the decisions visitors make as they click through p | | By: Accent Information Systems Official Technology Blo | | |
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| Researchers Seek to Demystify the Metabolic Magic of Sled Dogs | | 2008-05-05 22:10:10 | | By DOUGLAS ROBSON : When humans engage in highly strenuous exercise day after day, they start to metabolize the body’s reserves, depleting glycogen and fat stores. When cells run out of energy, a result is fatigue, and exercise grinds to a halt until those sources are replenished.
Dogs are different, in particular the sled dogs that [...] | | By: ArticlesModern | | |
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| Researchers create computer memory similar to human brain | | 2008-05-01 12:08:17 | | Researchers from HP Labs, the company’s central research facility, have proven the existence of what had previously been only theorized as the fourth fundamental circuit element in electrical engineering. This scientific advancement could make it possible to develop computer systems that have memories that do not forget, do not need to be booted up, consume far less power and associate information in a manner similar to that of the human brain.
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| Researchers discover stem cells in the pituitary | | 2008-04-28 20:25:17 | | A team of researchers led by scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have for the first time identified stem cells that allow the pituitary glands of mice to grow even after birth. They found that, in contrast to most adult stem cells, these cells are distinct from those that fuel the initial growth of this important organ. The results suggest a novel way that the hormone-secreting gland may adapt, even in adolescents and adults, to traumatic stress or to normal life changes like pregnancy.
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| ISU Researchers Finds Benefits Of Spirituality | | 2008-04-07 09:49:08 | | Researchers at Indiana State University (ISU) present findings on benefits/effects of spiritualityby Aliya Khan at IndianStatesman.com [7th April 2008] David Howard, assistant professor of recreation and sport management, shared the healing methods of yoga and dance for cancer patients during Friday's collaborative session hosted by the Center for the Study of Health, Religion and Spirituality."My own research is both needed and, in my opinion, innovative," Howard said. "The two studies I presented have to do with coping with cancer. For men with prostate cancer, the study involves the use of a tantric yoga intervention in light of erectile dysfunction. For women treated for breast cancer, the study takes place in Philadelphia and incorporates the use of dance and movement workshops. In each, the very important topic of quality of life and human sexuality related to health and disability are being investigated."Other presenters included Jean Kristeller, professor of psychology and di | | By: Spiritual Village | | |
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| Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison | | 2008-03-27 04:38:01 | | Researchers Play Tune Recorded Before Edison
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For more than a century, since he captured the spoken words “Mary had a little lamb” on a sheet of tinfoil, Thomas Edison has been considered the father of recorded sound. But researchers say they have unearthed a recording of the human voice, made by a little-known Frenchman, [...] | | By: What's Opera Doc? | | |
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| Researchers show off laser-guided robot | | 2008-03-12 14:28:05 | | The El-E robot looks like something you'd see in a Hollywood sci-fi flick: It's got two lenses spaced together just like eyes and a slender 5 1/2-foot-tall body. It spurts out wacky catch phrases when it accomplishes its goals. But unlike android movie stars, the El-E isn't designed to behave like a human. Rather, its focus is interacting with us. It simply grabs stuff you point at with a laser.
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| Researchers fine-tune marker for common obesity gene | | 2008-03-12 11:02:03 | | Genomics researchers, seeking to replicate another group’s discovery of an important gene associated with obesity, have further refined the signal to a particular variant in DNA that may be more helpful in identifying this gene’s role in obesity in various human populations worldwide. The finding suggests that the gene variant, identified in DNA from African American children, may be a tag of an ancient mutation that first arose in Africa, where humans originated.
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| Researchers discover gold can be magnetic on the nanoscale | | 2008-03-03 10:10:38 | | Physicists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made important findings regarding gold on the nanoscale. They found that applying an electrical field on a surface-supported gold nanocluster changes its structure from a three-dimensional one to a planar flat structure. In another paper, they relate their discovery that gold in this size regime can be made magnetic through oxygenation of gold nanowires. They also found that up to a certain length, oxygenated gold nanowires behave as a conducting metal, but beyond that, they become insulators. This marks the first time on the nanoscale that such a metal-to-insulation transition has been found on the nanoscale. Both findings are important predictions that could some day be implemented as control parameters governing the chemical and physical material properties employed in nanotechnology.
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| Morph Nano tech Phone from Nokia with Cambridge Researchers | | 2008-02-28 23:08:55 | | What unique about The Morph device’s is that it operates on the concept of nanotechnology. The phone demonstrate the fact that how future devices might be stretchable and flexible, allowing users to transform their phones into radically different shapes.Yu can use it as a keyboard, and it can even be used as a bracelet or an earring that is good news for Girls what else they want from a phone, but it's really a phone that can lead the way in the next generation of mobile technology. It also equipped with a self-cleaning function on the surface that could extend the life of the phone.Thanks Nokia.Cambridge University nanotechnologist Professor Mark Welland said the laboratory had already developed flexible electronics that could wrap around a finger and still function.Nokia said that phones using the nanotechnology features of the Morph "might be available to integrate into handheld devices within seven years".This ability to sense surroundings is the next leap for mobile phones, | | By: Latest Technology News India | | |
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| Researchers discover how cigarette smoke causes cancer | | 2008-02-28 13:14:46 | | Everyone has known for decades that that smoking can kill, but until now no one really understood how cigarette smoke causes healthy lung cells to become cancerous. In a new research report published in the March 2008 print issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers from the University of California, Davis, show that hydrogen peroxide (or similar oxidants) in cigarette smoke is the culprit. This finding may help the tobacco industry develop “safer” cigarettes by eliminating such substances in the smoke, while giving medical researchers a new avenue to developing lung cancer treatments.
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| Researchers reconsider what they think they know about autism | | 2008-02-27 07:59:33 | | The YouTube clip opens with a woman facing away from the camera, rocking back and forth, flapping her hands awkwardly, and emitting an eerie hum. She then performs strange repetitive behaviors: slapping a piece of paper against a window, running a hand lengthwise over a computer keyboard, twisting the knob of a drawer. She bats a necklace with her hand and nuzzles her face against the pages of a book. And you find yourself thinking: Who's shooting this footage of the handicapped lady, and why do I always get sucked into watching the latest viral video?
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| Researchers discover "giant fossil frog from hell" | | 2008-02-20 10:11:27 | | A team of researchers, led by Stony Brook University paleontologist David Krause, has discovered the remains in Madagascar of what may be the largest frog ever to exist. The 16-inch, 10-pound ancient frog, scientifically named Beelzebufo, or devil frog, links a group of frogs that lived 65 to 70 million years ago with frogs living today in South America.
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| UB researchers find potentially dangerous side effect of popular drug | | 2008-02-15 15:59:00 | | UB researchers have found that Celebrex, a popular drug that relieves the pain and stiffness associated with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, can induce irregular heartbeat rhythms. On average, over one million Celebrex prescriptions are filled each month, according to the Celebrex Web site. Unlike Vioxx, an arthritis medication that was taken off the market in 2004 due to patients reporting cardiovascular side effects, Celebrex has never been pulled off pharmaceutical shelves. Celebrex is a product of Pfizer.
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| Researchers invent a way to identify blue diamonds | | 2008-01-19 04:12:00 | | The team conducted its experiments at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington on the Hope Diamond. Blue diamonds are known to react with ultraviolet rays. They exposed the hope Diamond to the rays and noted that the diamond glowed with a reddish-orange phosphorescence colour for five minutes, and the emitted rays were of varying wavelengths, which became a marker for a blue diamond.
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| Aar Ess Technologies requires researchers | | 2007-11-15 21:53:05 | | Applications are invited for various positions for undertaking field surveys and preparation of reports on Environmental Impact Assessment of Hydro-Electric projects in different areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh by AAR ESS Technologies (also known as R.S. Technologies) - a rapidly growing company in the field of providing environmental solutions.
The positions are: Research Officers, Research [...] | | By: Delhi Greens | | |
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| Rewarding Independent Security Researchers | | 2007-06-14 06:47:00 | | Everybody seems to be upset with Tipping Point- a the leading provider of network based intrusion prevention systems for awarding $ 10,000 price to Dino Dai Zovi as a top prize in a hacking contest they conducted recently. The so called a - MacBook Pro hijack exposed vulnerability in input handling in Safari, Apple Inc.'s web browser and this has started a wide debate over the “responsible disclosure” of vulnerabilities. Most of the security experts and vendors seem to up against the Tipping Point for this act, as it seems to be against the Organization of Internet Safety (OIS) guidelines. Whatever these guidelines may stipulate, I do not see any problem in rewarding efforts of independent security researches. In fact, the two security vendors Tipping point and VeriSign who are engaging independent security researches accounted for 25 % of total vulnerabilities reported for Windows, Linux/Unix and Macintosh. I would suggest that other security vendors may be better of to take | | By: Science & Technology Today | | |
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| Cancer Researchers in United States Need More Money | | 2007-06-03 02:15:00 | |
Now let's see...where can we possibly get these needed funds that the Cancer Society is pleading for us to give to them? Ok...I have to think a bit...money for cancer...money for cancer...hmm...there has to be SOMEPLACE where we can go to obtain this important money for cancer...oh WAIT!!! I know!!! how about we bring this appeal to President George W. Bush to withdraw the funding of the Iraq war and give the money to cancer research? This way, the money will be going to legitimately save people's lives, instead of continuing to fund an illegitimate war we shouldn't be involved in in the first place. Think he will go for it? READ ABOUT THIS HEREPractice non-violence in your lives. You will be leaving your children a beautiful legacy. | | By: Marilyn's Non-Violent Planet Newspage | | |
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| Researchers Craft HDTV's Successor | | 2007-05-29 08:45:00 | | High-definition TV may still be far from the norm in many countries, but that isn't stopping engineers at Japan's public broadcaster from pushing ahead with development of Super Hi-Vision, a system they hope will eventually replace HDTV. Last week engineers at NHK's (Nippon Hoso Kyokai) Science and Technical Research Laboratories showed off their most recent work on the technology.A Super | | By: electronics tv | | |
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| Ancient Egypt Researchers have uncovered an Ancien... | | 2007-02-22 13:41:00 | | Ancient Egypt Researchers have uncovered an Ancient Egyptian mandible, dated to approximately 2650 BC, with two perforations just below the root of the first molar, indicating the draining of an abscessed tooth. Recent excavations of the construction workers of the Egyptian pyramids also led to the discovery of evidence of brain surgery on a labourer, who continued living for two years afterwards. | | By: Medical surgery | | |
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| Researchers Use Human Embryonic Stem Cells To Kill Cancer Cells | | 0000-00-00 00:00:00 | | Researchers generated "natural killer" cells from the human embryonic stem cells. As part of the immune system, natural killer cells normally are present in the blood stream and are play a role in defending the body against infection and against some cancers.
"This is the first published research to show the ... | | By: genedy | | |
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