Archive for January, 2009

Experimental Plots of Pennycress Tested for Biodiesel Potential

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pField pennycress may go from weed to wonderfuel, thanks to studies by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists in Peoria, Ill./p
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Open Source Drug Discovery | a.k.a OSDD

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pOSDD is a CSIR Team India Consortium with Global Partnership with a vision to provide affordable healthcare to the developing world by providing a global platform where the best minds can collaborate amp; collectively endeavor to solve the complex problems associated with discovering novel therapies for neglected tropical diseases like Malaria, Tuberculosis, Leshmaniasis, etc./p
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Stock Price Correlated to Likeability of Super Bowl Ads

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pWhen TV viewers like a company’s Super Bowl commercial, the company’s stock price goes up, according to a study by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Management and Cornell University./p
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Family Murder-Suicides Only ‘Tip of the Iceberg’

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pA family sociologist at the University at Buffalo says this month’s murder-suicides involving a family of four in Ohio and a family of five in California may be just the tip of the iceberg./p
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Fingerprints: More Than Just Finger Decoration

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pNature has reported on recent a href=http://www.nature.com/news/2009/090129/full/news.2009.68.html title=research rel=nofollowresearch/a that suggests that fingerprints help to amplify nerve inputs at the fingertips. The spacing and distance of fingerprint ridges can selectively amplify certain frequencies of vibrations, thereby making your fingers more sensitive./p
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Straight from the comics: Nanotech, stem cells for fast bone regrowth

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pEngineers at the University of California at San Diego have come up with a way to help accelerate bone growth through the use of nanotubes and stem cells./p
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Stem cell transplant reverses early stage multiple sclerosis

Saturday, January 31st, 2009

pResearchers from Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine appear to have reversed the neurological dysfunction of early-stage multiple sclerosis patients by transplanting their own immune stem cells into their bodies and thereby resetting their immune systems./p
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Education, daytime hours, and job flexibility most help single moms of preschoolers

Friday, January 30th, 2009

pWhat contributes most to a nurturing home environment for three- to five-year-old children of single working mothers? A new University of Illinois study reports that the mother’s education is the most important factor, followed by her employment in jobs that offer either standard daytime hours or some flexibility./p
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Seven minutes of exercise per week can reduce diabetes risk factors

Friday, January 30th, 2009

pScientists at Heriot-Watt University have found that short, intensive periods of exercise – involving as little as seven minutes per week – can significantly reduce the chances of contracting diabetes./p
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Cassini finds hydrocarbon rains may fill Titan’s lakes

Friday, January 30th, 2009

pRecent images of Titan from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft affirm the presence of lakes of liquid hydrocarbons by capturing changes in the lakes brought on by rainfall./p
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