Potential brain `switch` responsible for our behavioural change identified
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 03:18pm
A new study by investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the “switch” that helps our brains to make the shift from current behaviours to new ones.
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Radioactive nanoparticles that target cancer cells developed
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 03:15pm
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found a way to create radioactive nanoparticles that target lymphoma tumor cells wherever they may be in the body.
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New evidence supports theory of cosmic impact 12,800 years ago
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 03:03pm
Emerging evidence continues to point to a major cosmic impact 12,800 years ago as the primary cause for the tragic loss of nearly all of the remarkable large animals that had survived the stresses of many ice age periods, including mammoths, mastodons, giant ground sloths, American camel and horse, and saber- toothed cats.
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Coronal mass ejection collisions can be super-elastic
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:55pm
A study has confirmed that collisions of coronal mass ejections (CMEs), emissions of magnetized ionized gas from the Sun, can be super-elastic.
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Genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis identified
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:44pm
Researchers have found that an important genetic risk factor for pulmonary fibrosis can be used to identify individuals at risk for this deadly lung disease.
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Biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease uncovered
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:42pm
University of Cincinnati researchers have identified a number of biomarkers for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which could help with earlier diagnosis and intervention in those who have not yet shown symptoms.
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Climate Change fuelled ancient human cultural innovation
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:41pm
Rapid climate change during the Middle Stone Age, between 80,000 and 40,000 years ago, sparked surges in cultural innovation in early modern human populations, a new study has revealed.
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Restricting caloric intake delays nerve cell loss in mice
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:38pm
Activating an enzyme known to play a role in the anti-aging benefits of calorie restriction delays the loss of brain cells and preserves cognitive function in mice, a new study has found.
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Apple accused of billion-dollar tax evading scheme
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 03:30am
Apple has been accused of evading taxes in UK by creating offshore entities that are not tax resident anywhere, a Senate committee has alleged.
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Hack attack led to theft of 22 million IDs at Yahoo Japan
Wednesday - May 22, 2013, 02:15am
Yahoo Japan faced a hack attack, which reportedly led to a theft of 22 million user ids that constitutes one tenth of its 200 million members.
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