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Monthly Archives: February 2010
New insights into helping marine species cope with climate change
Marine reserves are increasingly important for species that are being forced by climate change to move to a new home, adapt to new conditions or die. Stanford biologist Steve Palumbi compares the relative benefits of large and small protected areas … Continue reading
Nanotechnology Sparks Energy Storage on Paper and Cloth
By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors (which, like batteries, store energy, but by electrostatic rather … Continue reading
Where Did Insects Come From
Since the dawn of the biological sciences, humankind has struggled to comprehend the relationships among the major groups of “jointed-legged” animals — the arthropods. Now, a team of researchers, including Dr. Joel Martin and Dr. Regina Wetzer from the Natural … Continue reading
Posted in Environment
Tagged biopharmaceuticals, Dr. Joel Martin, Dr. Regina Wetzer, Regina Wetzer
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Brain System Behind General Intelligence Discovered
A collaborative team of neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), the University of Iowa, the University of Southern California (USC), and the Autonomous University of Madrid have mapped the brain structures that affect general intelligence.
Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls
Depression raises stress hormone levels in adolescent boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, according to researchers. Early treatment of depression could help reduce stress and control obesity — a major health issue.
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged depression, Elizabeth J. Susman, Jean Phillips Shibley, Lorah D. Dorn, Obesity
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Brown Physicist Discovers Odd, Fluctuating Magnetic Waves
At the quantum level, the forces of magnetism and superconductivity exist in an uneasy relationship. Superconducting materials repel a magnetic field, so to create a superconducting current, the magnetic forces must be strong enough to overcome the natural repulsion and … Continue reading
Posted in Science & Nanotechnology
Tagged esna Mitrovic, force, Leon Cooper, magnetic field, superconductivity, Vesna Mitrovic, vortices
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NASA Unveils New Space-Weather Science Tool
When NASA’s satellite operators need accurate, real-time space-weather information, they turn to the Community Coordinated Modeling Center (CCMC) of the Space Weather Laboratory at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The CCMC’s newest and most advanced space-weather science … Continue reading
The Sound of Melanoma Can Help Doctors Find Cancer
Knowing the stage of a patient’s melanoma is important when choosing the best course of treatment. When the cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment is needed. Examining an entire lymph node for cancer takes much … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged Christopher S. Bond, John Viator, melanoma, photoacoustic method, photoacoustics
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Happiness Protects Your Heart
People who are enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than less happy people, researchers from Columbia University report.
Posted in Health & Medicine
Tagged heart disease, high blood pressure, Karina Davidson, research, scientists
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Average birth weight decreases in the U.S.
Reversing a trend of nearly five decades, birth weight in the U.S. may be on the decline, according to a new study.