Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful ... | |
Cell division study resolves 50-year-old-debate, may aid cancer research September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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A new study at Oregon State University has finally resolved a controversy that cellular biologists have been arguing over for nearly 50 years, with findings that may aid research on everything from birth defects and genetic ... | |
 High-tech tools to fight fine wine fraud September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
One of Britain's top rare wine merchants and nuclear scientists in France on Tuesday jointly unveiled a 21st-century tool for unmasking counterfeit vintage wines. | |
 Transcend Introduces their 64GB Jet Flash V20 USB Flash Drive September 02, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Transcend Information, Inc. is a leading manufacture of flash memory products. The V20 is small enough to fit into your shirt pocket and has semi-transparent color-band that lights up when in use. With 64 ... | |
Complex ocean behavior studied with 'artificial upwelling' September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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A team of scientists is studying the complex ocean upwelling process by mimicking nature – pumping cold, nutrient-rich water from deep within the Pacific Ocean and releasing it into surface waters near Hawaii that lack the ... | |
 Giant Furnace Opens to Reveal 'Perfect' LSST Mirror Blank September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The single-piece primary and tertiary mirror blank cast for the LSST is "perfect", say project astronomers and engineers. | |
Children with TVs in their room sleep less September 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't – reveals joint research conducted ... | |
Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers. | |
This ain't no jive, particle physics rap is a hit September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Who says science doesn't turn people on? Kate McAlpine is a rising star on YouTube for her rap performance - about high-energy particle physics. Her performance has drawn a half-million views so far on YouTube. | |
Study: Bypass better than stents in long term September 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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(AP) -- For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research presented Monday at the European ... | |
Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments August 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ... | |
Pill that boosts productivity gaining favor, raising concerns among medical ethicists 3 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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In a place like Silicon Valley, where career prospects often hinge on a person's intelligence and ability to work hellishly long hours, "brain doping" probably was inevitable. | |
Thumbs up -- a tiny ancestral remnant lends developmental edge to humans September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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Subtle genetic changes that confer an evolutionary advantage upon a species, such as the dexterity characteristic of the human hand, while difficult to detect and even harder to reproduce in a model system, have nevertheless ... | |
Probing Question: Does talking to plants help them grow? September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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In a 1986 interview, England’s Prince Charles discussed his gardening habits, commenting "I just come and talk to the plants, really. Very important to talk to them; they respond." | |
Study shows no connection between measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine and autism September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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In a case-control study, the presence of measles virus RNA was no more likely in children with autism and GI disturbances than in children with only GI disturbances. Furthermore, GI symptom and autism onset were unrelated ... | |
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